Monday, 12 January 2009

Spring 2009 Schedule

Village (0 to 18 mnths)
Thursdays 11:15am to 12 noon

Our Time (1.5 to 3 yrs)
Thursdays 10:15am to 11am, OR
Fridays 11:15am to 12 noon

Imagine That! (3 to 5 yrs)
Fridays 10:15am to 11am

Call the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music at 250-754-4611 or visit http://www.ncmusic.ca/group.php#kindermusik to register.
Questions about Kindermusik? Call me, Nicole, at 250-591-2010, or email nicole_arendt@yahoo.ca.

* Register by Jan 15 and receive a 10% tuition discount *



Save When You Register Early!

Register by January 15, 2009 for the exciting Spring semester at the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music and receive 10% off your tuition!

Call 250-754-4611 for details.

Sunday, 20 July 2008

Fall 2008 Family Time classes at NCM

Family Time (Newborn through 7 years – the whole family!)

Here, There and Everywhere – 10 weeks Saturdays 3:15-4pm

—the five sub-themes center around different family outings: a visit with a friend, an outing at the park, a trip to the city, an afternoon at the aquarium, and a day on the farm. Move like animals with this unit’s story Flip-Flap, Sugar Snap! And follow a girl’s adventure as she loses her jambourine during the day’s outings and then finds it in the story Jingle-Jangle Jambourine.
Home Materials: Two Books—Flip-Flap, Sugar Snap! and Jingle-Jangle Jambourine, Two Home CDs, Family Guide, Board Game, Waggs the dog Hand Puppet and Finger Puppet, and Two Jambourine instruments.

Fall 2008 Imagine That! classes at NCM

Imagine That! (3 years to 5 years)

Hello Weather! Let’s Play Together! – 15 weeks Fridays 10:15-11am or Saturdays 1:15-2pm
—sunshine, rain, snow, thunderstorms, and more in this imaginative and delightful weather-related musical adventure. Preschoolers create storm sounds with a drum to “Wild Storms,” jump in pretend puddles to “Mud Puddle Jump,” throw pretend snow-balls to “Snowballs,” and sing along to “Colors of the Rainbow.” They’ll be surrounded in a creative musical environment that integrates music, pretend play, story telling, movement, and more.
Home Materials: Two books—Michael Finnigan and Hurry Home, Little Kittens, Hello Weather Play Set, Two Home CDs, Family Activity Book, and Instruments—ankle bells and rain shaker with scraper.

Fall 2008 Our Time Classes at NCM

Our Time (1 ½ years to 3 years)

Milk & Cookies - 15 weeks - Thursdays 10:15-11am or Fridays 11:15am-12pm

This unit makes everyday home activities and chores easier and more fun with music! Cook and sing to “The Muffin Man”; dust and clean to the original song “In My House”; get ready to wash clothes to the delightful poem “Washing Machine”. Baking cookies, eating cupcakes, blowing on hot cross buns, wiggling like jelly, going grocery shopping and making tea are all represented in familiar as well as new songs. Move, play, and sing together in developmentally appropriate activities created just for 1 ½ to 3-year-olds. Capture the familiar and new moments of the day and learn how music can impact your toddler.

Home Materials: Two Books—At My House and Cookies, Two Home CDs, Stir Xylophone instrument, and a Home Activity Book—all arriving in a durable lunch bag.

Fall 2008 Village Classes at NCM

Village (newborn to 1 ½ years) - Thursdays 11:15am-12pm or Saturdays 2:15-3pm

Zoom Buggy! – 8 weeks
—Swoosh, vroom, and clickety-clack your way through this delightful unit. Babies and adults will dance, sing, and play instruments to the theme of being on the go. Chug around the room to the song “Little Red Caboose,” hold on tightly while “Riding in the Buggy,” and dance your way to “Zoom-e-oh!” Engage in rituals and playful activities such as infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.
Home Materials: Colorful board book—Zoom Buggy, Home CD of the songs heard in class, two Art Banners, and a baby instrument for music-making at home.

