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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lpmkendrahalterman.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpV-Pgq7PoFgTaPmXWwi6i-9boqbxxJ7eGqirBuFlP1P-Taq8ADzH_5DWOQ6wWT-56I2qW56WZ23uv5wvt5Jl7VK_NYQ1RtLfcz96Jjv5PvA6IYds9SU373JlW-nF8bHtqxVEqzzh3NkI/s320/more-blog-mastheads-small1.png" /></a></div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-26887373933483933732010-04-05T14:27:00.000-07:002010-04-05T14:35:07.623-07:00Now Registering for Fall!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">It is time to make plans for the fall!</span></span></span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Baskerville Old Face', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">See the column to the right hand side for potential class times.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">There are 3 time slots listed on the registration form, but there will only be one or two 2</span></span><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">nd</span></span></sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal"> year classes. The actual class times will be determined by the first choices of those who get their forms turned in soonest. If you have a difficult schedule, please turn in your form right away, and let me know your conflicts.</span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Baskerville Old Face', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The number of first year classes will depend on interest.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Baskerville Old Face', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">See the sidebar for tuition and registration fees. Tuition is slightly higher for 2</span></span><sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">nd</span></span></sup><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal"> year as classes are longer (50 mins.).</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Baskerville Old Face', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">You have the opportunity to save a little money! Turn in your completed registration form and materials fee by the evening of our recital (April 22), and I will waive your $15 registration fee.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Baskerville Old Face', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">For each </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal">student you refer to sign up for the program, I will deduct $15 from your first months' tuition. Just have the student note that you referred them to the program on their registration form. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-44932554937473593362010-04-05T14:25:00.000-07:002010-04-05T14:27:11.310-07:00Recital Time!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face', serif; ">We will have a short recital on <i><b>April 22 at 7:00pm</b></i>, here at my home, to show off what the students have learned this year. I will probably have a couple of my private voice students perform then, as well. The program won't be long and refreshments will be served.</span></div><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Baskerville Old Face, serif;">This means my Thursday PM class for that week, will be moved to Tuesday @ 6:15pm (lesson 15)</span></p></li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Baskerville Old Face, serif;">You are welcome to bring family (grandparents, etc.), and encouraged to bring friends who are interested in learning more about the program that night. Please, email me (<a href="mailto:kendrascreations@gmail.com">kendrascreations@gmail.com</a>) and let me know, if there will be more than your immediate family there, so I can be prepared with seating and refreshments.</span></p></li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Baskerville Old Face, serif;">Although this recital is fairly informal, I would encourage your students to dress nicely, as it will help prepare them for performances to come.</span></p></li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Baskerville Old Face, serif;">This should be a special time for the students. Certificates will be handed out, and they will feel great about how far they have come this year. Please plan to attend! If for any reason, your student cannot come that night, please let me know a.s.a.p.</span></p></li></ul>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-9351231095206166352010-03-11T19:49:00.000-08:002010-03-11T20:35:55.656-08:00News and Lesson 9 (Blue Bugs)<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipJJEgraMBjqznw_SKssI1FsNcMKSEcdmuVAI8bCIUTBlp5qtwoPMtXWyBOLRPVfSzW8a-WkiqxKFzC7CJfbqhHQLqcNhr360oM71H2ebZO5ClATLR2W3xUDXyim068mMSrd1QRXzTPg/s1600-h/raiseVoice.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipJJEgraMBjqznw_SKssI1FsNcMKSEcdmuVAI8bCIUTBlp5qtwoPMtXWyBOLRPVfSzW8a-WkiqxKFzC7CJfbqhHQLqcNhr360oM71H2ebZO5ClATLR2W3xUDXyim068mMSrd1QRXzTPg/s400/raiseVoice.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447594620576789986" /></a>First of all, I wanted to let you know about a cool new feature on the Let's Play Music Website!