Musication just wrapped up it’s end of the year music recitals which included over 80 students performing for family members, teachers, and friends. We saw our students beaming with pride and self confidence in not only their actual performance, but also with the practice and work they put into learning their pieces. We had 4 […]
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Mar
Mar
April is almost here which is Earth Month and here at Musication we like to celebrate Earth Month by making awesome musical instruments out of what other people might call trash. Check out this fantastic list of recycled instrument crafts below and then go grab your recycling bin and get busy crafting with your little […]
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Feb
Feb
So you want your kid to be a Jazz aficionado but you know nothing about Jazz yourself? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. This week we present you with three great picture books about Jazz legends to introduce your child to Jazz AND we have also included CD recommendations for grownups wanting to familiarize themselves […]
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Feb
Feb
In these final weeks of winter, there is nothing better that curling up with a pile of great books to read to your little one. At Musication we think the best kind of books are musical books! To help you out we have rounded up a list of our very favorite musical storybooks below. Oh […]
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Dec
Dec
You don’t have to be a musician to bring music into your home. There are plenty of way to cultivate a love and appreciation of music in your children without any formal musical training. To get you started we have rounded up some of our favorite ideas. Play Music / Radio – Eventually your little ones […]
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Dec
Dec
As the Holidays approach, we would love to share some of our favorite musical gift picks for kids. All of the books and cd’s below pack a tremendous amount of musical knowledge into a format so fun that your kids won’t even realize that they are learning – which is a lot like Musication! 1 […]
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Oct
Oct
At Musication we are always on the lookout for fun musical instrument crafts to add to our daily craft session time at Musication Camp. We like to choose crafts that support our musical theme for the day while inspiring kids to make music with everyday objects. With the weather getting colder, we thought we would […]
03
Oct
Oct
PRACTICING- Even if your child is a 3 year old beginner, it’s important to encourage practicing/playing at home. Of course this will not happen overnight, it may very well take months to establish a good practice routine where your child is comfortable playing/practicing at home. It’s best to try and encourage your child to practice/play […]
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Sep
Sep
Did you know that music ignites and benefits all parts of a child’s developing brain? From social/emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy, exposing music to children during early development has been proven to help young minds grow. More and more, researchers are discovering that music education has a much larger impact on our children’s futures […]
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Aug
Aug
Last week was our first week of the summer session of Musication Camp. Our theme was “Found Sound” and we explored sounds, learned about strange instruments, made music out of everyday objects, recorded our own sounds and music, and learned what instruments are made of and where they come from. We had a very special […]