Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Monday, November 17, 2008
Research done by Nina Kraus at Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Lab provides a fascinating look into why musical training as a child will actually enhance your child’s language skills. You don’t have to become a professional musician to benefit, just keep coming to Kindermusik:)
Thanks to Merri Williams and Debby Pool, Vice [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, November 15, 2008
We always preach how important music is to you and your brain and how it affects so many other things in development. I found this website from another KM educator and just had to share it with you guys! It’s so cool. It shows what areas of the brain are really influenced by music. Check [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Sunday, November 9, 2008
I’m sure many of you may notice that we have increased prices on all of our classes for our next semester. We are sad to have to increase prices, but the shipping rates and at home materials costs went up this summer at Kindermusik International. Our studio buffered most of those costs this past semester, [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Sunday, November 9, 2008
Below is our Spring schedule! I know it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet, but we wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to sign up before this semester ends, and you can send it to relatives to ask for Kindermusik as a christmas present!
You will notice a few changes in times and classes. Monday Family [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Sunday, November 9, 2008
Thanks to all who came out to get your hand or footprints made on Friday! We had a great turnout. And thanks to Jennifer Garrard of Whimsy Woo for coming out and doing all the impressions. She will be at the annual MSU Christmas Bazaar this Thursday and Friday if you are interested in seeing or [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
It’s been a long time since I have posted and I am so sorry about that! I will try to be better these next few weeks of classes and especially over our break until the Spring semester begins. I wanted to thank all of you for coming to class last week and participating in our [...]