<div><br /></div><div>If you write a testimonial about the program, and it is published on the site, you can get $10 off the current month's tuition. <a href="http://letsplaymusicsite.com/voices/">Go here for details</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope everyone is having a fantastic Spring Break. I gave you tons of new stuff to work on during our last class, so I hope no one is too bored! :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to review some of the parent notes I gave you during class, since I only have a minute to explain things to you then.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>B-I-N-G-O: </b>It's an old favorite you've probably sung a million times, but it teaches so many good things: Audiation, Rhythmic Balance, and Beat! It is a great one to do during a road trip or driving around town. Kids think it is just for fun, but it is helping them to develop great skills!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jungle Rhythm: </b>This is our theory assignment this weeks. Page 47 in the Reference section of your manual should be helpful. You can help your students see the "math" in this chart. What we are doing is called "subdividing." The chart does a nice job of showing that visually and helping your students develop "spatial awareness" which is necessary for their success in math. Play the CD as you look at the chart so they can see and hear the subdivision at the same time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>El Gallo: </b>We ran out of time to do this together in class, but if you can at home, listen/sing "El Gallo" with your students as you point to to the color chord triangles. What we are trying to instill is the repeated pattern "red, red, yellow, red" in this song, which is call its "harmonic rhythm." When they learn the patterns, they will be able to predict which chord will come next.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Drunken Sailor: </b>I wonder if this song has prompted any discussions about what a drunken sailor is, in your homes. :-) It is a well known folk song, and was chosen for its clear form. By doing the dance to the song, we are teaching them the form of the song. For example, the gallop one direction, and then the other, shows the repeated phrase. Turning around on "Early in the...", emphasizes the cadence that takes us to "...morning." Also, joining hands on the beat for "morning" emphasizes the red chord and that we are back, "home." They probably just think we are doing a silly dance. Isn't that great?</div><div><br /></div><div><i>One more note this week about your children's progress. I am often blown away by the knowledge they are demonstrating each week and the new things they can do. I know some of you have expressed concern about the level of mastery of your child, and if they will be ready for the 2nd year. Not having taught the program before, I have had some questions, too. But having communicated with the creator of the program, Shelle, and other experienced teachers, the word I am getting is not to be too concerned about mastery of every concept/skill we have presented this year. Some of these things are best learned over time and will sink in. For example, some kids match pitch with Echo Ed, easily. Others really have to concentrate. Just because we are starting on keyboards next year, doesn't mean that we won't continue to work on developing these skills. These things are foundational and will be reviewed through out the program. Greater concerns would be if your child just can't sit still or be part of the group, but at this age a lot of growing-up occurs over the summer. And as they enter school, they tend to gain a lot of maturity. If you'd like to talk about your individual student and where they are at, feel free to email me, or call me.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>But for now, back to Spring Break! I will see the kids on Thursday!</div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-54141115880655250832010-03-08T19:39:00.001-08:002010-03-08T19:39:17.760-08:00Let's Play Music on TV<object id="flashObj" width="300" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/49625183001?isVid=1&publisherID=29901534001" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=70864321001&playerID=49625183001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/49625183001?isVid=1&publisherID=29901534001" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=70864321001&playerID=49625183001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="300" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p>Shelle (the creator of the program), and Jenny (my trainer) were on TV today. You can get some fun glimpses into what is coming up in future semesters.</p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-81037221871668119562010-03-03T14:44:00.000-08:002010-03-03T14:49:11.137-08:00Lesson 8-- Blue Bugs<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">During class we looked at the notation for </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><u>The Dinosaur Song</u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and saw that it was all skips and babysteps. Your child should be ready to color the skips and steps for the homework assignment, and have fun singing as the notes go up.