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! 

156 Countries Sing Together

What a wonderful way to start the morning! I found this beautiful video and listened and sang along.....It's very moving.....

Music is the universal language.....

Cash strapped schools make a mistake to cut music

And cash strapped families too....private lessons and classes like Kindermusik can mean the difference between a so-so musician and a musician that can really play and use their ears on a more advanced level....And can make the difference between a so-so reader and a reader who enjoys a higher academic success!

More and more research shows how music is a powerful tool for helping children reach their potential....(when I grow up I will be a neuroscientist so that I can understand all this....)

Well, someday........

But reading online about what researchers are saying happens in the brain when musicians use their ears helped me to focus the 3 1/2 year olds in our Imagine That! class this week as we are listening to layers of sound (water making waves, the bell bouy, the sea lions, and the work boat horn) and then listening to the music with the singer (the words to the song, the drum beating, the rattling percussion, the man's voice, etc) listening to many layers at once.......

"Playing an instrument may help youngsters better process speech in noisy classrooms and more accurately interpret the nuances of language that are conveyed by subtle changes in the human voice," says Nina Kraus, Hugh Knowles Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Communication Sciences at Northwestern University.....

Studies in Kraus' laboratory indicate that music -- a high-order cognitive process -- affects automatic processing that occurs early in the processing stream. "The brainstem, an evolutionarily ancient part of the brain, is modified by our experience with sound," says Kraus. "Now we know that music can fundamentally shape our subcortical sensory circuitry in ways that may enhance everyday tasks, including reading and listening in noise."

Read it all here.
And if you'd like to hear one of Nina Kraus' lecture click here (it's very interesting!)

Kindermusik kids now:

Anne's Michigan friend Eleanor (who was a Kindermusik student for many years) in a letter to Anne: "I am doing orchestra in school. It's really easy and the teacher uses me for examples. Are you in orchestra?"

Orchestra is one of Anne's favorite activities each week.