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About Learning Styles....
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Children learn through play and experimentation: Your child will come up with many new ways to play some of the instruments -- please enjoy and celebrate their exploration and experimentation without expecting (or even forcing) them to play the "right" way. We have enough instruments so you can play your own instrument while your child plays theirs, their own way!
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Children learn through observation: Some children prefer to sit and watch -- this is fine (and normal). So long as you are having a good time, your child "learns the lessons" just by being in class and watching your enthusiastic participation.
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Children learn with their whole bodies: Some children need to move around during class -- this also fine, so long as it is not disruptive or unsafe (please shadow your child if you feel it is necessary!). Our experience bears out the truth that parents who participate enthusiastically have children who also participate enthusiastically within their own learning style.
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Children quite often sing at home only and prefer just to "watch" while in class: This is absolutely okay & normal because of the way children learn music. Young children typically do not "multi-task" -- they are either "doing" or "watching/learning". Our classes offer a smorgasbord of musical experiences, and your child often will want to sample as much as possible while in class, and then go home and "replay" the class again, this time singing or trying out some of the movements we did in class.
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The more YOU sing in class, the sooner your child will begin to sing in class.
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