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">We also did B-I-N-G-O, for the first time. It is a fun one to help them practice clapping their rhythms. And speaking of rhythms, as you work with your students on their bug flashcards, see if you can get them to clap the appropriate rhythm with out saying the word. Sometimes, the kids say "but-ter-fly," the right way, but clap a steady eighth note rhythm at the same time. While keeping rhythm is a great skill (and one we will practice more with our jungle animals), we want them to feel each rhythm, and not just hear it. You can make it a game: "Can you clap a caterpillar for me with out saying a word?", "How about a grasshopper?", etc.</span></p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-36895420048190864382010-02-23T18:34:00.000-08:002010-02-23T18:53:54.790-08:00Lessons 6 & 7<div>First some news: There is a giveaway going on at the <a href="http://makingmusicians.typepad.com/making_musicians/2010/02/first-ever-giveaway.html">Let's Play Music blog</a>. It is the first giveaway ever! <a href="http://makingmusicians.typepad.com/making_musicians/2010/02/first-ever-giveaway.html">Go check it out</a>!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-IMAbQsNjKGnFRphDIpp7_xYWCoA4CNLidH1Pg8cCemM2D66kD8f-aE7gCODwwsUh-nJd_27S3M5xUMBb_uM1WEAPFt-R_FBjsUjhyphenhyphen3r3F66NNssQ03UE2EQKg4ZV3eP7aouAwGmlXE/s1600-h/bluebugslogo.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-IMAbQsNjKGnFRphDIpp7_xYWCoA4CNLidH1Pg8cCemM2D66kD8f-aE7gCODwwsUh-nJd_27S3M5xUMBb_uM1WEAPFt-R_FBjsUjhyphenhyphen3r3F66NNssQ03UE2EQKg4ZV3eP7aouAwGmlXE/s400/bluebugslogo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441635475815789378" /></a><br /><div>Here are a few notes from our last couple of classes:<br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, serif;">In lesson 6, we had fun singing about El Gallo (the old rooster…he’s dead and won’t be saying cock-a-doodle anymore). It’s interesting to hear how children speaking other languages interpret the sounds that animals make! To learn the words to this song, I recommend you look up the lyrics in your parent manual. Each song is back there. When you come to class, it may be helpful to follow along if you don't know the songs as well as your students do.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We also learned to match the term MAJOR to songs that sound happy and MINOR to those that are sad, tired, or mysterious. Help them remember these terms, and see if they can identify which songs are major and minor as you listen to music.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While singing the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><u>Jungle Rhythms,</u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> encourage your child to use his voice along with his hand actions. This adds another dimension and will help him to stay on his rhythm. We tried keeping the elephant rhythm while I did the lion. See if you can help your child stay on elephant while listening to all the other animals on the CD. This may take some practice.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">LESSON 7</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">When we put each bell on a line (or space) on the giant staff, it helps introduce the idea that each bell (note) has a representative line or space that corresponds with it. Next year each key on the keyboard will have a line or space that corresponds with it...it’s an easy mental transition to make.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Take this idea a few levels forward and you have...the song </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><u>How to Skip!</u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The music is printed in the parent’s manual for you. Not all students will master this song, but if your child enjoys playing the short melodies, she’ll probably like to work through this one, and she’ll feel so accomplished when she learns to play a REAL song! Most of the melody can be figured out note-by-note (is it a step up or down? A skip up or down?). On those occasions where there is a leap, the solfeg is written below the music to help your child find the right bell.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><u>Dinosaur Song</u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> is one that everyone probably WILL master – and a great example of skips and babysteps. We’ll see it many times in the next few weeks.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, serif;">If your child finds writing small notes to be challenging in this week’s homework, feel free to help as needed. You can also copy the page or draw 5 quick lines of your own so you can repeat activities like this as many times as you like for practice!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">I suggested you use your bug flashcards for a memory/matching game. This is a fun way to reinforce what we are doing in class. btw, I found a set of flashcards at the LDS church around the corner, on Sunday. If you are missing yours, let me know.</span></p> </div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-68122887001136898372010-02-09T19:10:00.000-08:002010-02-09T19:15:11.587-08:00Lesson 5 - Blue BugsNow that we can skip on the staff (line-to-line or space-to-space) AND on the bells (you get to skip OVER one bell) our melody reading is gong to get to be really fun! Pull out your bells sometime and play a skip up or down, and have your child figure out which ONE bell you skipped over. Also, play a skip without her looking, and see if she can tell if it goes up or down!