Additions to the Kindermusik Family.

We like to extend a warm welcome to our new partners

NEW 'IMAGINE THAT' CLASSES STARTING JANUARY 2008

Kindermusik Imagine That! is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative 3 to 5 year-olds encourages socialization, sharing, and participating in group activities. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing the preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning to emerge. Parents are invited to participate in the last 15 minutes for Sharing Time of the 45-minute class.

Programme Structure:

Age Range - 3 to 5 years
Semester - 4 semesters, each 15 weeks.
Class Length - 45 minutes each class 

Please call out Studio to Register:
Studio Address: 163 Tanglin Road, #03-11B, Tanglin Mall, Singapore 247933.
Telephone: (65) 6467 1789
Email : enquiries@kindermusik.com.sg

Showing signs of snow

Using sign language, your baby can communicate way before her vocal chords are fully developed. And studies show that using sign language strengthens the bond between you and your child, speeds and enhances language development, and eases frustration.

For example, a study of children who participated in the sign language learning program, Signing Smart Inc. showed the following:

• While the average 12 month old will have 3-5 spoken words, a signing child will have 25 signs and 16 words.
• At 18 months, the average child will have 10-50 spoken words. In contrast, the average Signing Smart child will have 79 signs and 105 words.
• In addition, a majority of Signing Smart children begin to form little sentences at 11-14 months. Compare this to non-signers, who do not begin to combine words into short sentences (e.g., "Da-da car") until 20 months old on average.

Sign and Sing "Let it Snow!"

Teaching your baby sign language can happen when she's in the moment and curious about something—like a ball, or a toy, or snow. Add music, and you increase your baby's ability to remember the signs you teach her. At the first sign of the fluffy stuff, show your baby American Sign Language for Let It Snow! and sing the song into her ear. Repeat it every time you sing the song, or see snow.

Let, or, to allow: The hands outline a path for a person to pass. Beginning with both open hands in front of the waist, palms facing other and fingers pointing down, bring the fingers forward and upward by bending the wrists.

Snow: Represents snow on one's shoulder and movement of snow falling. Brush your hands on each shoulder, palms facing down, and turn the hands forward, bringing each down while fluttering the fingers.

Learn more sign language, boost your baby's memory, and vocabulary in Kindermusik's newest program, Sign & Sing. Ask your local Kindermusik Educator about this new program developed by Signing Smart, available exclusively in a Kindermusik studio.

The family that laughs together...

Laughter will strengthen the immune system, lower blood pressure, and reduce stress levels. And a healthy sense of humor can help a child handle problems as they grow into adults, as well as enhance the social skills they need to make friends.

And laughter is a naturally interesting sound to your toddler. As he's getting ready to learn to talk, he needs help learning how to listen so he can distinguish one sound from another to form his first words. Play active listening games like these, and as you listen, exaggerate your body posture, lean into the sound, brighten your eyes, and model the body expressions of a good, active listener for a happy, talking toddler.

One ha-ha-happy family

Play this sound clip of laughter.
Ask your toddler to make the sound back.
Laugh lots of different ways to your toddler.
Wait for him to copy you, and vice versa.
Record the sound of your toddler laughing.

Family tip: Make a recording of your family laughing together and all the different ways you can laugh. Keep adding to the recording as the years go and by and hear how the sound of your laughter changes.

When you hear a different instrument—dance!

Internal control, or self discipline, is a big step for a child. Activities that ask a child to focus and react to musical cues to move or stop moving develop this kind of control. Music and dancing activities can help your preschooler unwind from school while still helping her develop the skills to make listening, and following directions easier when she goes back to school the next day.

Can you dance like a snowflake?

Tell your preschooler that this music clip of Sing We Now of Christmas will feature several different instruments.
As you listen, tell your preschooler that each time she hears a new instrument she can dance a different way.
Ask questions and develop her imagination when you say: Can you dance like the instrument sounds? Can you dance like a snowflake?

Family tip: Bring out some basic rhythm instruments and take turns playing along to the music as each member takes a turn to dance. Make and hang paper snowflakes, or grab a tissue box and pull each one out and watch them float to the ground—like snow!

Does it snow in Jamaica?

Varied exposure to musical styles language proficiency, as well as the skills necessary to understand how little pieces of a puzzle make one big picture, and how to ride a bike without running into a tree. Musical variety develops spatial-temporal reasoning, which also manages higher-level math functions, like understanding why a tall, skinny glass can hold the same amount of water as a short, wide glass.

One musical style that gives everyone in your house a chance to dance is reggae.

Play this holiday music clip in Reggae style for your big kid, Up on the Housetop.
Talk about what makes this music different from other styles of music:

Why does reggae sound different from other Western music? The beat. Rhythmic accents are heard on beats 2 and 4 instead of the more traditional Western pop music style of accenting beats on 1 and 3. That change makes the rhythm in Reggae music sound like it has the hiccups!

Family tip: Your preschooler and your big kid will appreciate knowing more about the Reggae, and younger children will enjoy hearing the new sound.