More snow - less Kindermusik

Snow is great, snow is fun...but it means no Kindermusik.  Kindermusik of Berry College follows the Floyd County Schools for weather related closings.  No Kindermusik on Feb. 12 or Feb. 13.

Check the Kindermusik Facebook page for updates on when classes will resume and rescheduling.  An email will also be sent.

Be safe and stay warm.

The Power of Music

I believe in the power of music.  I have witnessed it personally, professionally and privately.

I was in graduate school and pregnant with my first child.  I was working on Chopin Nocturne in B Major throughout my pregnancy.  After Aaron was born there were days and nights of crying, and we discovered he was colicky.  Before we determined this was the problem there was a night where nothing would calm him.  I asked my husband to hold him while I played the Chopin. The baby is screaming his head off and when the music began, he stopped and looked up at his dad with eyes that said "that is my music".  It was quite a moment at the Nobles household.

As a professional musician, I have felt the joy of performing with others.  In a private time of singing or listening to music I have been moved to tears.  There is just something about music!  We have  all experienced it.  I'm glad that science is now involved to "prove" what we have known all along.   Read more here!  It is encouraging to know that music can have a positive impact throughout our lives.

"Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,"  [Ephesians 5:19]

SNOW/WEATHER cancels Kindermusik

Kindermusik of Berry College follows the Floyd County Schools in weather related issues. Therefore, Kindermusik will not have classes January 28 - 31.  Classes will be added at the end of the semester.

Stay warm and be safe!

Busy October Weekend Ahead

Rome Georgia will be bustling with activity this weekend.  Here are some things you can enjoy:

Chiaha Harvest Fair is a favorite fall outing.  Enjoy arts, crafts, music and tasty treats. Ridge Ferry Park, Saturday and Sunday from 10 - 5.  Adults are $5. Students and seniors $4.  Children 12 and under are $1.

Peach State Marching Festival is a great way to enjoy a day of marching bands without the football game!  This year marks the 40th year of this band competition at Barron Stadium.  The afternoon and evening is filled with music and marching.  A special performance by the JSU Marching Southerners will conclude the evening of song.  Admission is $7 for ages 6 and up. 

Harbin Clinic Zombie A Thon and Block Party is Saturday.  The Zombie run is at 5:30 and the block party begins at 7 pm - 200 and 300 blocks of Broad Street.  The fireworks will go off at 9:45.

Trinity Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch is still open and there is storytelling and music from 10 - noon on Saturday.

The YMCA is having their annual Boo Fest beginning at 5:30  on Friday at Grizzard Park. 

At Berry College there are a plethora of sporting events to attend.  Get the schedule here.

I'm sure more activities abound, check Hometown Headlines for all the details!

Fall Break and Community Events

Kindermusik classes at Berry will observe fall break the week of September 30 - October 4.  This coincides with Rome City, Floyd County and several other other school systems. Classes will resume the week of October 7 and continue through the week of December 9.

Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, and Thursday afternoon/evening classes may be altered to allow children to enjoy the festivities of the day. Look for details from your teacher...coming soon!


October brings cooler weather and a plethora of activities to the Rome community.  Here are a few things to put on the family calendar.

Storytime at the Rome Floyd Library begins on Tuesday October 8.  The children's department has shows each Tuesday at 10 or 11 a.m.  Come and join in the stories, songs and spontaneity of storytime!

The Pumpkin Patch at Trinity United Methodist Church on Turner McCall Boulevard begins October 1 and continues through October 31.  Search for the perfect pumpkin, buy some home baked goodies and support the youth group at Trinity.

Coosa Valley Fair is October 1 - 5 at the fairgrounds on Martin Luther King Bouelvard.  Carnival rides, an art show, and animals to enjoy. Get details here

Berry has a full calendar of events for you to enjoy.  Some events are best suited as a "date night", but there are the occasional kid friendly activities. Opening on September 26 is Rodgers and Hammerstein's "A Grand Night for Singing" - a musical highlighting the showstoppers this pair created.  Read more about it here.  Go to www.berry.edu  and click on NEWS to stay up to date with happenings on campus.

Chiaha Harvest Fair is a favorite fall outing.  Enjoy arts, crafts, music and tasty treats. Mark your calendars for October 26 - 27.

Peach State Marching Festival is a great way to enjoy a day of marching bands without the football game!  This year marks the 40th year of this band competition at Barron Stadium.  The afternoon and evening is filled with music and marching.  A special performance by the JSU Marching Southerners will conclude the evening of song.

A few thoughts about singing

In the beginning was the voice....

In the olden days, everybody sang. You were expected to sing as well as talk. It was a mark of the cultured man to sing.

Leonard Bernstein 

Lullabies are sung throughout the world no matter the country or the language, mothers sing to their babies. Even if you don't like your voice, your children need to hear you sing. Every voice is unique.  Some voices are unmistakable: Willie Nelson, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Dolly Parton. Your child loves to hear the particular sound you utter as you sing.

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

James Fenton 

Songs are sung to make our work easier. The call and response songs in the field helped the workers endure the hard labor in the hot sun.

 Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.

Frederick Douglass 

Today people use music when they work out or when they are on a long trip.  The distance swimmer who recently completed the 110 miles between Cuba and Key West, Diana Nyad, sang songs in her head while she swam. “There's a song list in my brain of 85 songs. Neil Young is my favorite.”

I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going.

Loretta Lynn 

Research shows that singing can boost the immune system. Read about the health benefits here

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

William James 

The Bible references music and has an entire book of Psalms, or songs. Singing is for praising and worshiping our Creator.

Sing to the Lord a new song;

    sing to the Lord, all the earth.   

Psalm 96:1

SING LOUD 

IT'S A BIG WORLD!

Kindermusik is for Big Kids too!

When Kindermusik first arrived in the United States in 1976,  the Young Child curricula (ages 4.5 -7) was the only one that had been developed.  Fast forward 37 years, and Kindermusik International offers music classes for newborn to age 7.   

Children have many choices for activities and Kindermusik for the Young Child is often overlooked. Here is a glimpse of why you should consider the program for your child:

   

§  It is the crème de la crème of the Kindermusik curriculum. 

§  We build on the fun we have had in the previous curricula.  We begin to label the music concepts that they experienced in Our Time and Imagine That! 

§  The children experience music making with their peers in ensemble experiences. This reinforces keeping a steady beat!

§  Glockenspiels are used in the first year and serve as the vehicle to teach melody. 

§  Dulcimers and recorders are added in the second year of the Young Child curricula.  The dulcimers introduce string instruments and strumming a steady beat.  Recorders introduce wind instruments and encourage fine motor skills while reinforcing note reading.

§  Instrument demonstrations by college students and special guests enhance the child’s learning about instrument families.

When a child finishes the four-semesters of Young Child they will know notes in the staff, rhythms patterns, composers, instrument families and have an appreciation of music from various cultures.  

Ask band directors, choral directors, church music leaders, and piano teachers, they reap the benefits of Kindermusik graduates in their programs. Kindermusik for the Young Child is the BEST music foundation for your child.

CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF AUGUST 19

  Kindermusik for the Young Child is offered 

Tuesday or Thursday afternoon

Register online here.  

www.berrycollegekids.com  

 knobles@berry.edu