Music Together
I'm a huge proponent of Music Together. To me it is to basic education, as ISR is to swimming lessons.
Why early music?
(Note, this approach has no connection with Infant Swimming Resource and my comments here are not an endorsement by Infant Swimming Resource)
Why early music?
- It is their first math class - what is a song but a complicated pattern
- It is their first language class - what is language but a complicated verbal pattern
- Hard wires their brains now to handle complicated patterns easily
- The songs are more interesting than other programs - we tried Gymboree and Kindermusic beforehand
- They give you a CD and songbook of all the music you cover in class
- It's research based on how to get young children to assimilate complicated patterns (they call music ;-)
- Whole family has improved their musical ability - even my husband can now sing a mixed meter song much closer to in key
- Singing offers a great uplifting effect
- Excellent bonding material and makes long drives so much easier. I did a 10 hour drive alone with my two young children listening and singing along to the Music Together materials the whole way - never even broke out the DVD player I bought for the trip!
(Note, this approach has no connection with Infant Swimming Resource and my comments here are not an endorsement by Infant Swimming Resource)
Early Evening Class for Working Parents
I have an instructor willing to teach a Wednesday afternoon class in my area if I can line up enough kids. I'm shooting for a 4pm class in a facility somewhere between Due West Crossing and Dallas Hwy/Lost Mountain Road. Contact me if you are interested!