<br /><br />Aren’t those bugs so musical? Now that we’ve matched the rhythms to the bug pictures, show the note rhythm cards to your child and see if they can guess which bug it is (this is also the homework this week). Clap out the rhythms (be sure she uses her HANDS and VOICE simultaneously.)<br /><br />It is fun to audiate the puppet show? While listening, quickly turn the music down low, and just SING the part that you know should be playing. After a few moments, turn the sound back up. Being able to hear the melodies in the mind is one of the skills that a person with “musical talent” has mastered. Yes, we can teach our kids to have talent!<br /><br />In other news, I've put a link to Mikayla's website (where she is selling tote bags), on the top of the sidebar. I'm sure she'd appreciate your support, and her bags are super cute!<br /><br />Also, some of you had trouble printing the puppets at home, so I will hand them out to the kids this week.<br /><br />See them on Thursday!Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-46424326741926514372010-02-01T19:50:00.000-08:002010-02-01T20:10:20.586-08:00Blue Bugs--What you can do at homeIt's exciting to see how far the kids have come in one semester. This semester we are really working on rhythm, and you can really help reinforce this at home. Just simple clapping along to the radio, or dancing to music in the home, can help them feel the beat.<div><br /></div><div>This week we started singing "Bill Grogan's Goat." Help your students feel the four beats (guitar strums on the CD), after each line. Help them practice clapping them as you listen to the CD. They should be able to tell you all about the silly goat and what he did.</div><div><br /></div><div>We also sang "I've Been to Harlem" this week, both in a major key (happy), and in a minor key (sad). (Listen to the song on the CD, or ask me, if you don't know what I am talking about). As you are listening to the radio or other music, see if they can tell you whether other songs are "happy" or "sad", by the music, not the words. Some minor songs sound "spooky" rather than sad, like our "Halloween" song last semester, so that would be an acceptable response, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ask them to tell you about the jungle animals we talked about, too. This is a really fun way we will teach them to subdivide beats!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>One calendar item</b>: I am looking at Tuesday evening, April 27th for the mini-recital. That is about as late as I dare push it, baby wise. Please look at your calendars, and let me know asap, if there are any major conflicts with that date!</div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday!</div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-46667523605144603902010-01-05T10:31:00.000-08:002010-01-05T10:34:21.515-08:00Baby Steps SongIs everyone ready to start again on Thursday? I hope you all had a great break and are ready to get back into the swing of things. Listen to your Blue Bugs CD, so you know the new songs we will be working with.<div><br /></div><div>I wanted to share another song with you that will help with the babystep concept. Go to the <a href="http://makingmusicians.typepad.com/making_musicians/2009/12/taking-baby-steps.html">Let's Play Music blog, and listen to it</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>See you Thursday!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-69815206434001353392009-12-02T16:45:00.000-08:002009-12-02T16:55:42.749-08:00Lesson 11<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">I hope you all had a great break, and are ready to "play music" tomorrow!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">We sure had fun last class on our giant staff! One idea you can do at home is to draw lines on the sidewalk with chalk, and play a game with your students. You can instruct your child to jump to the “First Line” or “Fourth Space” to help her remember ordinal counting, or you could play "mother may I" with those directions. I bet the kids would love it if you let THEM be "Mother" and instruct YOU where to go. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">A couple of announcements:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">-Dec. tuition will be due tomorrow (for those paying monthly).</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">-Parents will come to class on the 10th for lesson 13.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">-The <b>evening class</b> will be meeting on Tuesday the 15th (<i>instead of the 17th)</i> for our final class, this semester.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">-For <b>both groups</b>: I am wondering if our final class can be 1 hr. long, instead of 45mins., since we will be combining two lessons. That would mean starting our <b>morning class at 9:00</b>, and the <b>evening class at 6:00</b>. Please let me know if this will work for you. I'm going to say that parental attendance at that class is optional, since you will have just come the previous week. <b>Morning class:</b> if you do plan to come, let me know, so I know whether we will need Mikayla that day, or not.