August 1, 2000
Editorial Contact:
Paula Penna
Phone: (860) 646-3096
Fax: (877) 233-0842
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Classes Enhance Musical Ability in Infants Through Four-Year-Olds
MANCHESTER, Connecticut -- August 1, 2000 -- “Music training should start at birth. In fact, studies show that music enrichment has more impact on a newborn than a one year old,” emphasized Paula Penna, director of Mini-MusicMakers, which begins weekly classes in Manchester on September 11, 2000. The Music Class is an innovative early childhood music and movement development program for infants through four-year-olds.
The 10 week program features a series of eight, nonsequential classes for children and their parents or caregivers. The family style classes for children of mixed ages are held at The MusicMakers Academy which is located on 485 Hartford Road in Manchester, CT.
Penna said, “Children who grow up in households where a large spoken vocabulary is used learn to speak with one. The same is true with music. Children with a deficient musical environment where their potential musical abilities are not stimulated will end up with a significantly lower music aptitude than might have been possible.”
Mini-MusicMakers uses a series of interactive collections of children’s music during class which is also used at home to further stimulate musical learning through play. Produced by The Music Class company, these original albums are used by early childhood music educators nationwide. The collections contain a diversity of styles that stimulate the children such as classical, rock, jazz and blues. Children are exposed to the sounds, scales, instruments, and rhythms of diverse ethnic groups. These include Caribbean, African, Jewish, Rumanian, Russian, and Japanese as well as American. As one parent said, “I feel we’re going on a trip around the world when we listen to the music from Mini-MusicMakers.”
All the songs are very interactive and are not just for listening. There is always something to do with each song such as clap, run, sing, play instruments, or sway. Even infants participate as their parents or caregivers hold them while doing the activities.
Registration for the next session is now underway. For more information on our programs, please call, fax, or email us at:
The MusicMakers Academy
Phone: (860) 646-3096
Email: info@mmlessons.com
Fax: (877) 233-0842Or, you may wish to visit our new website at http://www.mmlessons.com.
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