Music & Movement for Babies 3-11 Months
Colourstrings offers a complete music education system that will take a child from the earliest stages of the music & movement program through to instrumental lessons at conservatory level.
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Parents and carers learn to relax with their babies and together enjoy musical games, songs and rhymes with a strong pulse. These classes stimulate babies' natural response to music and provide an introduction to music in an enjoyable, child-centered and stimulating environment. Parents are encouraged to sing along that the child will develop a love for and appreciation of good music that will last a lifetime.
| Why begin music classes at such a young age?
The early years are now being recognized as the most vital stage of a human being's learning potential. Just as food nourishes a baby’s growing body, the elements of music — melody and tone — nourish a baby’s rapidly developing brain. Newborns only one week old can already select their mothers voice from among a group of female voices and prefer their parents’ voices over anyone else’s in the early stages of their lives. It's believed that the things babies learn very early in life are remembered many years later, and that stimulating activities can help shape a baby's brain to work more effectively in the future.
What brain research says: Songs, movement, and musical games of childhood have been called "brilliant neurological exercises" that introduce children to speech patterns, sensory motor skills, and essential movement skills. |
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Research indicates that all children are born with musical ability, but if it’s not tapped into early enough then it can fail to develop. Being ‘unmusical’ is more likely to be an outcome of poor training or lack of opportunity than it is from lack of ability. Sing! no matter how you may think you sound, your baby will be you're most eager and adoring audience. Everyone has the capacity to improve their own musical skills at any age. Infants who are sung to by their parents will have a much stronger emotional bond to them. By singing songs throughout the day, you are helping them to begin to identify and respond to the sounds, pitches, and patterns of language. Click here fo find out the life long benefits of music.
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PARENT'S FEEDBACK
"All of the babies are captivated when Laura play's familiar songs to them on her violin. What a beautiful and exciting introduction to music" Wendy Allen, mother of Leila aged 6 months
"I am amazed how much Halycon has learnt within two years of attending these classes even though most of the time she appears to be just having fun." Tracey Bednell, mother to Halycyon aged 2
"My son loves listening, acting out and singing along to the tapes in the car and at home and now has the confidence to sing alone in the class." Simon Johnston, Father of Jack aged 3
