The Value of Music for the Very Young
Music is among the first and most important modes of communication experienced by infant
As young children grow and develop, music continues as a basic medium not only of communication, but of self-expression as well.
Music contributes strongly to “school readiness”
excerpted from http://www.menc.org/resources/view/start-the-music-a-report-from-the-early-childhood-summit
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My granddaughter has been in Kindermusik since she was 18 months old. The home materials always provided lots of opportunities for fun and creativity at Gram’s house and even in the car. She still loves the rocking songs (with hammock-ing of course!) and dancing to the fiddle music. She has serenaded the neighborhood with her harmonica and last week we were playing ball and she starting singing “I roll the ball to you, you roll the ball to me…” Kindermusik Rocks at Gram’s house!
My 2 1/2 year old has been coming to Kindermusik since he was about 10 months old and I think it’s made a big difference on many levels for him. He’s pretty slow to warm up to new people and situations, and the consistency and positive reinforcement he gets from a room full of smiling friends all singing a fun song has made him more confident. He’s gone from hanging back and not wanting to participate to getting his own instruments, putting them back, etc without difficulty, and that’s tarnsferred to other situations as well. He’s also a very musical person – our house is full of mandolins, guitars, violins, and other instruments. Most of his play centers around music, and we’re looking forward to starting him in classes to learn an instrument soon. Kindermusik rocks!