KINDERMUSIK SIGN & SING: EARLY COMMUNICATION

Kindermusik Sign & Sing: Early Communication

Age Range: 6 months to 3 years
Class Length: 45 minutes

From the moment you met him, you want to understand your baby. What is he thinking? Is he hungry, tired, too cold, content? Early on your baby also has an innate desire to communicate with you.

In a Kindermusik Sign & Sing class (developed by Signing Smart™), we give you the tools and knowledge to communicate with each other using American Sign Language. Through songs and play, you’ll both learn signs for words like “mommy” and “eat,” and you’ll know if he wants “more” “milk” and when he’s “all done.” This research-proven signing class for hearing children speeds language development, eases frustration, and enhances long-term learning abilities.

What you’ll experience in class:

You’ll play, sign, and sing. Using everyday items in engaging small and large group activities, we’ll sing songs and practice the sign as we say the words, play with toys, and help her learn both the spoken word and the sign.

Expert advice. You’ll learn to spot your baby’s most “teachable moments” and the sign language teaching methods of the experts. Plus you’ll learn to recognize and respond to your child’s versions of signs.

Communication through sign language. When your child is chasing a bubble or asking for the ball, you’ll make the sign for it and say the word. So she has the ways to associate the word with the object: she holds the ball, she hears you say the word, and she sees you make the sign.

Enrollment includes:

Developmentally appropriate American Sign language curriculum for parents and hearing children, ages 6 months to 3 years
10 week semester
Weekly 45 minute class
Two sets of At Home Materials—one for each five-week theme—each includes a Family Activity Guide, DVD, and Clip-On Flashcards showing adults and children using signs
Over 75 sign language activities and games to play together

Kimbelry's Kindermusik class schedule:

Kettering - Monday 10:30am - 11:15am

Centerville - Friday 10:30am - 11:15am

Mason - Thursday 10:30am - 11:15am

Contact Kim for more information

937-367-6732 or 513-933-0675

e-mail - kimberlyskindermusik@yahoo.com

website - http://kimberlyskindermusik.kindermusik.net/

Snow Day!

Today is a Snow Day for most of the Miami Valley!! With the prediction of snow throughout the night along with ice I'm making bets that the children will all be home tomorrow as well. I'm glad to say that we do not have to cancel any of our Kindermusik classes either today or tomorrow because we are not in session this week on those days!! :)

We did start the Monday classes yesterday - Jan 26. If you wanted to register for a class and missed yesterday - it's not too late - just contact me at kimberlyskindermusik@yahoo.com I will be happy to get you registered.

The Friday classes in Beavercreek start this week - Jan 30.

All Kindermusik classes will be running next week - the week of Feb 2, 2009!! We are excited!!! It will be a fun semester.

Week of January 5, 2009

Happy New Year to you all!!!

Starting the week of January 5, 2009 we will continue with our FALL CLASSES. Most classes have only 2 more weeks of class while some days and locations have 3 weeks of class in the fall semester. Please check with your teacher or contact Kim if you have any questions about how many weeks your class has at this time.

The Winter/Spring classes are now on-line so please register as soon as possible to reserve your spot. If you have a friend who is interested in trying out the Kindermusik classes please let me know. They are welcome to come with you and your child to try a FREE CLASS!! You can also benefit by receiving $10 off your tuition for the spring for each "friend" that enrolls in a class!!!

I will see you in a couple of days!!

Ms. Kim

Dayton Philharmonic Family Series

Dayton Power & Light Family Series

The Da­yton Power & Light Family series introduces children, parents and grandparents to the wonders of classical music. October’s annual PhilharMonster concert will scare the musical pants off you. For February’s concert, Platypus Theatre – a trailblazer in creating programs for children that bring classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining, and interactive way – presents Bach to the Future along with the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. And Cirque de la Symphonie in April provides a high-flying climax to the series. ­

2008-2009 Family Series of 3 Programs­
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PhilharMonster October 25, 2008 at 3pm Location: Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
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Bach to the Future March 1, 2009 at 3pm Location: Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
Imagine coming face-to-face with some of history’s most fascinating composers – Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořak, Shostakovitch! In this theatrical symphony concert, the audience does just that, flying through space and time on the coattails of young Corky, as she attempts to recreate the musical formula that will bring a happy ending to a time travel experiment gone awry. Members of Canada’s Platypus Theatre present a program for children that brings classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining, and interactive way.

Click on this link to purchase tickets
http://daytonphilharmonic.com/content.jsp?articleId=1172


­Cirque de la Symphonie May 10, 2009 at 3pm Location: Mead Theatre - Schuster Center
May provides a high-flying end to the Family series. Cirque de la Symphonie is a new production formed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. It is an exciting adaptation of artistic performances widely seen in theaters and arenas everywhere. More than anything, it is an organization of many of the best cirque artists in the world, including aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen.

Click on this link to purchase tickets
http://daytonphilharmonic.com/content.jsp?articleId=1173


Or call Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630 and a friendly agent will help you select the right series and the right seats!

Family Sundays - Cincinnati Orchestra

FAMILY SUNDAYS

The perfect time—and place—to reconnect as a family
4 SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS, 3 pm
CHILDREN AGES 6-18 ONLY $5 (single tickets)
CHILDREN AGES 6-18 ONLY $20 (subscriptions)

SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
JAN 18
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano
SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
A reviewer once called Denis Matsuev the “virtuosic Hercules of the Steinway.” The popular and powerful pianist returns for Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous concerto, featuring extensive violin and cello solos for the CSO’s principal players. Tüür’s plaintive homage and Mahler’s First Symphony, known for its spectacular sonic effects, bookend the program

BEYOND THE SEA
FEB 22
Robert Porco, conductor
Brett Polegato, baritone

BEYOND THE SEA
It's not often we get to hear this Baroque beauty in the concert hall, yet Handel’s Water Music continues to delight and inspire nearly 300 years after it was written. Awash in a sonic waves of pleasure, the lush Sea Symphony of Vaughan Williams honors the sea, imitates the perfect storm, admires the stars and bids us to sail forth and explore.

MIDORI PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
APR 26
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Midori, violin

MIDORI PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
A reigning superstar of the violin, the incomparable Midori returns for Mendelssohn’s brilliant showpiece, complete with dazzling passagework, tender melodies and harmonic flights of fancy. French gems bookend the program, with the thrilling Organ Symphony bringing the concerts to a spectacular close.


Click on this link for more information about the Family Sunday Concerts
http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Events/CSOSeriesV0809.asp

Lollipop Family Concert - Cincinnati Orchestra

LOLLIPOP FAMILY CONCERT!

2008-2009 SeasonThe CSO presents delightful Saturday morning Lollipop Family Concerts designed for children ages 3–10 and their families. These creatively themed concerts are enjoyed by thousands of families each year and present a terrific opportunity to introduce young children to symphonic music. Join us for pre-concert activities in the lobby, including an opportunity to get "up close and musical" with instruments and the CSO musicians who play them.$12 Adults, $7 Children (one concert), or $20 Adults, $10 Children (both concerts)


SATURDAY MARCH 7, 2009 at 10:30 am Vince Lee, conductor

America's favorite pastime teams up with Cincinnati's favorite pastime to present a concert of music about baseball. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor Vince Lee will play ball with music like The Star Spangled Banner, Casey at the Bat and Take Me Out to the Ballgame. The CSO has covered the bases with the music and special guests will help round out a homerun program. Root, root, root for the CSO Lollipop Concert!

Come early to experience the “Instrument Petting Zoo” and “Meet a Musician” areas beginning at 9:30 am!

Click on this link to purchase tickets
http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Events/family.asp