Piano, Violin, Art and Drama in Greenville and Simpsonville
You’ve probably listened to your CD, played with your cage bell, and read Cock-a-Doodle-Moo a dozen times by now, but what about those art banners? I’ve got the perfect place for you to put them – above the changing table. Liven up diaper changing time (and provide a little distraction, too!) by pointing to one… Read More
Think about something that you experienced with your child that you hope to hold in your heart forever. What do you remember? The sound of her laughter, the smell of his head, the sight of her sleeping in those footed pajamas, the warmness of his skin right after a bath, the taste of bananas when… Read More
Moving with a prop provides an excellent opportunity for multi-sensory learning. Gliding a hoop through the room to music, for example, engages the senses of touch, hearing, and sight. Moreover, children can visualize the rhythm and melody and physically apply what they are hearing when they move their props. Props are a fun way to… Read More
Shhh! What do you hear? Turn on your listening ears and you will hear many things in a Kindermusik class on any given day: the sound of a dog barking, the rain dripping on a tin roof, or the quiet, low “thump-thump” of your very own heart beat. But why is listening so important for a… Read More
Practiced Demystified Pt. 4: The Practice Session Revealed To conclude our series “Practice Demystified,” let’s spell out what a good practice session should look like. Just as it’s important to have goals and plans in order to accomplish something, so it’s important that your child have a plan when he/she sits down to practice! Set… Read More
Becoming a parent turns your world (and your social calendar) upside down and inside out. You move from lengthy conversations over dinner to brief chats scheduled around naptimes. Eventually, you progress to speaking in short sentences interrupted by wardrobe and diaper changes, boo-boo kissing, rocking, sharing interventions, and a few paparazzi moments. (Your child does… Read More
Dr. Edwin Gordon defined audiation as “the hearing and comprehending of sound that is not physically present.” According to Gordon, “audiation is to music as thinking is to language.” Just as children babble before speaking and thinking in language, they also progress through steps in music before they fluently speak and think in music. (from… Read More
Scaffolding is an interactive means of learning that occurs between adult and child. In this process the adult gently guides and supports the child’s learning, responding to the child’s level of participation by asking questions, making observations, and issuing new challenges according to the child’s responses. Together, one layer at a time, the adult and… Read More
Practice Demystified Pt. 3: We Want YOU, the Parent! So far, we’ve covered the necessity of practice and potential “practice termites,” so now lets turn our attention to discussing some simple, practical steps that you, the parent, can take to help your child succeed in his/her musical studies. Helping with Practice As we’ve already discovered,… Read More
Music has a variety of terms to describe tempo, or the speed of the music… accelerando (going faster), presto (very fast), adagio (quite slow), moderato (moderate). Your Our Time student won’t be learning these terms per se; however he will be experiencing them in every class! Because our little ones are instinctively interested in fast… Read More
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