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;">Looking forward to a fun (and musical) December!</span></p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-72556543626948697522009-11-18T16:35:00.000-08:002009-11-18T16:37:27.283-08:00Lesson 10<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In class we have fun with some variations on the classical music puppets, and you can try them at home, too:</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, serif; ">-Quickly turn down the volume, and have your child sing (or bum or doot) the missing part.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-Play a bit of music (or sing it) and have him guess which puppet it was. Even harder: hold up a puppet and have him sing the part!</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-Do the show with costumes, or dolls and toys as characters. Dance them around when their part comes. Get physical and silly! Move your bodies to match the music.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;"></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">When doing the homework assignment this week, if your child always draws baby steps going up on the theory assignment, guide him to notice that steps </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i>could</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> optionally go down. </span> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Tomorrow's class is going to be fun! Look forward to seeing you all there!</p> </span><p></p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-79235015001196945242009-11-04T10:46:00.000-08:002009-11-04T10:49:30.679-08:00Lesson 8<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your theory assignment 8 that you’ll be working on this week is not too tricky, but </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>is</i></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"> tricky for me to READ. If it isn't too late, please have your child use a crayon to draw circles, and a different color to make squares (that way, it won’t matter too much if the square looks a bit circle-ish.) It’s great that the students are working hard on homework, and doing their own writing! I love to see them grow and improve.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some kids are getting to be pros at finding the hidden sol-sol-do's, or mi-re-do's in songs. You can reinforce this by listening for these patterns in everyday songs, and seeing if they can hear them too.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw some really great harp playing this week, too - reading and interpreting the map, translating it to an action for one hand, and simultaneously using the other hand to strum with rhythm.... that's a LOT to process all at once! We're training the students to think like musicians and get all those mental and physical skills going at the same time.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!</span></p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-45809323354628848302009-10-28T11:10:00.000-07:002009-10-28T11:14:58.243-07:00Lesson 7 notes<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">We're doing great in class with TWO melodic patterns now (<i>mi re do</i>, and <i>sol sol do</i>). Both are important examples of cadence melodies that pull us back to DO. That's why these patterns make great endings to songs! Songs sound “right” when they end on DO!</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">We didn't use the bells much in class this week, but there are some fun things you can do at home:</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Play sol-do on the BOOM-BOOM (ain't it great to be crazy). Sing in the key of F...play bells RED-GREEN (lower case sol do).</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Play sol-sol-do-do as you say hell-o your-name in the hickety pickety bumblebee song. (Do is on F…we’re singing in F). If you want to play the WHOLE song, play hickety-pickety using the high sol (RED BELL) and mi (dark blue) to be in the key of F.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">3. YOU can play the song Scotland's Burning for your child on the bells! Soon she will play it too... the hand signs will give you clues as to what notes to play... just remember to play using the lowercase letters, in the key of F. The high SOL! SOL! SOL! SOL! of FIRE! is on the highest red bell.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Thought for the day from another "Let's Play Music" teacher:</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "><i>" I noticed the other day that my daughter hadn't played with her doll house for a long time. Gosh, doesn't she like those toys anymore? I decided to get down on the floor with her and pull them out, and started having doll people talk to each other. Not surprisingly, once she saw I was having fun and being silly, she was happy to join in and wanted to play, too. If it turns out that your child is not so inclined to play on the bells or sing the songs from class, maybe a similar approach will be helpful. Play the bells yourself, sing along to the CD in the car, or instigate a game from class with ALL the family members. Hopefully as she sees YOU modeling having fun with music, she'll gravitate to you and decide to give it a try. Be sure to applaud every effort and allow some time for creative exploration, too!"