tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post543480098955214984..comments2023-09-28T00:34:38.524-07:00Comments on The Montessori Child at Home: Music at home.Cynthia Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-1348881655626145842012-01-07T13:05:22.677-08:002012-01-07T13:05:22.677-08:00Hi Cynthia! I loved this post. I teach music at a ...Hi Cynthia! I loved this post. I teach music at a montessori and was wondering if I could use the sweet picture of you at the piano (the one where you're wearing the newspaper cap) for my piano lessons flier for the kids. I was looking for an image and this one is perfect.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699529109748545558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-86707129606482881132010-08-24T18:08:27.189-07:002010-08-24T18:08:27.189-07:00Suzanne, I've sent you an email.Suzanne, I've sent you an email.Cynthia Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-9084867360875987232010-07-28T08:52:35.387-07:002010-07-28T08:52:35.387-07:00I teach music in a Montessori school. I've tr...I teach music in a Montessori school. I've tried several times to put work into the classrooms, but it is never mentioned by the teacher and goes undone by the children. <br /><br />How can I present work to the classroom and have it be seen as a welcome addition and not an imposition? I'm trying to have quieter activities, but most require two or more children so that they can check one another's work.Suzannehttp://herdingcatsgeorge.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-47902066453761998202010-06-30T02:52:51.487-07:002010-06-30T02:52:51.487-07:00Oh, how lovely to have a harp! What a wonderful s...Oh, how lovely to have a harp! What a wonderful sound that would make for a child.Cynthia Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-29879803099608824172010-06-26T22:24:11.228-07:002010-06-26T22:24:11.228-07:00Great post about music in the home.
Your children ...Great post about music in the home.<br />Your children will love what you love.<br />I have often been asked how I <br />"made" my kids listen to classical <br />music...they listen to it because they <br />participate in it. Music is all around them...it is a language that they are <br />familiar with. I too am a violinist...<br />we have harp, piano, voice and every <br />string instrument going around here...<br />K.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010538914231926657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-32104240320470768752010-06-25T07:41:10.183-07:002010-06-25T07:41:10.183-07:00What a great idea! A child would love that kind of...What a great idea! A child would love that kind of distraction and it would derail a lot of frustration on the adult's part, too.<br /><br />Thanks!Cynthia Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-34590566108253019172010-06-24T20:51:29.440-07:002010-06-24T20:51:29.440-07:00Wonderful post! I couldn't agree more about th...Wonderful post! I couldn't agree more about the importance of music not just for the child but for the whole family.<br />I've also found that songs are like a magical way to get a two year old to do something they don't always want to do. I just pick a song we know and change the words to describe what I would like her to do. Like putting on her pajamas step by step. She loves it and it takes away any of the struggle.Montessori Beginningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326059314563267510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-11602095027170161952010-06-24T12:14:24.338-07:002010-06-24T12:14:24.338-07:00I would love to witness one of your piano/organ ja...I would love to witness one of your piano/organ jam sessions! Sounds like a lot of fun.<br /><br />And you are absolutely right, it doesn't take a pile of money or talent to have a music corner. <br /><br />Thank you very much for your inspirational comment.Cynthia Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481191579068028308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687753886015415368.post-90682150286949760192010-06-24T11:09:59.768-07:002010-06-24T11:09:59.768-07:00This is a post close to my heart. I did a degree a...This is a post close to my heart. I did a degree and post-grad studies in performance - I play violin and piano. My children love to play on all the instruments we have around as my husband is a musician too. We seem to collect instruments randomly and have made the playroom into a music room. At the last count we had around 50 instruments in there. The childrens' favourite is the Hammond Organ. We play together, either informally jamming and improvising or reading music and practicing something together.<br /><br />One of our favourite jamming sessions is every-one crammed together on the piano and organ. If everyone plays black notes only it always sounds good providing you keep the beat. Sometimes some-one switched to one of the many drums we have or to the basket of percussion instruments.<br /><br />I know most families do not have the resources for this type of fun but it doesn't take much to make a really fab sound and have huge amounts of fun!Annicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691832473765718313noreply@blogger.com