Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Happy 5 Year Anniversary Kindermusik with Brenda!!

Your first class is free! Join the current session and your tuition will be prorated. Enroll during week 5 (March 2-7--My 5 year anniversary!) and save an additional $10! *10 weeks left if you enroll next week! Check below to see savings if you enroll during my 5 year Anniversary Week!

Class Schedule

*Cost if enrolling in week 5

Village: 10 weeks/45 minutes $175*
Hickory, Dickory, Tickle and Bounce/Rhythm of My Day

Join Village the week of March 31-April 3 when the new curriculum, Rhythm of My Day starts $120 (8 weeks)
Mondays 10 -- Miss Brenda (2 spaces left)
Mondays 5 -- Miss Gretchen
Wednesday 9 -- Miss Gretchen (childcare available)
Wednesday 6 pm--Miss Melanie (Starts April 1)

Our Time (18 months-3 years): 10 weeks/45 minutes $165
Fiddle Dee Dee
Monday 9 (2 spaces left) -- Miss Brenda
Monday 4 -- Miss Gretchen (4 spaces left)
Wednesday 10:00 (1 space left) -- Miss Brenda
Wednesday 11:00 -- Miss Gretchen (childcare available)

Saturday 10 -- (4 spaces left) Miss Brenda

Imagine That: 10 weeks/45 minutes $175
Cities! Busy Places, Friendly Faces

Monday 11 -- Miss Brenda
Wednesday 4:30 -- (1 space left) Miss Melanie
Saturday 11 -- Miss Brenda

Young Child: 10 weeks/60 minutes $220
Tuesday 4:30 -- Miss Brenda

Family Time: 10 weeks/45 minutes $180 1st child, $100 2nd child, $50 each additional child) --this class is not 'made' yet! Please let me know if you are interested and I can add it ASAP!
Here, There, Everywhere

Saturday 9 -- Miss Brenda

Sign and Sing: 45 minutes/5 weeks $85, 10 weeks $165
Session A March 31-April 28 Session B (coming in summer)

Tuesday 9 -- Miss Brenda

Call 573-881-1574 or email me today at brenda@kindermusikwithbrenda.com to save your spot!

Monday, January 19, 2009

Demo Classes Scheduled!

All families are welcome at the Demo classes! Bring a friend and receive a free CD!

Monday January 26th
9:30-10:15
Babies and Toddlers

Wednesday January 28
9:30-10:15
Babies and Toddlers
4:30-5:15 3-7 years
6:00-6:45 All Ages

Saturday January 31
9:30-10:15
All Ages

Call 573-881-1574 or email me today at brenda@kindermusikwithbrenda.com to save your spot!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Friday, December 12, 2008

When Should My Child Begin Private Instrumental Instruction?

As a general rule, most children are not ready to begin formal instrumental training before the age of 6 or 7 for piano or string instruments, and most instructors will not accept students younger than 8 or 9 for other orchestral or band instruments. Before that, they tend to lack the size, stamina, and outcome-oriented commitment to make lessons a pleasurable and successful experience. Children are individuals, with a wide range of aptitude, but all children possess the ability to enjoy lifelong music making, and this ability can be greatly influenced by how we choose to approach their earliest experiences.

Kindermusik contains all of the needed elements to develop a child who is musically aware and who has the solid foundation to make lessons a natural and joyous next step. Children who grow up in Kindermusik have had chances to succeed, be nurtured and encouraged in their early creative explorations, and develop a core of music theory instilled through voice, body, and mind. Music for them is a natural part of their environment, and they have gained the language of note, rhythm, and expression to help them as they select which instrument they most wish to make their own. Many experts agree that early musical enrichment lays a foundation for musicianship which may accelerate later progress on an instrument.

Children who graduate from Kindermusik for the Young Child have a strong basis in theory, musicianship, and instrumental technique. More importantly, they have been allowed to develop the whole child through music, in a supportive and reassuring atmosphere, which lays the groundwork for a lifetime of positive outlook not only towards music learning, but towards learning in general.