Children's Music, Singing & Movement Interactive Classes

Music has an enormous part to play in a child’s early development and there is growing evidence that music can also help at a later stage with subjects as diverse as mathematics, foreign languages and scientific problem solving.

“Singing songs to your child widens their vocabulary and improves listening skills, both of which make learning to read easier”. Professor John Sloboda, Keele University.

Learning through music

♫ Encourages language & listening skills

♫ Develops numeracy skills

♫ Provides an opportunity to experiment with sound and words

♫ Stimulates imagination & learning

♫ Improves co-ordination

♫ Improves social skills

♫ Helps self-expression

♫ Develops self-esteem

♫ Helps children to understand emotions

♫ Introduces children to different sounds/cultures, songs
        from around the world

♫ Enhances understanding of rhythm and timing

♫ Develops and generates happy memories

♫ Helps you to feel happy and positive

♫ Singing is fun!

Children instinctively move when they hear music and they make sounds at the same time. Research (such as that by Pound in 1999) has suggested that physical movement is important for brain development. It has also been shown in various studies that memory of words and music are further enhanced by physical movement.

Jo Jingles helps with all of these positive developments and provides quality time for parent/ carer and child together. Whether you are a first time parent or not there’s no experience so rewarding as those you do with your baby and child. Those first experiences are the building blocks for future development, both educationally and emotionally and Jo Jingles feels very privileged that so many families allow us to participate in this very early years experience with their children.

Links

www.bbc.co.uk/music/parents/yourchild/18mnths_3years/discover.shtml

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article2045319.ece