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 [...]
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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 October 18, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
We’re singing, and dancing, and making rain music in our Imagine That! class! Playing in the rain has never been so fun (and so dry), as with our imaginary musical rain excursions. To enhance our rain play, students designed and created their own Rain Shakers to use for sound effects in our rain story. AND they designed, created, [...]
Filed under: 3 - 5 years, Activity ideas, Class Reflections, Fall Semester, Imagine That - preschoolers, Lakeland | Tagged: creative crafts, Hello Weather!, homemade instruments, imaginary play, Imagine That!, Kindermusik, Rain play | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 8, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
The Kindermusik Family Time semester, Make Way for Music, is the fourth installment in the Family Time series, and completes the set of puppet characters from the Jelly Bean band with Rex, the Lion. More importantly, it has been an excellent introduction, and vehicle for families to explore the many aspects of music with their children. Mrs. Bernadette [...]
Filed under: 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, Class Reflections, Family Time, Spring Semester, Winter Haven | Tagged: Kindermusik, Florida, Family Time, Winter Haven, family, music fun | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 5, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
The soft touch of flower petals, the sweet smell of roses, the dampness of a dewdrop, the clear high tone of the bells, these are a few of our favorite things in the Village Dewdrops program. We truly explored the theme of the Irish Gardens, including the bouncy trotting of horses. The babies delighted in the many sounds, smells, [...]
Filed under: 0 to 18 m., Class Reflections, Lakeland, Spring Semester, Village - babies | Tagged: Add new tag, Florida, Kindermusik, Lakeland, Village | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 5, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
“GO!” is the first word of many children, they love to go, and they love things that go. As you can see from the following slide shows, our students really enjoyed the opportunity to GO, GO, GO during the Spring Semester of Kindermusik Our Time.
Giddy-UP horsie Giddy DOWN horsie Giddy OOoops, horsie Go, Go, Go
Round [...]
Filed under: 1.5 - 3.5 years, Class Reflections, Lakeland, Our Time - toddlers, Spring Semester | Tagged: Florida, Kindermusik, Lakeland, Music Connections, On the go, things that go, toddler music class | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 4, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
Congratulations to the 2008 Graduating Students of my Kindermusik for the Young Child program. They have completed two years of music theory, and are ready to take on more formal instrument instruction, or seek to express their musicality in their own way. Enjoy some of my favorite pictures of the fun we had studying music, [...]
Filed under: 5 - 7 years, Class Reflections, Lakeland, Spring Semester, Young Child: Ages 5-7 | Tagged: Kindermusik, Young Child, Cultural music for children | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 17, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
In the Imagine That! Toys I Make, Trips I Take semester, we have been working together to build toys, and BE toys for an imaginary toyshop – singing our way through the whole process. The last two weeks, we have been building a boat, and taking imaginary trips in it, reading stories about it, and [...]
Filed under: 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Class Reflections, Imagine That - preschoolers | Tagged: children's crafts, homemade boats, imaginary play, music classes, slide show | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
Enjoy just a few moments of fun musical moments with our toddler age group. “Wiggles and Giggles” focused on bathtimes, animal movements, and the love between family and friends. There was a lot of love going on here!
Fall Semester – Wiggles and Giggles – Thurs. 10:30 class
| View Show | Create Your Own
I miss [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2008 by Debbie Mondale
Fall Semester – Wiggles and Giggles – Thurs. 9:30 class.
| View Show | Create Your Own
I miss you, and hope to make more fun memories with you soon! Ms. Debbie
Filed under: Class Reflections, Fall Semester, For Your Enjoyment, Music Connections, Our Time - toddlers | Tagged: children, Kindermusik, music activity classes | Leave a Comment »