Posted on November 16, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
The traditional Thanksgiving song, “Over the River and Through the Woods” is a classic. Just singing it helps us older folks feel connected to generations of our family. But can our children relate? When was the last chance they had to experience freezing their ears and nose in a horse drawn sleigh? Why not write some verses [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
I LOVE watching happy children enjoying the act of making music with others - in this video, as well as in my Kindermusik classes each week. And your heart will truly melt when YOU see YOUR child so happy to learn and explore, and show you what NEW things they can do, or songs they can sing. Your [...]
Filed under: All ages, Class Reflections | Tagged: Florida, Kindermusik, Lakeland, learning, music, music class | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
It is absolutely awesome when fathers are able to come with their children and participate in the music activities at Kindermusik. Each time, the child is SOOO proud to have their dad by their side, playing, sharing, and singing. I LOVE to hear those male voices in my classes, and to watch these heartfelt interactions, [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
You may have seen the Momsense video, but have you seen Dadsense? I thought I would share these in celebration of Father’s Day.
I use too many of these phrases that I never thought I would use.
Anita has also recently responded with “Dadsense” to fathers who were feeling left out. Oh, I [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
Did your kids say they were bored… or maybe that voice was coming from someone a little closer. Constant parenting needs a few breaks… DANCE breaks, that is! It lifts the body, lifts the spirits, and is a great for fun interactions with your children. ALL at NO COST!
Eric Herman not only MAKES good children’s music [...]
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Posted on June 14, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
In so many ways, music allows us to connect, within ourselves, our family, our community, and our world. That’s why I do what I do. See my philosophy for creating Music Connections . My “Summer Series” blog postings will feature unique ways to connect to through music – for everyone. The tab at the top [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
Recently, several families completed evaluations of their Kindermusik experience with Music Connections. I LOVED what they had to say – it warms my heart and makes it even more worthwhile to do what I love.
The comments in this posting will be parents who have responded to the Kindermusik for the Young Child program. I will start with one [...]
Filed under: 5 - 7 years, Parent Stories, Young Child: Ages 5-7 | Tagged: evaluation, Kindermusik for the Young Child, parent quotes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 29, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
My best friend from college got me started on Facebook, and it is amazing the connections I have made (people come popping out from the recesses of my memory). It has been fun to relive and renew.
I am ALL about connections, esp. little musical ones, and I started generating ideas on what I could do with a [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
It’s a serious predicament when a woman strongly desires to have children, yet her husband, the desired father wants NO part of it. Since this occurred with both MY parents, and my father’s parents, I suspect it is far more common than I felt at the time. But, it is interesting to learn how each [...]
Filed under: Debbie's thoughts, For Your Enjoyment, Holiday, Parent Stories | Tagged: Mother's Day, motherhood, Song-Writing | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 13, 2009 by Debbie Mondale
To celebrate our love of animals, I am including THREE cool videos. FIRST, our animal friends help me wish you Happy Valentine’s Day. THEN, a lot more variety of animals (more than I knew) help us learn the alphabet (even X). Be ready to let your children watch these videos repeatedly. At the end, there is another cool animal song/video by Eric Herman that [...]
Filed under: Activity ideas, All ages, For Your Enjoyment, Holiday | Tagged: alphabet, animals, Eric Herman, Kindermusik, Valentine's Day, Zoo animals | 3 Comments »