Research Articles &
Articles about Kindermusik
"Kindermusik Fills the Air," Danville Weekly pp. 18 & 21 (November
3, 2006)

"Hands-On Parents Strike Better Chord with Children", by Fay
Burstin,
Herald Sun (February 5, 2008)

"Benefits of Music for Children with Special Needs: Tips for
Parents and Educators," by Michelle Lazar, MT-BC, Director of
Coast Music Therapy

"Kindermusik: Something to Sing About", by Shel Franco at
iParenting.com

"Ask the Experts: When can we start music lessons?", by David
Geller, M.D., at babycenter.com

"Music Lessons Help Children Climb the Intelligence Scale", by
Karen Miller from news.telegraph

"Music Instruction Aids Verbal Memory", the American
Psychological Association (July 27, 2003)

"Tuning Into the Benefits of Music Education", Parenthood.com

"Twelve Benefits of Music Education," Classics for Kids Website

Related Organizations
California Theatre Arts is a performing arts studio in Walnut Creek
that hosts Kindermusik classes and features instruction in voice,
dance, acting, and musical theatre. CTA is also affiliated with...

Crossroads Theatre, a Walnut Creek theatre company whose
mission is "to provide family-oriented theatre of the highest quality
by producing shows with artistic integrity, which are designed to
educate, enrich, ennoble, enlighten and entertain audiences."

Early Childhood Music and Movement Association is an
organization of professional educators dedicated to the ideal that
all children should be given the advantage of music and movement
instruction in their formative years (from birth to age seven).

Kindermusik International is the world's leading publisher of music
and movement curricula for parents and their children, ages
newborn to 7 years old.

Spotlight Arts Academy (SAA) is a performing arts studio in Dublin
that offers a full schedule of classes in classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap,
Hip-Hop, Kinder-dance, Lyrical, Voice, Musical Theatre and
Specialty Classes in Salsa, Belly-dance, Break-dance,
Cheerleading, Modeling and Etiquette, Pilates and Indian Classical
Dance. SAA has previously sponsored Kindermusik classes in
Dublin.

Where Music Begins Cathy Hirata runs this full-service music
studio in Pleasanton, offering Kindermusik, Simply Music (piano
lessons), Signing Smart, and more!

Products We Love
Kindermusik International  
Many of the instruments we use in class can be purchased online
at
www.kindermusik.com. Kindermusik also offers high quality CDs,
books, and other items.

Danny Tepper & Flash Phonics
I simply cannot say enough about Danny Tepper. His products,
including the book
Look Who's Talking on the Farm, are so
much fun for grownups and kids alike, and are wonderful for
developing speech in young children. Highly recommended!

P&T Puppets
This company offers Folkmanis puppets, the most popular brand
of hand puppets used by Kindermusik educators worldwide. In
addition, P&T offers high-quality puppet shows throughout
California.

Other Classes We Recommend
Baby Boot Camp
You will enjoy your Kindermusik experience so much more if you
are feeling healthy and energetic! To this end, several
Kindermusik parents have recommended the Baby Boot Camp
program. If you are currently enrolled in Kindermusik, you may
receive a discount at Baby Boot Camp; contact
Noelle for details.

Flute Lessons with Jenifer Bertolero.

Just For Fun
Can You See Music? This amazing site features creative computer
animations of famous classical, jazz, and Latin pieces. See below
for descriptions of specific, child-friendly animations:

"El Caballo y la Montura", an exciting Latin piece featuring a horse,
is Miss Lindsay's favorite animation.

Another cute one is
"The Chant", a fun jazz piece featuring Jelly
Roll Morton.

Finally, Beethoven's
"Fruhling" Sonate in F, Opus 24, is a pretty
classical piece featuring a bicyclist and a very talented egg. Enjoy!
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