It's always bittersweet to say 'goodbye' to another semester. My Spring semester came to a close last week after ten weeks of making music, making friends, and loving my job even more. As an educator and facilitator of such a busy kind of class - nearly a dozen children, usually under the age of four or five in one setting, I'm not able to catch every word or movement or attempt at an activity. But there are those enlightening moments when I realize that a child was just a lap baby last semester and is now sitting up attending to my words, or the 18-month-old is expressing more inner control during the start and stop games than he did just six weeks prior. I realize more and more, it's not just about the music and yet it's all about the music. I'd be thrilled if some of my students grew to be successful musicians, but that's not why I teach Kindermusik. I teach Kindermusik because it makes a difference in a child... in his speech, in his social and emotional growth, in his cognitive abilities, in his motor skills, and the list goes on. Music facilitates learning. It makes it stick. It makes a difference. It matters!
Although there's not a weekly class meeting for a few weeks, the end of May brings another opportunity. Summer camps will not only be a fun and entertaining way to involve your child, but they will give you an opportunity to learn how your child grows, learns, and develops. They will offer you quality time with your family and a chance to make memories. I encourage you to find your spot. You'll be so glad you did.
Making music matter,
Jen
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