Kathy's Music featured on Kindermusik's Blog

We're delighted that Kindermusik International talks about our program on their blog, Minds on Music.

Check out the story and let us know what you think!

http://mindsonmusic.kindermusik.com/growing-up-kindermusik/

Then see a picture from one of our classes with Miss Kathy, now being featured on the Kindermusik.com home page. We are honored and we LOVE that picture!

Fall Classes / New Location in Robinson, PA

Great news! Kathy's Music is proud to announce a new location in Robinson, PA. We are leasing a commercial space at 6080 Steubenville Pike just about 1/2 mile from the new shops at Settler's Ridge plaza (with REI, Learning Express, Barnes & Nobles, and more).

Check out the 2010-2011 schedule for all 4 of our locations - Mt. Lebanon, McMurray, Robinson, and Squirrel Hill at the JCC.

We have a great team of teachers ready to spend time with you each week in Kindermusik Class.

Plus, we're offering Piano lessons in both Mt. Lebanon and Robinson.

Join us for a preview class at no charge or obligation. Click here to learn more about preview classes in August/September at a location near you.

Meet Miss Caroline in Robinson, PA

There's always room on Miss Caroline's lap! And that's exactly the kind of Kindermusik teacher you will want for your child. Meet Miss Caroline who will be teaching for us this fall at our brand new location in Robinson, PA. She will be teaching Tues/Wed mornings for babies and toddlers.

If you would like to learn more, join us for a preview class on Tuesday, September 7th.

Babies through 18 months - 10 AM

1.5 to 3 years - 11 AM

Our new Robinson location is located about 1/2 mile from the new Shops at Greenridge. We're part of the Midas plazas at 6080 Steubenville Pike Road, Robinson, PA 15136. We are giving our new space a face-lift so stay tuned for pictures and more details in the weeks ahead.

FALL CLASSES START - the week of September 13th! Enroll today!

Enroll online for fall classes in Robinson or our locations - CLICK HERE.

Come and experience Kindermusik with Miss Caroline and all of our other wonderful teachers at Kindermusik with Kathy's Music, LLC.

Former Kindermusik Student Stays Ahead of the Curve at Shaler High School

On April 8th, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the article found at the link included below, about a former Kindermusik student, Kaitlin Price, who is now 16 years old. Special thanks to Uta Weiland, Kindermusik educator from Greensburg, PA, for sharing this story.

Kaitlin's mom attributes a lot of her success to attending Kindermusik classes as a child. Here's what Kaitlin had to say about her early educational experiences:

"I could already read in kindergarten," said Kaitlyn, now a senior at Shaler Area High School. "So when other kids were learning their ABCs, I went down to the principal's office and read to him because I had nothing better to do. And he listened to me read the Harry Potter books, if I recall correctly."

Here's what Kaitlin's mom said when asked by Miss Uta if she could share the article with others:

"I'd be honored to have you use it for the good of Kindermusik. I do often try to recruit for you guys. I KNOW Kindermusik was a large part of why my kids are as successful as they are. Sometimes I'm so jealous of them because they have that music knowledge. Being comfortable with reading music has such an impact on all aspects of learning. Hope her story can gather more to the fold."

Choose Kindermusik for your child this summer and see why Kaitlin's mom is such a loyal fan after all these years. Contact us today to schedule a free preview.

For more information about our offerings, see www.KathysMusic.com

(412) 344-0535

We're so much more than just music!

To read the full article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, click here.

Choosing Kindermusik with Kathy's Music is a Choice for Literacy

Literacy is the "ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society.” – defined by UNESCO.

By this definition, Literacy goes beyond the ability to read and write. Rather Literacy extends to developing knowledge and potential, using that knowledge and potential to reach one’s goals, and participating fully in our communities and in our societies. Research tells us that the single most important early childhood literacy activity for building knowledge and skills is having an adult read aloud to the child on a continuing basis. Kindermusik provides opportunities to read aloud in class and at home with Kindermusik literature – a unique and valuable part of your home materials, semester after semester.

Kindermusik literature integrates music, movement, creative thinking, language, awareness of sounds, and sends the message that words have meaning and books are fun. Reading aloud together builds parent-child relationships, creates a common view of the world, and often gives children the ability to relate to and express their emotions. It has been said that while reading aloud makes children smarter, more importantly it creates a whole person.

Our Kindermusik classes create a literacy experience each and every week for your child. We are committed to your child’s learning and helping them reach their potential. We invite children to dream and help build skills to reach their goals. We create an environment that invites community where each child and adult can participate fully. Choosing Kindermusik for your child is a choice for literacy.

Kindermusik with Kathy's Music Makes Great Parenting Easier

We can never underestimate the power of an encouraging word...or the right word spoken at the right time. Merriam-Webster defines encouragement this way: to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to hearten, urge, spur on, to stimulate, to give help.

As a parent you surely wish to encourage your child, and that is our goal in Kindermusik as well. When your child walks into our Kindermusik class, he or she will be encouraged, inspired, spurred on, stimulated, allowed to explore freely and to stretch and grow musically. There are few environments that provide the concentrated opportunities both for educator and parent alike to encourage and boost a child's self-esteem like Kindermusik provides.

This is why the Kindermusik experience is so compatible with good parenting.

Contact us today to schedule a free preview and be a part of the Kindermusik experience.

(412) 344-0535.

Bring a Friend to Kindermusik and Make-up a Class, too!

The weather outside is frightful...yet, Kindermusik inside is delightful.

And since you've no place to go...Bring a friend to a class and let it snow!

Our Thursday 9:20 Our Time class is cancelled today, Feb 18th, due to inclement weather.

Plus, our Wed 9:20 Village class for babies was cancelled yesterday, Feb 17th, due to inclement weather.

The following make-up classes have been scheduled:

Monday, Feb 22nd - 9:30 Village Class in McMurray with Miss Kathy

Please note the change in time from 9:20 to 9:30 in order to accommodate more families.

Tuesday, Feb 23rd - 11:15 Our Time class in Mt. Lebanon with Miss Kathy

These makeup classes are open to ALL of our Spring 2010 Families. If you've missed a class so far and would like to do a makeup one one of these days, then please contact us today.

Making music is always fun with a friend!

So invite a friend to join you for one of these makeup classes. When you both join us for class, you'll each receive a Kindermusik egg shaker and 5 free songs from play.Kindermusik.com.

We'll make music together and chase away the "winter" blues!