Music with Margie - music and movement for young children

Margie has some am/pm openings this year, depending on your geographic location. Call and find out about a teaching residency at your school, daycare or library! Most classes are closed to the public, but there ARE a few places you can bring your child to class for free or for a minimal charge. Or, if you would like to enroll your child in a preschool where Margie currently teaches, here is the list for the 2011/2012 academic year: • Schoolmates at Bushy Hill, Ivoryton, CT • Town & Country, North Branford, CT • Gingerbread Kids, Moodus, CT • Lutheran Nursery School, Madison, CT • Chester Child Center, Chester, CT • Community Co-op Nursery School of Old Saybrook, CT • St. Therese Nursery School, No. Haven • Michelle Briggs Home Daycare, Old Saybrook Plus several Home Daycares in Killingworth, Old Saybrook, and Chester -call for details: (860) 526-5794. Here is the 2011/2012 CLASS Schedule: CHECK OUT THE EXCITING 2011 CONCERT SCHEDULE, TOO!	This text will be replaced by the flash music player. Child/Caregiver classes are held at: Henry Carter Hull Library, Clinton (shown above) The Killingworth Public Library Lyme Youth Service Bureau East Haddam Early Childhood Council, East Haddam The Deep River Public Library Brainerd Memorial Library, Haddam And the Edward Smith Library, Northford Call the Bureau or Library to Register; See Schedule Below:

Old Lymes’ Youth Bureau 59 Lyme Street (P.O. Box 589) Old Lyme, CT 06371 (860)434-7208 Contact; Arlene Sharp, Parent Resource Administrative Supervisor www.lysb.org	Wednesdays at 11:00am beginning 9/7/11 Registration Required

Henry Carter Hull Library 10 Killingworth Tpke (Route 81) Clinton, CT 06413 (860) 669-2342	New time! Tuesdays at 11:30am beg. 9/6/11 Registration Required

Killingworth Public Library P.O. Box 725 (Route 81) Killingworth, CT 06419 (860) 663-2000	Tuesdays at 10:30am beg. 9/6/11 Registration Required

Brainerd Memorial Library P.O. Box 8 (Route 154) Haddam, CT 06438 (860) 345-2204	Bi-weekly Thursdays at 10:30am beg. 9/15/11 Registration Required

Deep River Public Library 150 Main Street Deep River, CT 06417 (860) 526-6039	Wednesdays at 1:30pm beg. 9/7/11 Open Class-no registration required

Edward Smith Library 3 Old Post Road/P.O. Box 130 Northford, CT 06472 Contact Deb Verrillo, Childrens Dept. (203) 484-0469 dcverrillo@yahoo.com	No programs scheduled at this time.

East Haddam Early Childhood Council Location: East Haddam Elementary School, 45 Joe Williams Dr., Moodus, CT 06469	Bi-weekly Thursdays at 11:30am beg. 9/15/11 Registration Required