</i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I'll see your students on Thursday!</span></p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-45625143829384554702009-10-20T11:15:00.000-07:002009-10-20T11:25:10.786-07:00Lesson 6 - Homework Help!<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">RED LESSON 6</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the theory assignment this week, you’ll need to know some songs that we haven’t used in class! Don’t worry if you don’t know these songs, you can check out these websites that have tunes and lyrics to these and additional songs.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000F0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://www.kinderplanet.com/music.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">http://www.kinderplanet.com/music.htm</span></span></a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 240); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/index.html"><span style="color:#0000f0;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/index.html</u></span></span></a></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><a href="http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicchild.htm"><span style="color:#0000f0;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicchild.htm</u></span></span></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><a href="http://www.theteachersguide.com/ChildrensSongs.htm"><span style="color:#0000f0;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>http://www.theteachersguide.com/ChildrensSongs.htm</u></span></span></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoy playing with any of the above sites to listen to random songs and ask, "Does it end with a Mi Re Do? Does it have a Sol-Sol-Do?" As we learn more and more patterns, you're child will start to recognize and catch on to more and more of the common melodies used in music. Listening to kids’ music while driving in the car will never be boring again! </span></p>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-62426716857696094002009-10-04T21:24:00.000-07:002009-10-04T21:26:35.965-07:00Lesson 5<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">***Please check your email for an updated schedule, as I had to make some changes***</span></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The <i>primary chords song</i> and the <i>chords in pieces</i> that we worked on will be an important part of our curriculum from now on. These 3 chords make up 90% of the music we listen to. Developing an ear for the chords will enable your child to understand and compose accompaniments…you’ll see them do so next year! Let me know if you have any questions about how the children can use the chord map to practice pointing to the chord color as they listen to the music on the CD. Help them point on the beat, as if they were strumming the autoharp.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The practice of singing “<i>Do is home</i>” to match a Middle C will also be practiced from now on, so the students can develop relative pitch (the ability to pull a correct pitch from think air!). Parents…YOU can improve your relative pitch, too, with practice. Don’t feel bad if your child learns it more quickly! This is the only exercise in which DO is always assigned Middle C. You know by now that we can build a major scale starting with DO on a C, or F….or any note! Eventually your child will use this knowledge to transpose between keys effortlessly.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kids had a great time with <i>Ooooo Halloween</i>. This song isn't just for fun, and the ghost sounds we made weren't just nonsense. What we were doing is called "vocal channeling." We are extending their ranges (which is helpful with matching pitch) and using a pure head tone. The "oo" vowel is the best vowel for placing the tone up in the head and forward in the nose and "mask" of the face. Basically, it is a good beginning "voice lesson." It works for adults, too! :-)</span></p></span>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-23265714576398064242009-10-04T21:22:00.000-07:002009-10-04T21:24:47.953-07:00Lesson 4 Notes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">RED LESSON 4</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">In class, everyone did such a great job with mi-re-do, that we've modified the song "Hickety Pickety Bumblebee" to end with mi-re-do-do to say hel-lo Tren-ton. It's fun to find out who has a name with more syllables, so you play the red DO bell more times. Why not play with everyone in your family and use first and middle names?</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">The barnyard song continues to be a big hit. If your child still has trouble getting her HANDS to match to her VOICE (this is common in the beginning), try holding onto her hands and guiding her to clap as she says the rhythm of the animals. If you have some barnyard animal toys at home (or maybe real animals!?), have them talk to each other in these great rhythms!