Month: August 2022

I hope you had as much fun as I did this semester. Instrument Day was a great way to celebrate our time together. Thank you for the opportunity to teach your children. I would love to see all of you back to continue the fun next semester in Silver Buttons! [...]

Instrument day is Saturday December 17th at 11:15am at the Red Mountain Multigenerational Center. 7550 E AdobeMesa, AZ 85207 Remember to bring an instrument to show and tell about! Classes start again January 9, 2023. Be sure to enroll here and purchase materials ASAP. Did you know that playing a [...]

As the end of the semester approaches, remember you can keep the fun going at home until our next class as you continue to use this semester’s materials (album, workbook, instrument, and activities you learned). Your child will think you are just having fun, but you will actually be strengthening [...]

The time you spend with your child in class may be more valuable than you realize. Studies have shown that parent-child play contributes more significantly to a child’s ability to learn from social interactions than play with other children. Infants and preschoolers also use more behaviors that require a partner [...]

Our last week of class with be “Instrument Day”! This fun lesson gives families a chance to share an instrument with the class. Do you, or someone you know, play an instrument you would be willing to share? Maybe your child wants to try a solo from the semester (vocal [...]

Wow! Time really does fly when you are having fun. We have already completed three-quarters of our semester. I would love to have you join us again for next semester’s Silver Button’s class.  Click this link to enroll. We’ll learn colors, shapes, days of the week, musical skills, and we’ll [...]

Musical talent isn’t born, it’s grown. Children develop into musicians through experiences that include: exposure to a variety of music, opportunities to use their singing voice, and hands-on experience with instruments, among other things. Sound Beginnings allows children to explore all of these in an age-appropriate manner designed to instruct [...]

Sound Beginnings incorporates seven basic elements in every class period: Literacy and Kindergarten Skills, Rhythm and Beat, Vocal and Pitch Development, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Classical Music Experience and Parent Bonding. These elements give children a rich foundation for further music study, school, and life. Nursery rhymes are [...]

Your participation class and at home is powerful! In the first few years of life, the human brain forms more than 1 million new neural connections every second. These early connections provide either a strong or weak foundation for the connections that form later. Purposeful engagement with music at a [...]