Give the Gift of Music

Don't forget to give the Gift of Music this holiday season! If you were thinking about giving someone on your list a rum-ti-tum-tum, a root-ti-toot-toot, or a jingle-lingle-ling; even if this was the first time you thought about the possibility, now's the time to act!

Kindermusik by The Half Notes has put together a flyer of popular instruments, shakers, and scarves for all KM age groups (0-7) so your family can enjoy them at home.

Flyers and order forms went home last week, and were sent to you by email as well. If you did not receive one, please let us know and we can get one to you right away. Deadline to order is this Friday, December 7 to allow enough time to get your instruments to you before we break for the holiday.

Don't forget to include the Gift of Music this year, and watch those little faces light up! It's a gift you can enjoy all year long.

Imagine That!

Village Fun!

Wiggles & Giggles - Our Time

New pix have been added 12-11-07.
Thanks for all the fun, everyone! We'll see you in January.
Happy holidays!

Dance of the Reed Flutes

St. Luke's Bottle Band

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

from The Half Notes

Count your blessings,

give thanks, and enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving

with family, friends, and loved ones

Michelle James & Sara Potts

REGISTER NOW for Spring 2008!

Newborns to 18 months
Hop on the hayride—it’s time to head for the farm! In the first unit of Kindermusik Village, will will sing songs about the farm, engage in rituals and playful activities for baby and caregiver, including infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time. During our second unit, we will stop and smell the roses—and lily of the valley, and tulips, and pansies as we play and move together to songs about spring.
At Home Materials include 2 CDs of beautifully arranged songs from class, 2 fun and beautifully illustrated board books, and 2 age-appropriate instruments for music-making at home, and more.
18 months - 3 years

Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This delightful unit focuses on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Explore fast and slow, smooth and bumpy, and high and low. Read stories about ways to get around. Move, play, and sing together in developmentally appropriate activities created just for 1 1/2 to 3-year-olds.

At home materials include 2 CDs, a Home Activity Book, 2 storybooks (Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up!), 2 harmonicas, and a train carrying box.
3 - 5 years

What’s more exciting to a preschooler than a new toy? How about an entire Toy Shop full of toys! This unit is focused on creating a stimulating musical environment that integrates music, pretend play, story telling movement, and more. Toys I Make, Trips I Take introduces the musical environment of a remarkable toy shop, filled with boats, trains, balls, jack-in-the-box and many other toys that bring a glimmer into a child’s eyes. Each week provides your preschooler an uninterrupted session of imaginative play that's guided in a very specific, sequential way—with a special Family Sharing Time with you in the last 15 minutes of class.

At Home Materials include two CDs, Family Activity Book, Toy Shop play set, a drum, two beautifully-illustrated storybooks and a backpack.

5 - 7 years

A pressure-free approach to learning, but concrete enough because his mind is ready for the more abstract thinking processes that music requires. Play remains the primary way a young child learns, so throughout the curriculum there is a consistent effort to balance active learning with the emotional reasoning aspects of a young child’s development in mind. At Home Materials include Children's Folder, Music At Home cards & stickers, Games Bag, Family Songbook, Home CD, recorder, and purple canvas Carry Bag.

New this spring!

newborn - 7 years

Our Kind of Day features music and activities which involve the five things that happen around your house: playtime, mealtime, clean-up time, bath time, and nighttime.
The Home Materials include 2 CDs with music from class; a family guide with fun, musical activities, information and facts; Jellybean Band puppets - a Kangaroo and a Joey (hand puppet and finger puppet); 2 double egg shaker instruments; 2 Jellybean Band books with activity pages, comic strips about the band and stories - Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes and Bouncing On the Bed, all in a clear vinyl bag.

Enroll online at http://kindermusikbythehalfnotes.kindermusik.net/ or call 513-232-5713.