A couple of years ago, the Washington Post conducted an experiment at a busy D.C. metro station during morning rush hour. They asked Joshua Bell, one of the finest classical violinists in the world, to play his violin at the station and see what would happen. Bell was dressed in jeans, a t-shirt, and a [...]
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As I write this, my Summer 2009 session has just concluded and my summer piano lessons are nearly over. Here are some random thoughts as I reflect upon this summer:
Babies can go from crawling to walking confidently in just a few weeks, and it’s an amazing thing to behold.
According to Landon, age 3, the new [...]
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We’ve all been there. It’s bedtime, and your child is demanding that you read “Good Night, Moon” again. Why do they do this? Do they want to see you pull your hair out, or develop a facial tic? On the contrary! As Alice Lieberman says in The Emotional Life of the Toddler: “There is a [...]
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I have written other posts in this blog about the importance of playtime and fun for young children. Here is an article on this subject from one of our nation’s strongest child development advocates. Jone Bosworth is the founding director of the Department of Early Learning for the state of Washington, and [...]
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Check out these videos of car ads (one is the actual ad, the other is a spoof). I included them, not because I’m endorsing any particular car model, but because they are such wonderful examples of vocal play. In my Our Time classes, we have been making car and bus sounds over the [...]
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One of the many strengths of the Kindermusik philosophy is its focus on the different developmental needs of each stage of childhood. Each level is designed to give your child the most appropriate, most stimulating environment to nurture their developmental needs. We celebrate and explore each age rather than rush forward, coaxing forth [...]
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