Call today to find out about our once a month FREE MUSIC PUPS CLASS for you and your child! This class is at no obligation and is on a first come basis each month. The class is limited to 8 parent/child combinations. The free class is for those who have children ages 6 months to 2 years. *Limited to three free visits in a 12 month period *You must agree to follow all policies and procedures of the studio and class. *No materials are handed out in this class. *Class limited to 30 minutes
August 12th 4:30- 5:00 pm Class taught by Ms Kristen Melton
*Must register for placements. No drop ins taken
"Music programs that touch the lives of all young children and their families."
Our preschool music program is based off of materials by The Music Class. This successful program is seen as a leader in preschool age music instruction worldwide. The program offers exciting original music and activities (as well as some old favorites) for parent and child classes as well as our student only programs. Children love the take home song book (and parents too so that they can learn the lyrics) and the music cd that they can sing along to in the car or at home. It is the perfect match for busy families. Parent love the interaction and the freedom of the classes that is offered to their children. They also love the fact that the sessions are 10 weeks long and that they have no instruments that are required for purchase! The music is lively and no one ever gets tired of listening to it! We currently offer the program Music PupsTM by The Music Class and will be offering the Music CatsTM and Sound HabitsTM Programs this fall.
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PRESCHOOL RADIO
"Radio" has finally caught up with the PreSchool set. PreSchool Radio is a web site featuring quality music for children 6 and under. From their web site you can download free podcasts to play on your ipod. The Music Class is proud to be a featured artist on Preschool Radio. Check it out, and tell your friends! www.preschoolradio.com
MUSICIANS' BRAINS 'FINE-TUNED' TO IDENTIFY EMOTION
Scientific study finds evidence that musical training enhances an individual's ability to recognize emotion in sound. The study also found that starting musical studies at an early age increased the nervous systems' ability to process emotion in sound. For more, go to http://www.physorg.com/news155309993.html
Music PupsTM Birth to age 4 yrs
Designed to nurture the musical development of young children by motivating parents and caregivers to engage in musical activities with their child. Through teacher modeling, play, parent education, our acclaimed CDs, and the joy of our classes, Music PupsŪ provides a catalyst for parents to create a stimulating musical environment for their child. Limited to six families in a class.
Music CatsTM Ages 4-5 yrs
The same fun spirit and activities as Music Pups, plus activities to challenge the listening and creative skills of 4 and 5 year-olds. Limited to 8 families in a class
Sound HabitsTM Keyboard Classes for ages 5-7yrs
An introductory keyboard class in which aural skills are taught along with technical skills and students learn to play by ear before music notation is introduced. Children and their parents learn together in a fun group class of up to eight families.
Sound Habits TM Keyboard II Classes for ages 6-7 yrs
A class for those students who have came through all levels of our young students program and are ready for more difficult skills and listening habits.
INFANTS, MUSIC AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
The latest research on brain development provides more evidence of the beneficial effects of introducing music to your infant or young child.
EVEN BABIES LEARN MUSIC A recent study showed that newborns can process music even if they don't show an outward response. Researchers played consistent percussive rhythm patterns and then occasionally changed the pattern for newborns who were sleeping. The newborns were able to detect the change! How do we know? Tiny sensors on the surface of their heads were able to detect a change in their brain waves (ref1).
In another study, seven month-old Infants were bounced to a specific beat (either in duple or triple meter). Afterward they paid attention longer to music with the same beat they were bounced to. Infants that listened to the same music but weren't bounced did not show a preference for either type of beat. This demonstrates that infants of this age can perceive the beat more readily if bounced to it (ref2).
NEURAL DEVELOPMENT A study of children 5-7 demonstrates that musical training results in more connections (neurons) forming between the right-brain and the left-brain. Researchers looked at images of the brains of the children before assigning them to one of three groups: high-practicing, low-practicing, and no music instruction. There were no differences in left-brain, right-brain connections prior to the musical instruction. However, after two years of musical instruction and practice, these children had more connections than children not given musical instruction. The children assigned to the high practicing group had the most number of connections (ref3).
SUMMARY These scientific studies join a growing body of research suggesting that early exposure to music not only enhances your child's ability to create and enjoy music, but affects other aspects of brain development as well. There's growing evidence that musical training increases plasticity. Plasticity is flexibility in brain function and enhances many aspects of brain activity, and also facilitates recovery from brain injury. (ref4)
(ref3) Schlaug G, Forgeard M, Zhu L, Norton A, Norton A, Winner E. Training-induced neuroplasticity in young children. The Neurosciences and Music III: Disorders and Plasticity. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2009;1169:205-8. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122522498/abstract
(ref4) Pantev C. Musical Training and Induced Cortical Plasticity. The Neurosciences and Music III: Disorders and Plasticity. Ann NY Acad. Sci. 2009;1169: 131-132. (no abstract available)
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