by Sarah Barrett | Sep 8, 2018 | School child development, Toddler development |
My goal as a teacher is to help make music a lifelong companion for my students. It is not about reaching a particular standard in their music lessons but rather about equipping them for a musical journey. Instead of setting out with an assumption that your child will...
by Sarah Barrett | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog |
This summer I am celebrating 5 years of teaching as a Kindermusik educator. And what some five years it has been – I started my very first class with just eight newbie Kindermusik families and have just recently broken the 100 families enrolled mark! One hundred...
by Sarah Barrett | Nov 12, 2017 | Baby development, Preschool child development, School child development, Toddler development |
There are so many different ways that you can add music into your child’s life without much effort but which can have a really positive effect on your day. Why not start by adding music to your daily routines outside of our music classes? Routines can make life more...
by Sarah Barrett | Jul 18, 2017 | Baby development, Preschool child development, Toddler development |
Every sensory activity we do in Kindermusik classes has been carefully put together to help develop your whole child. To demonstrate our focus on sensory activities (and to give you a free song!) I thought I would examine one activity – Head and...
by Sarah Barrett | Jul 18, 2017 | Baby development |
Newborn tummy time is one of those things that I’d be the first to hold my hand up and say that I didn’t do it very much with my own babies – despite being told it was beneficial and that I should do some of it every day! If I put my eldest on his front he...
by Sarah Barrett | Nov 18, 2016 | Baby development, Preschool child development, School child development, Toddler development |
This week, more than ever, I have been thankful for how music can help a child’s social skills and confidence after seeing first hand the opportunities it has given my son! Music and social opportunties Just recently, my ten-year-old son joined a wind band with...
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