CHECK OUT THE EXCITING 2011 CONCERT SCHEDULE, TOO!
MUSIC WITH MARGIE IS A PRESCHOOL MUSIC CURRICULUM GEARED TOWARD CHILDREN TWO THROUGH SIX YEARS OLD, AND FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THOUGH BABIES AND SIBLINGS ARE WELCOMED, PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO PRE-SCHOOLERS WHERE REGISTRATION IS LIMITED. THANK YOU!
Click on "Margie" for my teaching philosophy Music with Margie is one half hour of music and movement for kids from ages 2 to 6. Music and movement are used to teach preschoolers and kindergarteners different themes throughout the school year. My "Margie Bag" is usually filled with something new each week ... instruments, puppets, scarves, etc. Summer music has a different feel – it's sillier and includes music for kids from ages 3 to 10 years old. For current Music with Margie schools, here are some helpful reminders and tips for a successful music and movement class: Do include mixed ages. Older children provide a behavior model for younger ones, and shy 5-year-olds feel more comfortable with 4-year-olds. Do sit on the floor "criss-cross applesauce" in a big circle so that everyone can see, and no one gets a "front row" seat or special treatment. Do have the children wear nametags. The program is highly interactive and calling on them by name helps me get them really involved! Do remove a child who is having a temper tantrum – it is upsetting to the other students. (However, I do not consider enthusiastic laughter and dance disruptive!) Do participate on the floor with us – it shows the children what to do and it's more fun than you think! You also serve as “home-base” for a distracted child. Do Click here for Margie’s ‘THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL MUSIC FOR THE VERY YOUNG’
Some Music & Movement Suggestions:
Spring Stretch (to the tune of “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie”) In the spring, the leaves and grass grow, leaves and grass grow, leaves and grass grow. In the spring the leaves and grass grow and the trees all turn green, And the wind and the rain blow, and the wind and the rain blow. In the spring, the wind and rain blow and the trees all turn green. Note: Have the children stretch down slowly, with straight legs, then reach up to the sky and sway back and forth. Twist your body when the wind and rain blow. Reach up on tippy-toes at the end. Let's Go Fly a Kite (This song is on the sountrack from Mary Poppins) While the song is playing, have the children wave scarves in the air and pretend they are flying kites. Also check out the bug songs and "The Boom-de-Adda Song" on the Singin' Round the Campfire CD. They're perfect for spring. Fall Stretch (to the tune of “London Bridge”) All the leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down; Red and yellow, orange, brown, I love Autumn! Take the leaves and rake them up, rake them up, rake them up In a pile, so we can JUMP! I love Autumn - CRUNCH! Note: Have the children stretch down slowly, wiggling their fingers, and touching the ground. Have them try not to bend their knees. Then, standing, act out raking and jumping. Dicky Dicky Doo! (a hand rhyme) Note: In rhythm, have the children follow your hand. If you touch your head, have them touch their heads, and so on... My hand on my head, what have I here? This is my topnotcher, sweet mother dear Topnotcher, topnotcher, dicky dicky doo, that's what I learned in my school - BOOM BOOM! My hand on my brow, what have I here? This is my sweatboxer, sweet father dear… Sweatboxer, Topnotcher, dicky dicky doo, that's what I learned in my school - BOOM BOOM! My hand on my eyes (close 'em first) what have I here? These are my eyeblinkers sweet mother dear Eyeblinkers, sweatboxer, topnotcher, dicky dicky doo, that's what I learned in my school - BOOM BOOM! My hand on my nose, what have I here? This is my smellsniffer, sweet father dear ... Smellsniffer, eyeblinker, sweatboxer, topnotcher, dicky dicky doo, that's what I learned in my school - BOOM BOOM! My hand on my mouth, what have I here? This is my foodgrinder, sweet mother dear Foodgrinder, smellsniffer, eyeblinker, sweatboxer, topnotcher, dicky dicky doo, that's what I learned in my school - BOOM BOOM! My hand on my chin, what have I here? This is my chinchopper, sweet father dear Chinchopper, foodgrinder, smellsniffer, eyeblinker, sweatboxer, topnotcher, dicky dicky doo, that's what I learned in my school (tap knees) - BOOM BOOM! (there's more, but have fun making up your own, and happy Back to School!) THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL MUSIC FOR THE VERY YOUNG’ The Music With Margie Preschool Program is a music and movement curriculum designed to support and reinforce regular preschool programming and its developmental goals. I teach thematically, and bring a weekly bag of props, instruments, and tricks, as well as my guitar, to play, teach, and enlighten. Why Music? 1. Children enjoy it. They are willing to involve themselves actively, and that involvement is an important component of the learning process. 2. Music is non-judgmental. Children can express themselves and explore their imaginations in a setting where things need not be right or wrong. 3. As part of a total educational program, music complements classroom activities by focusing on skills that are critical in these areas, i.e., listening skills, both fine and gross motor skills, body and spatial awareness, scientific thinking such as problem solving, sequencing, and math skills. 4. Language and literacy skyrocket. Music offers concrete experiences that are embedded in language, and language is the key to intellectual growth. 5. Finally, children of all backgrounds and personalities experience enhanced self-esteem. Goals and Objectives Music skills develop in the course of activities, but they are not the primary focus. There are critical skills learned as this program builds upon itself throughout the academic year. I was trained at Perkins School for the Blind by (now retired) mentor and music therapist, Judith E. Bevans, MT-BC. In her words, “ Students are seldom aware of skills they are gaining in music sessions because they focus on the music itself. In this way, the teacher ‘slips’ instruction by them in a setting that is usually relaxed and enjoyable. Humor is an essential ingredient because it enhances attention and deflects difficult situations. ” The following are just some of the goals attained through music:
• Basic communication and language development • Listening skills • Attention to task • Eye/Hand coordination • Following directions • Auditory processing • Body Awareness and left/right orientation • Gross and fine motor skills • Music skills: sense of pitch, rhythm, tempo, dynamics • Long and short term memory • Sequencing • Spatial awareness	-Sound localization -Social skills -Self-help skills -Relief of tension -Self-expression and self-esteem Comprehensive movement program teaches: -Basic movements (stomping, shaking, swinging) -Locomotor patterns (skipping, galloping, jumping) -Proper use of breath (sing & move at same time) -Correct posture -Exploration of space & awareness of direction -Social dancing and relaxation

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