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;">We practiced again singing the</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> ostinato</b></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (repeating part: ding dong) against the </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>melody</b></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (the words) in "Hear how the bells". Learn both parts well, and one day when you and your child are waiting in line, you can suggest, "Hey! Why don't YOU sing the ostinato and I'll sing the melody!" and you will sound great together. We'll do it in class next week so you can see just what I mean.</span></span></p></span>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-23681403644197083512009-08-28T18:33:00.000-07:002009-08-28T18:44:19.499-07:00Class UpdatesA lot of people took advantage of the discount pricing, and got registered today, so here are the classes as they currently stand:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Wednesday 2:15-3:00pm (4 spots available)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Thursday 9:15-10:00am (3 spots available)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">*Thursday 6:15-7:00pm (6 spots available)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><i>* We need two more students (preferably school-aged) to make the Thursday night class happen. This is the class I am putting my 8 year old daughter in, instead of private piano lessons. I am confident that after 3 years in this program her keyboarding/music skills will exceed what they would in private piano lessons. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Classes are capped at 8 students, so if you know of anyone who is interested, have them contact me while there are still spots open in their preferred class! I will be emailing the semester schedules out by Monday.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to everyone who has registered! Seeing the enthusiasm of the kids who attended my sample class, makes me so excited to start teaching!</div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-79374900819497045192009-08-26T16:24:00.000-07:002009-08-26T16:57:47.545-07:00Updates, Deals, and around my house today...<div>We had a really fun sample class last night. I know my kids had a blast, because they had a half day, today, and this is what I found them doing.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfsARZPNU19nqTTgxFlDcR-kwScQ58P5ZF4WPeVeLSWO8xcCjhyphenhyphen9w9Hiqis_SrhakWnn7Ct_HZBFH1M3rH9AbXDcpKTEthIHU-ut9zq54ezxanFSluW_JZbZ84xFjSlJJ9GdhX12qUoU/s1600-h/20090827_0279.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfsARZPNU19nqTTgxFlDcR-kwScQ58P5ZF4WPeVeLSWO8xcCjhyphenhyphen9w9Hiqis_SrhakWnn7Ct_HZBFH1M3rH9AbXDcpKTEthIHU-ut9zq54ezxanFSluW_JZbZ84xFjSlJJ9GdhX12qUoU/s320/20090827_0279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419291644854514" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfsARZPNU19nqTTgxFlDcR-kwScQ58P5ZF4WPeVeLSWO8xcCjhyphenhyphen9w9Hiqis_SrhakWnn7Ct_HZBFH1M3rH9AbXDcpKTEthIHU-ut9zq54ezxanFSluW_JZbZ84xFjSlJJ9GdhX12qUoU/s1600-h/20090827_0279.JPG"></a>Entirely on their own, they put on the "Let's Play Music" CD. And besides singing and dancing to all of the songs (and pulling out the bells for the appropriate songs), They put on the puppet show for eachother.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1oYpL5a3jw7dSjWdLsGtDhrh_S3mrcDJxhEaBG5TQkYdP81ibO2G_WvTeNaOtlQ_W8mfe7RZYynXc8fg4nvA-myjIGyopvQcIhp5qZAYWlMIyBCuPlaSZDfss7paS2Mroj1guj0qbgE/s1600-h/20090827_0274.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1oYpL5a3jw7dSjWdLsGtDhrh_S3mrcDJxhEaBG5TQkYdP81ibO2G_WvTeNaOtlQ_W8mfe7RZYynXc8fg4nvA-myjIGyopvQcIhp5qZAYWlMIyBCuPlaSZDfss7paS2Mroj1guj0qbgE/s320/20090827_0274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419281748359202" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1oYpL5a3jw7dSjWdLsGtDhrh_S3mrcDJxhEaBG5TQkYdP81ibO2G_WvTeNaOtlQ_W8mfe7RZYynXc8fg4nvA-myjIGyopvQcIhp5qZAYWlMIyBCuPlaSZDfss7paS2Mroj1guj0qbgE/s1600-h/20090827_0274.JPG"></a>My son was correctly identifying which characters came in at each part of the song, in the car on the way to school this morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimBVs8LbEVSmFUY2tKUyr7W0yD1FshiON60oUenGaClrkYdPzGOvHD6SX1IX_2XYWvm2he42FFgGweT9nwjITL1pEmY_6zZ1x-iuwqdYIjEg8zvavRKZgJKawAyJ8aMkB3n-4h1TIRQc/s1600-h/20090827_0269.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimBVs8LbEVSmFUY2tKUyr7W0yD1FshiON60oUenGaClrkYdPzGOvHD6SX1IX_2XYWvm2he42FFgGweT9nwjITL1pEmY_6zZ1x-iuwqdYIjEg8zvavRKZgJKawAyJ8aMkB3n-4h1TIRQc/s320/20090827_0269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374419268532536578" /></a><br /></div><div>And my not-yet-2-year-old sings along with the whole CD!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some updates for those of you still interested in enrolling your child(ren). It looks like the Wed. class is a no-go, so at this point I am planning two classes:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Thursday morning class (10:30-11:15am) and </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Thursday evening class (6:15-7:00pm).</b></span></span></div><div>There are spaces available in both classes, but I have to cap the classes at 8 students each, so if you are interested, don't delay!