7 Ways to Make Musical Moments at Home
Schools are closing. Restaurants are closing. But there’s a silver lining! You can make de-stressing, beneficial musical moments at home with your family. Here are some suggestions on how…
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Striving for Normalcy: Kindermusik at Home
How are you? Are you going stir-crazy? Are you feeling anxious? Are you having trouble managing the physical, social, and emotional needs of yourself and your family? We get it. We’re…
Read ArticleMusic Boosts Executive Function in Kids
Executive Function. That sounds like a skill set a major CEO possesses, right? The term executive function refers to a set of skills that are essential to the healthy development of young…
Read ArticleSurvival of the Nurtured
“We are not the survival of the fittest, we are the survival of the nurtured.” ~Louis Cozolino Did you just get chills? Read that again: “We are not survival of the fittest, we are the…
Read ArticleBe a S.T.A.R!
“Be a star!” at Kindermusik means a very different thing than if you heard that phrase at a dance studio, or even a different type of music studio. Elsewhere that phrase might bring up…
Read ArticleMirror Neurons: Downloading Calm
Imagine this: you are sitting in a circle with a group of friends, family, or colleagues. One person is speaking, and everyone else is watching and listening. The speaker is caught…
Read ArticleBack to Basics
Ah, January. The magic of the holiday season is behind us. We have overdosed on fun and food, and on free-time and screen-time. Returning to the routines and schedules of work and school is…
Read ArticleHoliday Traditions: Cultural Rituals
It’s one of our favorite weeks of the year: our annual holiday lesson. Each year we teach our holiday classes, filled to the brim with joy and tradition. We spin bilibo “dreidels”, we dance…
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Pajama Jam Time!
It’s that time of year again! The Christmas trees are being set up. The holiday lights are being lit. The carols have hit the radio. And we’re gearing up for the holidays. Every year at…
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