What should I expect in Kindermusik? - Thursday, August 20, 2009

This video gives you a good idea of what class is like, and why all of us are welcome in a Kindermusik classroom.

Free Demo Days are scheduled September 6, 8, and 10. Please join us and see what it's like for YOU.

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Getting ready for preschool is child's play with Kindermusik - Sunday, August 17, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2008
Contact: Tabby Worthington
713-306-4023
kindermusik@harmonymusicstudio.com

Getting ready for preschool is child’s play
Fall Kindermusik classes begin September 1st

Friendswood – In a Kindermusik class, miming and singing “Wheels on the Bus” may seem like child’s play, but it’s actually helping a child develop better coordination and language skills.
Fall registration begins August 18th for Kindermusik with Ms. Tabby at Harmony Music Studio, where parents and their children—ages newborn to 7 years old—sing, dance and make music together to develop better learning skills for the child. Parents also learn more about the developmental process and benefits by activities in class.
Studies continue to show that music has a positive impact on a child’s ability to learn. Not only in terms of preschool readiness, but making and responding to music can help a child use scissors, kick a ball, as well as have a positive impact on a child’s sense of self-esteem and self-expression.
“For a child, being ready for preschool is about feeling comfortable with yourself,” says Tabby Worthington, who operates the Kindermusik program at Harmony Music Studio in Friendswood. “Then they have the confidence to leave mom and dad at home and get involved with what’s going on in preschool.”
Kindermusik classes are designed by music and early childhood educators. Activities are based on new and proven research that music making music can stimulate every area in the child’s development:

• Stimulate a love of diverse styles of music—varied musical exposure leads to language proficiency and spatial-temporal reasoning, which is the foundation for engineering and science.
• Foster creativity using music, dance, drama—children use creative thinking skills in pretend play, enhancing their ability to think in different ways.
• Teaches parents about child development—parents are the child’s first teacher. Kindermusik classes help parents understand the child development process by explaining developmental benefits of each class activity and offering activities they can do together at home.

For more information on getting children ready for preschool, or to learn more about Kindermusik classes starting in the fall, call Tabby Worthington, at 713-306-4023 or send her an email at kindermusik@harmonymusicstudio.com. Ms. Tabby is offering 13 classes, pending enrollment, at Harmony Music Studio on FM 528 at Townes Rd in Friendswood for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children through age 7. Enroll online at http://harmonymusicstudio.kindermusik.net

For more than 25 years, Kindermusik International has touched the lives of over a million children and their families, introducing them to the joy of learning through music. With a revolutionary combination of music and early childhood development research, more than 4,500 Kindermusik educators teach children ages newborn to 7 in over 35 countries around the world.

Free Kindermusik Classes and Early Enrollment Deadline August 1st! - Sunday, July 27, 2008

Hello friends! The summer is quickly drawing to a close, and I wanted to remind you that we're taking enrollments for the Kindermusik Fall Semester. If you register and pay your deposit by August 1, you'll receive $20 off your tuition for the semester as an early enrollment bonus! And don't forget, younger siblings and children of students enrolled in private lessons get a 50% discount on Kindermusik tuition. Let me know if you need me to send you a registration form, or you can register over the phone, or at the front desk or online.

I'll be hosting free Kindermusik classes on July 30th (for those wishing to see what a class is like and still get that early bird special!) and again from August 2-16th during the International Demo Days promotion with Kindermusik International. Please check the schedule or ask Ms. Tabby for class availability. If you'd like me to schedule a custom demonstration class for you and 2 friends, please don't hesitate to call me at 713-306-4023 and I'll be happy to do that.

I know a lot of you would love to participate in Kindermusik, but it is financially a stretch right now. Don't let this tough time interfere with enhancing your child's development! Here are some creative ways to help pay for the class:

1. Gift certificates are always available! Have grandma or grandpa, aunts and uncles, etc. contact me for any sized amount! Family and friends love to help with Kindermusik, especially when our children already have so many toys!
2. Sign up by AUGUST 1 to get that $20 early bird discount on tuition!
3. Bring a friend to Kindermusik, and if they sign up, you will receive $10.00 off of tuition up to $30.00!
4. Make EVERY DOLLAR count with Kindermusik! Other programs are fun, but Kindermusik is fun AND educational. At just $12.00 a class, this is the best value per dollar that you will find for your child. Here is what the experts say...

"Children participating in Kindermusik improved 28 – 37 percentile points in their standard intelligence tests over children without Kindermusik." -Sam Houston State University Study – May 1998.
"Four-year-olds exposed to Kindermusik have better self-control than children with less Kindermusik history." - George Mason University Study – May 2005.

5. Scholarships are available through private donors and the Ruth D. Anderson Children's fund. I have already applied for funding from the RDACF at Kindermusik International, because I want every child to be able to participate in this program. I donated my time and energy so several families could participate last semester for only the cost of materials. If you want to donate to this scholarship fund, please contact me!

I hope these ideas are helpful for you. I value your commitment to Kindermusik, and to supporting local music programs. If you have any other questions or concerns, or want to know which class will be best for your child, please contact me! My schedule is up and running on the website! I have classes for each age group from infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers to children from 5-7 years. Have a great rest of the summer, and I look forward to being together again beginning September 1st!

Musically,
Ms. Tabby
713-306-4023
kindermusik@harmonymusicstudio.com

FREE Preview Class this Wednesday at 10:30 am! - Monday, September 17, 2007

If you're looking for activities for kids and babies in Friendswood, Texas, please come by and check out the Kindermusik experience! Harmony Music Studio offers Kindermusik classes in addition to private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, drums, percussion, flute, clarinet, and bass guitar. We have been offering quality music instruction in the Clear Lake area for over 20 years, and have a new, expanded facility in the Towne Square shopping center at FM 528 and Townes Road.

We have a FREE Kindermusik class this Wednesday at 10:30 am, which you can register for on our Kindermusik Website. I also offer a free monthly storytime and playdate on the first Monday of each month, but space in both the storytime and preview classes is limited, so sign up today and reserve your spot!

-Ms. Tabby