Happy New Year!

Sing and read in the New Year with these librarian-recommended books. You will build memories and phonological awareness. Sounds like a great way to ring in 2014!

Give the gift of Kindermusik!

If your house is like mine, your children have enough toys to furnish a daycare. :-) Consider requesting/giving the gift of Kindermusik this year. If you contact me before Christmas, you will receive $5 off your next unit's tuition. Ask grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. for a gift that will last longer than flying wrapping paper. Need more info? Contact me! 402-217-0808 or kindermusikwithjenny@hotmail.com. This deal applies to new families as well as previous students. Merry Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is next week! This page has some fun Thanksgiving songs and finger plays. Enjoy, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

http://www.themotherhuddle.com/thanksgiving-fingerplays/

November song sweepstakes

Share your child’s favorite Kindermusik song this November for your chance to win a $50 Kindermusik Prize Package!

Tell us your child’s favorite song from their Kindermusik album this November for your chance to win!

To Enter Contest:

Simply fill out the form on ourNovember Song Sweepstakes page.

All entries will be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing at the end of the year to win an iPad.

Good luck to all!

Happy Halloween!

Try some of these fun ways to move in the spirit of Halloween! And be sure to let your little goblins come up with some ideas of their own.

New class being offered!

Kindermusik with Jenny will soon be offering a Tuesday morning class at 8:30am. This will be a mixed-age family style class, so all ages (0-7) are welcome! We would love to have you join us. The introductory rate is still being offered, so this is the perfect opportunity to try a Kindermusik class. Contact me for more info! :-)

great deal!

LIMITED TIME OFFER: 40% off tuition price for NEW STUDENTS! $35 (from $50) also includes home materials. Talk about a great deal! Message me for more details!

Laugh & Learn, In My Garden

Summer fun idea for home: Digging in the dirt (and adding water) gives your child an understanding of earth science—all through fun, free play!

article from Baby Talk magazine

While reading the March 2013 issue of Baby Talk magazine, I came across this article. Thought I'd share!

"Chances are you've been nurturing your music lover from conception by playing your car radio and singing in the shower. Keep it going--even if you're not material for The Voice. Some research suggests that, from birth, babies respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and may even find it more engaging than speech. Ready to get him tapping his toes?

Be a class act. Let your little Taylor Swift explore drums, a xylophone, bells, and more. And consider investing in a music class for babies. One study by the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind in Ontario, Canada, found 1-year-olds who attend music classes with parents communicate better and have more sophisticated brain responses to music."

What a fantastic reason to enroll your little one in Kindermusik!!

Be a part of the Kindermusik experience!

any time enrollment

Did you miss the early enroll date? No worries! You can enroll any time in a KINDERMUSIK WITH JENNY class. We have a very flexible schedule, so we will find a time that works for you and your family.

Oops!

I blame it on the baby brain...in my last post I offered an early enroll date of March 10. Oops! If you enroll by APRIL 10th (that sounds more like it!) you will receive a musical gift! Please check out my class schedule. Let's make some music this spring! ENROLL TODAY!! :-D

Spring Schedule

After a busy winter (had a baby in November, moved in February), KINDERMUSIK WITH JENNY is ready to roll for SPRING! The spring schedule is up (left hand side of the page). Check it out and see what Kindermusik has to offer you! Please note that this is a flexible schedule. See a class you're interested in but the time won't work for you? Contact me and we'll see what we can work out. Also, if you enroll by MARCH 10, you'll receive a gift of a set of egg shakers or a musical book. Don't delay...come have some spring fun with Kindermusik!

Why Kindermusik?

WHY KINDERMUSIK? “Perhaps we’ve all misunderstood the reason we learn music, and all the arts in the first place.... for hundreds of years, it has been known that teaching the arts, along with history and math and biology, helps to create the well-rounded mind that western civilization and America have been grounded on.” -actor Richard Dreyfuss

Exercising the Brain

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kindermusik International

“Evidence suggests that long-term musical involvement reaps cognitive rewards–in language skills, reasoning and creativity–and boosts social adjustment.

Music exercises the brain. Playing an instrument, for instance, involves vision, hearing, touch, motor planning, emotion, symbol interpretation–all of which activate different brain systems.”

According to Norman M. Weinberger, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California at Irvine, musical experiences help to shape the brain, and “[depriving] children of [music's] intellectual, personal and social benefits . . . by failing to foster musicality, our society is wasting its potential.”

It’s an oldie goldie, but you can read the rest of the original interview from September 2000.

Want to get your child more involved in music?
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Why Kindermusik?

WHY KINDERMUSIK? “An educational foundation is only part of the equation. In order for creativity to flourish and imagination to take hold, we also need to expose our children to the arts from a very young age.” -First Lady Michelle Obama