Free Music and Movement for Teen Parents and Their Babies

Help me win this grant! Please go to http://hive2.wizehive.com/voting/view/kindermusik/0/89919 and vote for my proposal 10 times every day till Feb 9th! Thank you friends!

I have been trying to find support for offering a class to teen parents for years! I know the parenting information AND the music will affect the young parents and of course music is magical for the babies...I believe I can help break the cycle they find themselves in.

Thank you for your support!

COOKIES!!!

 

National Cookie Day

Milk and Cookies! Yummy in my tummy! What's your favorite kind?

And since today is NATIONAL COOKIE DAY how about dancing "All Around the Kitchen" and act out your "Cookies" book. Find some recipes in your family activity book.

While you are enjoying your cookies here's an interesting article about how different personalities eat gingerbread man cookies.

Here's a crumb of cookie trivia: 

With all of the different varieties of cookies that are baked around the holidays, National Cookie Day seems to fall perfectly on the calendar!

Did you know that the English word "cookie" is derived from the Dutch word "koekje," which means little cake? Dutch bakers used to test oven temperatures on small amounts of batter so that they would not waste the entire cake mix if the temperature wasn't right. It was not long though before they discovered that these tiny pieces of cooked batter were actually quite tasty! Thus, the birth of the cookie. 

Cookies come in all different flavors, shapes, and sizes. To celebrate National Cookie Day, bake a few batches of your favorite cookies, then invite your friends over to trade cookies and recipes!

Enjoy your time together!

Kindermusik kids grow up ......

Then they play in orchestras like this! I know 'cuz there's one of mine in there!
(Hi Claire!)
Happy holidays all!

Music goes beyond words....

NPR's Melissa Block talks to violinist Lynn Chang, who will be playing at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Dec. 10, honoring Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo. 

Chang said "An artist plays to educate, to entertain, to illuminate, but here, it's a much deeper purpose. We're trying to finish in music where words are left off." 

So beautiful and so true. I hope you will listen to this article as Chang plays his violin at the end. He plays a beautiful tune called "Jasmine Flower" and I could hum along. I recognized it instantly. It's on this CD! If you click below on the picture you can scroll down at the Play.Kindermusik.com site and hear a sample of the Kindermusik arrangement.

 

Isn't this another really wonderful reason to love Kindermusik? Babies who've listened to Kindermusik CDs have experienced a wide, wide variety of music. They already can appreciate the different timbres, tonalities and textures of music from around the world.

Fun in a BOX. Christmas gift....the best.

Here is our fun way of practicing self control...waiting and waiting...and having a great time with a box!

Younger children are just beginning the concept of understanding time, wiating and even making predictions about the future. Time isn't something you can point to! Steven will be better able to wait longer because we allowed him to determine how long he should wait. Playing this game at home will give opportunities for practicing and children love this game so much they may surprise you by keeping you singing the toast song for a looooooooong time before they pop!


A big box or a large piece of fabric is a great holiday gift for a child of this age. The open-ended objects stimulate imagination, creativity and problem solving. AND they leave room in the budget for more KINDERMUSIK! (the gift that keeps on giving!) Studies show that subsequent semesters of Kindermusik help children with inhibitory control and self control in upcoming school years.
Waiting in a box, stop and go songs and games, tapping shakers to a steady beat all help with body control, the beginning of self control (including the ability to think before we speak).

So think before you give them the latest electronic toys that have narrow imaginative possibilities. Think about 15 weeks of musical fun, musical learning, musical togetherness that these children thrive on and you will cherish. Kindermusik....a good beginning never ends.

The new semester will be online next week. Gift certificates are available: email singandtwirl@gmail.com.

Have fun singing and twirling in the kitchen this week!
Yvette

Kindermusik with Yvette begins this week Wednesday!

FINALLY!!! Here we GO!!!
Classes begin Wednesday in Arden: at Skyland United Methodist Church on Hendersonville Rd. See this link for directions.  It is just up the road!

Weaverville classes begin on Friday and the Asheville Arts Center begins Thursday.

There is still space in SOME classes. See the post below for the complete schedule and click on the class of your choice to register on line.
You don't want to miss this fun. If you're new to the idea then email and I'll invite you to visit a class. Just don't let those little ones grow up before you get in!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIPThKrwVTM

Kindermusik with Yvette

Kindermusik with Yvette: 
Fall '10 Schedule
You can find Kindermusik with Yvette in three area locations (I'm driving so you don't have to!):

The Asheville Arts Center
Joyful Noise Community Music and Art Center in Weaverville
Joyful Noise Community Music and Art Center in Arden

Classes are once a week for 15 weeks.
Classes begin Wednesday September 15th.
Please if you have questions call me: 828-242-1548 or email: singandtwirl@gmail.com
Here's the schedule with live links to enroll (each link will show the price). 

Kindermusik at the Asheville Arts Center beginning September 15th. Call 253-4000 or click on the class link below:
   Village  Mondays 11am, Tuesdays 9:30,
   Our Time  Mondays 10am or 5:45pm Tuesdays 10:30
   Imagine That!  Mondays 2:30pm
  Young Child 1  Mondays 4:30
   Young Child 3 (this is a continuation of Young Child 1&2) Thursdays 3:30pm

Kindermusik at Joyful Noise Community Center in Weaverville beginning September 17th.
Call 828-242-1548 or click on the class link below:
   Village (newborn to 18 months) Fridays at 11am
   Our Time (18 months to 3 1/2) Fridays at 10am

Kindermusik with Yvette in the Arden area beginning September 15th will be held at Skyland United Methodist Church on Hendersonville Rd.
Call 828-242-1548 or click on the class link below: 
  Village Tuesdays 6:30pm, Wednesdays 11am, Thursdays 9:15
   Our Time Tuesdays 5:30pm, Wednesdays 10am, Thursdays 10:15
   Imagine That! Wednesdays 5:30pm
   Young Child 1 Tuesdays 4:15pm
   Young Child 3 Wednesdays 4:15pm

Kindermusik Village (newborn to 18 months) description
Kindermusik Our Time (18 months to 3 1/2) description
Kindermusik Imagine That! (3 1/2 to 4 1/2) description 
Kindermusik Young Child Semesters 1-4  (5-7years old) description

And if you're new to the Kindermusik scene and you'd like to try a class for free let's do it!