http://studio3music.com The Number One Kindermusik Studio serving Redmond, Bothell, Monroe, Kirkland, Bellevue, Everett, Edmonds, Renton, Snoqualmie, Woodinville, Seattle Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:03:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a Kindermusik Educator, I know these things are true. As a Kindermusik (and home schooling) mom, I am continually blown away as to how Kindermusik affects my children’s math and language and reading and motor skills, but it’s always nice to get confirmation from a “real” braniac with degrees ... http://studio3music.com/child-development/your-brain-on-music-part-1/ “Over in the jungle Where the leaves meet the sun Lived an old mother marmoset And her marmoset one.” (from Over in the  Jungle:  A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Berkes)   This week, my classes focused on rhyming. Rhyming is an essential prereading skill.  Being able to hear and perhaps even predict a rhyming word helps ... http://studio3music.com/things-to-do/time-for-rhyme/ I believe that most moms are the ones behind the camera. For instance, Analiisa recently asked me to send her a recent picture of Hallie and me. It took me over 20 minutes to find a picture of us together and even still it was one that was over a ... http://studio3music.com/things-to-do/picture-perfect/ Recently, we explored Jingle Tappers in my ABC Music & Me Class.  They jingle, they tap, and for one creative little girl, they check your heart rate!  She had the wooden part right next to her mommy’s heart just like a stethoscope.  I’ve also discovered they do a pretty good ... http://studio3music.com/child-development/every-good-doctor-needs-a-jingle-tapper-3/ Open Play at Studio3Music has been a blast! We have had games, toys and instruments for ages newborn – 4 years old. It’s a great place for little babies to crawl and walk around. It’s very safe and the carpet is well padded for those wobbles and crashes. The older ... http://studio3music.com/things-to-do/come-have-a-ball/ As a Kindermusik educator I can tell you the why’s, how’s and what’s of our curriculum and where they are applicable to your child. It is not until I personally experienced the when’s though, that my professional and personal lives crossed paths and came full circle. Like many of you, ... http://studio3music.com/child-development/the-big-payoff/ While enjoying a wonderful fall day at Remlinger Farms with my family and our neighbors, I began a whole new chapter as a parent – waiting with small children in long lines to go on rides!  If you’ve ever had the same experience, you know that children get bored and ... http://studio3music.com/things-to-do/a-creative-tool-for-outings-and-adventures/ Last night we had a real treat. Skip Ewing, a singer/songwriter who has written for many major country artists and won multiple awards, put on a kid’s concert. The excuse was children, as children were at the concert. But I think all of the Kindermusik Educators had just as much ... http://studio3music.com/bits-and-pieces/miss-analiisa-dances-on-the-chairs-at-the-kindermusik-convention-in-raleigh-nc/ I wanted to share some of my Convention experiences with you!  I have learned lots of things, danced on a chair until we were told to get down (evidently they think safety first, too) and joined the Kindermusik Chorale (Kindercode for “Choir.”)  But it wouldn’t be fun if I didn’t ... http://studio3music.com/bits-and-pieces/miss-allison-embraces-her-southern-roots-at-the-kindermusik-convention-in-raleigh-nc/ So, how do you get a vegetarian to a Carolina BBQ?   Wait for it...You tell her tofu is on the menu!  I asked the waiter what was in the beans. “Beans and pork.”  “OK, how do you cook the collard greens?”……”with pork”.  I guess this little piggie went to The Pit ... http://studio3music.com/bits-and-pieces/miss-beth-and-piggie-at-the-pit-at-the-kindermusik-convention-in-raleigh-nc/