Kindermusik and Your Baby!

Music and Math

Ever wonder what your baby's thinking when she babbles affectionately at the sound of her favorite song? Well, she just might be developing her math skills.

"The pleasure we obtain from music comes from counting, but counting unconsciously. Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic." (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, considered by many to be the father of modern calculus)

Aren't you glad that your child's brain is being enriched every week in Kindermusik class? Our activities are specifically designed for your child's cognitive development, and your Home Materials give you the tools you need to continue that development at home. At every stage, we are so much more than just music!

Foundations of Learning from our Busy Days Class:

Rhymes and the Organization of Languages (Corner Grocery Store):  Children must be aware of the rhythmic flow and form of language before they can speak full and organized sentences.  From the time they are infants, they listen to the sounds of speech and begin to produce words as they grow into toddlers.  By exposing children to rhymes, they begin to absorb and understand the organization of language.

Sign Language for Hearing Children (Paper Bag Concerto):  Children begin trying to decipher the mystery of language from the moment they are born. It takes children 12 to 24 months to begin speaking, yet while they are preparing for this huge leap forward, they already have some of the pieces in place. Signing with hearing children takes advantage of their motor abilities, which develop months earlier than the equivalent skills required for speech. Use signing in everyday interactions to open the door to early communication, facilitated speech, increased intimacy, and long-term learning.

Easing Transitions (Here We Go!):  Try to incorporate this song into everyday activities to ease transitions.  “Here we go my little one/Let’s change your diaper…Music can add playfulness to whatever they’re doing.  Helps make a difficult task (like getting into car seat) feel more like a game.

Music Note:  It’s hard to imagine a time when Johann Sebastian Bach’s name was not known to music lovers.  In the years following his death in 1750, there was little public knowledge of his music.  A large portion of his orchestral music was lost, and it is thought that his remaining compositions, including his four orchestral suites, are just a fraction of his work.  The 3^rd orchestral suite or set of popular dances, includes the gavotte, a gracious dance, a bouree, a lively French folk dance, and a gigue, a fast dance that originated in Ireland and England, known as the jig.  The Italiante aria of the third suite is probably the most famous of all the movements and is known as one of Bach’s most magnificent creations.