The Audioscience Lab at Northwestern University did a fascinating study showing the correlation of music traning to language development. The interesting thing is that the subjects were not professional musicians, simply people who had some musical traning.
Thanks to Kindermusik Educator Debbie Pool for sharing this link.
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Play is a natural activity for children.The child at play is self-motivated and actively engaged. Whereas games are governed by rules, play provides freedom from evaluation and judgment. The freedom of a playful atmosphere fosters intellectual development as well as selfconstruction and the development of personality. Kindermusik Our Time recognizes the need for learning through [...]
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Fresh off a great Kindermusik convention, I am filled with ideas of how to make my classes more effective, how to reach parents efficiently, how to use social networking to bring people to my program, and so much more. One of the most important things I learned, though, is simple and something everyone needs.
Jill Molli, [...]
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