</div><div><br /></div><div>The other reason to hurry (besides the fact that classes start next week) is to save money. I recently learned that the tuition rate for this area is set at $45/month ($180/semester). I wanted to make this more affordable, so I am offering a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">discounted tuition rate</span> (<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">for the entire year!</span></i>), but only for those who turn in their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">registration form, materials fee, and registration fee by this Friday (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Aug. 28</span>)</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, we might be able to squeeze in one more sample class before classes start, if there is enough interest. I need at least 4 students to do a sample class, so let me know asap if you missed the sample class and would like to attend another! </div><div><br /></div><div>Email me (kendrascreations{at}gmail{dot}com) with any and all questions! Thanks!</div>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-28760289617601068852009-08-21T14:34:00.000-07:002009-08-21T14:42:34.616-07:00Testimonial--from an LPM parent, and my friend...<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hello to all my Lovely Laveen Friends!</span></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosLDIteqaczL1fyPs7U3WIu4ZfULHHOVnx47jkE3Vb6djzhYc0zbmWui2npHRZ0-FmwIlgdBTQigRkfBx04nKKdwa6F5udIuKlFxgt2pjoqzMUADX-NRPhL2jjEBhysZTXCuzxuAfvI8/s400/IMG_6107.JPG" /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Last year I started my son in a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Let's Play Music class. After the first class I was on the phone to Kendra</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> begging her to take a look at it so she could teach. I knew she'd be amazing with her teaching background and insane knowledge of music (seriously, insane...ever played a game of "Name that Tune" with the woman?!?!). And I knew that it would interest many of the Moms I came to know and love back at our previous residence. It's a 3 year program that teaches music in a completely different way...through play ~ and the kids LOVE it!!! Not only do they love it but he's actually getting music in a way I never could've imagined. Another benefit is that I get to go to class every<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-style: italic; "> other week so my musical light bulbs are going off like crazy too. Each semester he gets a different CD to listen to at home...and the songs are really fun so I don't mind playing them a lot:) The bells were a lot of fun and both my boys have benefited from them and continue to use them. This year he's started on the piano and I'm already loving the lessons...next year he'll be reading music and playing songs:) Some fun things they do in class are puppet shows to classical music, dancing and roll out a huge "staff" mat and the kids are the notes.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLZV0-P3L7Wvj1u-Sky6kMJyFri9xLGcQqGsjjhg_DkHBMq7sMtEOfUp7C2b4FQZTzlflWrLgyd1WVvEuSPgbd-2nQ9ruymflYbarDNkKbw9rthrfjA-pUaLLqyiWzySCaGtxVSjVudA/s400/IMG_6106.JPG" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Check out the website if you want to learn more...and give Kendra a call. Good luck and have fun ~ even though our teacher is amazing I'm completely jealous that I can't be over there to use Kendra so take adva<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-style: italic; ">ntage for me!!!</span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Miss you all and hope you're all doing well,</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kim Rowley</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*If you'd like more info about my classes, fill out the form</span><a href="http://letsplaymusiclaveen.blogspot.com/2009/08/lets-play-music-comes-to-laveen.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or email me at kendrascreations{at}gmail{dot}com.*</span></div></span>Kendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232659193094404828.post-4884735375878323582009-08-18T22:10:00.000-07:002009-08-19T17:58:22.400-07:00"Let's Play Music" comes to LaveenWith more than 5 years of public school teaching experience, 3 years as a private voice teacher, and a broad music background, Kendra Halterman brings the fun of the "Let's Play Music" program to the Laveen area! <div><br /></div><div>To understand what the program is all about, please go to the main site and <a href="http://www.letsplaymusicsite.com/video">view this v</a><a href="http://www.letsplaymusicsite.com/video">ideo</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information, or to sign-up for a class, please fill out the form below.</div><br /><br /><iframe height="410" marginheight="0" src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?key=tZSU2ncuN4s3c5sCKZPptDg" frameborder="0" width="500" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe><br /><br />You can also reach me a kendrascreations {at} gmail {dot} comKendra@My Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436107113740127155noreply@blogger.com0