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Kid Resources and Hot New Places to Go!
I always try to add the latest and greatest places to take your kids for fun - so keep checking in for new places to go as the Triangle grows. |
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12/22/2007
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Web Links We Love! More Information for Kids...
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04/12/2008
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Musical Events
Musical Events Around the Triangle |
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10/23/2008
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Moms Fitness Classes
1. Chapel Hill - Baby Boot Camp - Marcy Luna - Southern Village - If you have a young baby and still want to get in shape this is an awesome way to do it with a trained professional who is also a fairly new Mom - she can relate to you and get you in shape for the summer swimsuit season. Check it out at:
http://www.babybootcamp.com/pages/class_location.aspx?i=644 -
2. Lifetime Fitness - The Best Fitness Facility I have ever seen - I wish I lived closer to this facility - but it is too far from my house to justify the membership. Go check it out on a tour.
http://www.lifetimefitness.com/clubs/index.cfm?strWebAction=club_details&intClubId=180 |
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Class Policies
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01/05/2008
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
For Jammin Baby Music Classes - Music Together Program Information |
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12/21/2007
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Music and the Environment Article
The environment is a subject that's near and dear to many people and the importance of reducing the effect of humans on the environment is undeniable. But what does music have to do with it? Music, as many people are aware, can greatly enhance a person's ability to remember things. Think about how many advertising jingles you can sing and the companies those jingles cause you to remember. This about the first way you taught your child the alphabet. most likely the ABC Song was involved. Many concepts have been set to music in order to make them easier to remember. This can be a huge help when teaching our children about environmental issues. Children are more "accessible" when we use music to reach them. Jack Johnson's "Three R's", Bill Steele's "Garbage, Garbage, Garbage", Danny Einbender's "It Isn't Really Garbage", the Banana Slug String Band's "Dirt Made My Lunch" and Bill Oliver's "Habitat" are great examples of songs that educate children about environmental issues and help them remember the importance of reducing our impact on the environment. Music makes these issues fun and helps create a sense of responsibility.
Of course, there are books written about the environment and many of them are aimed at children, and magazines and newspapers often print articles relating to the environment. Somehow, though, a song has more impact on a child than a book does. Children have an emotional reaction to music, which makes them want to hear the song over and over again. And, of course, the more times they hear a song, the easier it is for them to remember it. An added bonus is that when children hear things expressed in music, they develop the sense that this is simply the way things are done. If they hear a favourite singer telling them that they should recycle something instead of throwing it in the garbage, they are more likely to follow that "rule". If a favourite singer is singing about how valuable our earth is and how we should treasure and look after it, they will likely take that message to heart and find ways to reduce their carbon footprint. and they don't ever have to hear the term "carbon footprint". There is power and spirituality in song and dance. These highly emotional outlets tend to be very motivational and very easily connected to memory. We should capitalize on these artistic avenues in order to help our children learn how to take care of their future.
Apart from learning about the environment itself, we can also use music to teach children about the living creatures that inhabit the earth. We can use songs to teach about animals and plants and their habits and habitats. Helping children learn about the living beings that depend on the environment also helps instill a sense of responsibility. For example, when I first learned about how frogs are affected by airplane noises, I felt compelled to do whatever I could to reduce my own noise emissions in an attempt to protect the frogs. Frogs of many species live together in order to protect themselves. Each type of frog "sings" on a different pitch (note) and at a regularly spaced interval, creating a chaotic buzz. This confuses their predators: they can't hear one frog well enough to be able to determine where it is and attack it. When a plane flies overhead, however, the frogs' natural symphony is interrupted. They lose their rhythm and their natural chaos is destroyed. Single frogs croak and their unprotected sound easily gives away their whereabouts to their predator, making it easier for the predator to attack. Interesting fact, but sad when you think about how important frogs are to our environment and how many planes go by in a day, each one effectively destroying thousands of frogs. Educating people about the wisdom of nature helps us feel more connected to it and, therefore, more responsible to protect it, Using music to enhance this education can make it fun and easy to remember.
Making music in a group setting is one of the most satisfying things humans can do. For as long as there have been people on earth, there have been music-makers and dancers. People who create music together generate that same inner satisfaction that people chase after by overeating, flying off for tropical vacations and so on. Making music with our bodies or simple "recycled instruments" and participating in group music-making experiences is a great way to reduce our impact on the earth by creating that satisfied feeling.
Every single one of us is intrinsically aware of our mental environment. We can sense how our actions affect others and we know how our comfort levels are affected by the actions of others. Our children are the same. They are aware of what we, their adult role-models, are feeling and they use this as a compass for their own behaviours. When we use music to joyfully express things, they develop the sense that music is joyful and they happily accept music into their lives. We can pass on the disposition to enjoy music and to want to create it. We can use this joy of music to help broaden their awareness of their own personal environment and of the larger environment and our impact on it. We can work together to foster a sense of responsibility and the trust that we can change our harmful ways in order to create a greener future for our children and our children's children, and music can be the key that unlocks that brighter future.
Clare Gallant is a registered Music Together teacher and director of Mills and Maples Music Together - www.millsandmaplesmt.ca - 613-256-5372.
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Unusual Meters and Tones Introduced In Class
Background on the philosophy and history of Music Together - this link to the wikipedia reference does discuss the unusual meters and tones introduced in the class. Happy Puppy Silly Cat is a great way to introduce a 7/8 metter putting two (duple) and three (triple) microbeats together. Our culture normally groups either the two or three microbeats together - so to combine groups of two and three beats in the same phrase is unsual.
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Reading Your Baby's Mind
What is going on with our babies - research shows there is alot more going on than you think. Very interesting article. |
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Rae Pica - Children's Movement/Activity Specialist
Great website on the benefits of movement and activity at an early age. |
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Music Together Article Archives
Great Articles on the Research behind the Music Together Philosophy. |
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At the Top of Their Lungs
This is an excerpt from the article... Enjoy.
While it is true that schoolchildren who learn music tend to do better in math and that high school seniors who have studied music appreciation score higher on SATs, academic achievement was not Guilmartin and Levinowitz’s primary motivation. They looked instead to work by psychologist Howard Gardner that viewed music as a separate human intelligence and learning theorist Edwin Gordon’s evidence that most people have at least average musical aptitude. They believed that this aptitude had been stunted in many children because it was not nurtured during crucial preschool years.
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