Dream Pillow – 8 weeks
—This title alone brings images of rocking, cuddling, singing, and lulling to sleep. But leading up to sleepy time are many upbeat and playful activities. Babies and Adults will swirl to a dreamy cloud dance “Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland.” They’ll also play baby appropriate instruments to “Aiken Drum,” and “Sarasponda.” Favorite nursery rhymes like “Wee Willie Winkie,” and “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling,” are sprinkled throughout the classes. It’s easy to weave many of the class songs and activities into your families’ daily routines.
Home Materials: Board book that calms and relaxes—Dream Pillow Lullaby, Home CD of the songs heard in class, two Art Banners, and a baby instrument for music-making at home.

Saturday, 12 January 2008

Wednesday, 5 September 2007

The Magic of Village for Babies Newborn to 18 months

Join the Family Time Fun! Call 754-4611 for more info.

Music and togetherness for your family ages newborn and up

Build family bonds, creativity and physical and mental development in a delightful one-room schoolhouse for babies, toddlers, preschoolers—and you, the parent.

Each week your children will listen to instruments and to each other, learn from their peers and older children, and enjoy music and movement with hoops, scarves and tumble-around play. Story time and family jams, puppet play and happy singing—every Family Time activity encourages discovery and exploration and fosters sharing and social skills too. In this special place for musical, social and emotional learning, your children will strengthen their ties with each other and with you—and developing the skills they need at home, at school, and on the neighbourhood playground.

What’s the class about?
You children get exposure to the emotional and social skills they’ll need for starting school, or on the playground. It’s hard to find time for things you can all do together, as a family, thats why Family Time is so special. You’ll see how music can help your family laugh and play together, and learn from each other.

Tuition includes:
• Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and children
ages newborn and up
• 10-week semester
• One 45-minute class per week
• At Home Materials—Family Guide Activity book, two CDs of music
from class, two literature books, one kangaroo hand puppet with a
pouch that holds a kangaroo finger puppet, and two double egg shakers.

What you’ll see happening in class:
Sing.
When a child sings in the appropriate vocal range, toddlers and preschoolers begin to explore their voices and emerging pitch accuracy—but the benefits
go beyond building strong singers. Singing develops memory and recall, lung and cardiovascular strength, as well as creativity, and socialization. Simply hearing
those voices also helps a baby develop her own vocal skills.

Play. Musical instrument and prop-play throughout the semester builds strong finger muscles, and develops a sense of rhythm. Plus, hoops, scarves, and tumble-around activities develop coordination.

Move. With growing coordination and interest in their peers, younger children will watch the older ones learn how to skip and gallop.

Listen. Throughout the class, the children are listening to instruments, to each other, and to specially designed opportunities to focus in on developing critical listening skills.

Story Time. When children listen to a story in a group, they watch the reactions of each other, helping to stimulate curiosity, expand knowledge, and develpo a
life-long love of reading.

Family Jam. Everyone grabs and instrument and plays along with the music—helping children experiment with a variety of instruments and sounds.

Monday, 26 March 2007

Benefits of Massage

Kindermusik is so much more than a weekly music class!

Classes are child-centered, developmentally appropriate, and focus on the growth and development of the whole child. In every Village and some Our Time classes we provide time for simple massage activities that we encourage you to try to incorporate in your daily home routines. Choose a favourite relaxing recording, sing a song, chant a nursery rhyme, or make something up, all while bonding with your child through the magic of intentional and gentle touch.

Follow this link for more massage ideas: http://www.makewayforbaby.com/massages.htm.

"Gentle massage of the neck and shoulders creates oxytocin, a hormone that produces feelings of calm and comfort. Massage of the back provides stimulation to an area that is vitally important to child development. As the back is stimulated, it stimulates the growth of nerves all over the body."

- (Carla Hannaford, author of Smart Moves, in an interview by the Kindermusik International Creative Team, January 2000)