by Debbie Mondale | Apr 7, 2021 | 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, For Your Enjoyment, Music Concepts, Young Child: Ages 5-7
In a In our Kindermusik for the Young Child class is currently studying African Cultural Music. Our young developing musicians were able to explore making the changing sounds that my talking drum makes. I can demonstrate a few rhythms and how the drum...
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 16, 2019 | 5 - 7 years, Cultural Excursions, Lakeland, Summer Semester, Young Child: Ages 5-7
When young story tellers start the process to make a familiar story come alive, something magical may happen. How does your child change when they “fill in the voice” for the squeaky 3 little pigs, or the deep HUFF and PUFF of the big bad wolf ? ...
by Debbie Mondale | Apr 25, 2016 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, Music Concepts, Resources, Young Child: Ages 5-7
Ding-a-ding !!! It is a good thing the bells we play around with during our Kindermusik gathering time these days are all part of a harmonious PENTATONIC scale. If not, it would have been very hard to listen to the clashing sounds. This full chromatic set of...
by Debbie Mondale | Aug 18, 2015 | 5 - 7 years, Active Listening, Cultural Excursions, Music Concepts, Steady Beat, Vocal Play, Young Child: Ages 5-7
While there is a lot of information about the benefits of music education, sometimes it is harder to find what parents should be seeking for their young child’s music development. Opinions vary greatly according to the source, and often parents have misconceptions...
by Debbie Mondale | Jan 24, 2014 | Active Listening, All ages, Resources, Young Child: Ages 5-7
Many composers have written classical music specifically for children. We may know a few, like Peter and the Wolf, or Carnival of the Animals, but to find an extensive collection that is easy to share with, and actively engage children is not information that is...
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 3, 2013 | All ages, Class Reflections, Imagine That - preschoolers, Lakeland, Our Time - toddlers, Village - babies, Young Child: Ages 5-7
Kindermusik is truly designed for children from infants through 7 years old. The curriculum for each age group is based on research and experience to meet the musical and whole child development needs for children at each of these ages. Even one semester of...
