Kindermusik by The Half Notes: April 2008

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Summer Adventures!

Kindermusik Adventures draws on the child's natural curiosity and nurtures it to support each child's creative potential. Using an integrated approach with music, movement, storytelling and, for the upper ages, pretend play, drama, and art, Adventures stimulates imagination, spontaneity, curiosity and a love of music.
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Peekaboo, I Love You! Age: newborn - 18 months

Thursdays 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. May 29 - June 26

Saturdays 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. May 31 – June 28

Thursdays 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. July 31 - August 28

More than just a curious story, Mother Goose games like peek-a-boo help your baby understand language. Uncover more ways to say "I love you" using American Sign Language, soap bubbles, and parent-baby dances. Plus, meet other families in the community and learn how music improves the child development process. Home Materials include: Book, CD, Duck Wash Mitt, Baby Duck Gertie Ball, and Poster.

Creatures at the Ocean Age: 1.5 - 3 years

Mondays 10:00-10:45 a.m. June 2 – 30
Thursdays 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. May 29 – June 26

Sing sailor songs and head to the beach! We're sure to find sand in our sandals, fish in the sea, the wind and waves, and maybe even a boat or two! Home Materials include: CD, Seashell Castanet, Story card set and Picture Folder set.

Zoo Train! Age: 1.5 - 3 years

Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. July 16 – July 25

Toddlers and trains make a natural match—always on the move. Tag along this summer with a traveling zoo train! Home Materials include: Book, CD, Animal Shaker, and Poster.

Confetti Days! Age: 3-5 years

Tues & Thurs 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. June 10 – 24

Let's have a party! From clowns to carousels, puppets to parades, monkeys to marching bands, balloons to bicycles, your child will have fun just being a kid. Home Materials include: CD, pair of confetti bells, story kit and picture folder set.

Around the World Age: 5-7 years

Mon - Fri 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. July 21 - 25

Take an imaginary trip—exploring the exotic cultures of Germany, Japan, Africa, England, and Mexico. Lots of travel fun! Home Materials include: CD, Arts & Craft materials, Picture Folder set, and Travel Bag.

=> New this summer! Check out our Putumayo World Playground for our older Explorers! Tell your friends and bring your neighbors!

Explorers World Playground Ages 7.5 - 11 years

Mon – Fri 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. August 11 – 15

We'll visit many exciting and exotic places all around the world: North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia! We'll discover great multicultural music from Putumayo, make instruments, dance like the natives, learn songs from around the world, and much more! Materials Kit includes: CD, Instrument Pack, Arts & Craft materials, Passport Journal.

Call now register or register online. Early-bird enrollment through May 15. We also offer bring-a-friend and sibling discounts.

513-232-5713 http://kindermusikbythehalfnotes.kindermusik.net/

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It's Never Too Late to Enroll!

Late enrollments are always welcome, depending on class availability. Fall classes start the week after Labor Day, Spring classes start the last week of January, but if you enroll after the semester begins, your tuition is pro-rated, and your materials are paid in full. Full payment when enrolling late is appreciated, however, if you need a payment plan, please ask us. We are happy to work with you! If we have materials on hand, you will receive them with payment. If we need to order them for you, we will try to have them by the next class. Since our materials are shipped from North Carolina, we cannot guarantee that they will arrive in that week, but we will do all that we can to ensure you get your materials promptly.

Why Are Home Materials Required?

Kindermusik recognizes the parent as the child's best teacher. Parents can help the child derive much more benefit from the classroom activities by playful engagement in these activities at home. A foundation of the Kindermusik philosophy is the belief that young children learn best in a family environment, and that music needs to be a part of everyday life, not just a once-a-week activity. Home materials provide the tools for this portion of Kindermusik learning. Children who use the materials on a regular basis have keener participation and enhanced ability to focus in class.
CDs provide songs, chants and music for dancing, singing along, creating and playing along, or just for joyful listening as songs are remembered, reinforced, and committed to memory.
The Activity Book/Cards contains lyrics and notation for the songs and chants on the CD, ideas for fun activities parents may share with their child at home, and tested ways to expand the week's themes beyond the classroom experiences with games, parenting information, and craft ideas.
Story books enhance a home library and are much-loved aids to early literacy.
Additional items suit each level's developmental play style-- whether wall banners/picture cards for infants and toddlers, specially designed instruments for older children, or play sets for the creative mind of the preschooler.
The home materials are to Kindermusik what lesson books and instrument are to formal lessons, or shoes and leotards are to ballet class - an essential part of full participation in the class as a whole.

Parent Testimonial

Home Materials-
We usually use the materials during the session, but we especially return to the materials months later to sing "old" songs and play games. We are not in a session right now because Greta started preschool in January (a big change), but we are still using all of the grasshopper park items and constantly, I mean constantly, sing songs from our fall class, even without the CD (the CD is handy for recalling, esp. in the car). So the materials, for us, are more than just expensive tools, they are part of a library of music we are building and plan to use probably until high school!

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Our Time to Play!

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