Explore materials written specifically for parents of infants, babies, toddlers and preschoolers enrolled in Come Children, Sing! Online Music Classes. The extensive materials span about four years of music instruction.

Nurturing Your Child 's Music Development "How much time should we spend with Come Children, Sing! Activities?" "What if my own music skills are limited?" "What if my child shows interest in the music activities on some days, but on other days is not interested?" "Do toys, tapes, or programs that use music nurture my child 's music development?" "But my child is so active!" "What about singing 'Eency Weency Spider ' and 'Ring-Around-the-Rosey?" "Do Come Children, Sing! Online Music Classes benefit my child more than live preschool music classes?" "Why is it important to continue with previous CCS Activities?" "What if I don 't read all of this stuff?" "Why don 't we get all 10 Lessons at once?" Respecting Your Child's "Aural Space" "Can you recommend other recordings for my child?" "What if I am not excited about music?" Another Function of Play Songs It 's More Than Cute! "What are the best musical toys for little children?" "What if my child is precocious, or developmentally delayed?" "Can you sing for Grandma?" Clapping Doesn't Develop Rhythm Skill "What is the value of music for my child?" "Will my child actually become musical?" "You are my thuntheine …" "Will playing with drums, rhythm instruments, or a keyboard enhance my child 's music development?" "How soon can I start my child on a musical instrument?" Navigating Waves "Does it matter to my child 's music development that his father 's voice is an octave lower than his mother 's?" What about making up my own songs? "Why don 't you use visuals with Come Children, Sing?" Absolute Scales Scaffolding Learning Coaching Your Little MVP Continuing to Grow on Earlier CCS Classes "My child hears music everywhere. How could he not be learning music?" "Again, Again!" "Playing Music" Outside the Lines Haven't You Heard? Do music activities in the preschool classroom enhance music learning? "What if I have two children at different ages?" Allowing Your Little Maestro to Conduct CCS Activities Recycling "Playing Music" Suggestions "Isn't my child ready to start an instrument yet?" Flowing Movement Not Butterflies Singing to a Child—Your Little One Is Not Too Big "What if my child is more interested in manipulating CCS on the computer than in CCS Activities themselves?"

CCS Curriculum Overview CCS Song Literature "What are 'meters ' and 'tonalities' and why does my child need experience with a variety of these?" "Why the distinction between 'Rhythm ' and 'Tonal, ' and why do CCS activities always include Rhythm and Tonal Activities?" "Why does every Rhythm and Tonal Activity begin with a drum or piano introduction?" "Why are the Rhythm Activities sung on 'Bah ' and the Tonal Activities on 'Too?" Is there a reason for the choice of tempos and vocal range of CCS Activities? Special Holiday Activities Recycling "Playing Music" Suggestions Rhythm Dialogue Resting Tone Macro and Micro Beats "Haven't I heard this CCS Activity before?" "Why is each Art Song preceded by a Tonal Activity in the same tonality and meter, especially when the two songs are sometimes in different keys or tempos?" "Why don 't you use more voices and more instruments?" "What is the difference between "key" and "tonality?" Rhythm Syllables Flowing Movement Increasing Difficulty of Rhythm and Tonal Activities Increasing Difficulty of Songs Tonal Syllables Rhythm Discrimination Rhythm Notation Tonal Discrimination Music Reading

"How do I know if my child is developing musically?" Musical Behavior--Reference List Expect Inconsistency in Musical Response Your Child 's Developing Singing Voice Artistry in Bloom Where's the Off Button? Musical Blocks "Could my child be regressing musically?" Music Becomes the Play "What if my child is tuneful and rhythmic?" "What if my child is not tuneful and rhythmic?" "What if my friend 's child without CCS is more tuneful and rhythmic than mine?" "What if my child listens to CCS Activities but doesn 't do much singing or chanting?" A Three Year Old "Reads Music" with Grammy "Sometimes my child acts bored with CCS."

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