Current research on brain development confirms that early learning and stimulation such as activities performed in Kindermusik® class greatly enhance a child's overall development. Kindermusik helps parents understand the specific goals and benefits of our curricula through our Kindermusik Foundations of Learning®.

Kindermusik Foundations of Learning insights are based on the most current early childhood development research, communicated in class by the educator and printed on materials that go home to extend the learning process. These "foundations" provide information about how infants, toddlers and children learn, why certain activities are included in each lesson and how to extend these activities at home.

Kindermusik Foundations of Learning insights have always been implied in Kindermusik curricula, but have never been as strongly integrated as they are now. Following are perspectives of early child development experts on the many benefits of Kindermusik.

Language Development

"Playing with objects such as the scarf play in Kindermusik Village® encourages a baby to make sounds and words and helps her anticipate outcomes which are central to conversational development and language acquisition. Varying pitches between high and low in Kindermusik class stimulates these first foundations for a baby or young child's learning the variety of sounds of language."
-Dan DeJoy, Ph.D., Speech-Language Pathologist

Attention and Inhibitory Control

"Kindermusik addresses a child's development in many various and powerful ways. Repeated exposure to musical activities develops important cognitive and behavioral skills. Some musical activities can help develop inhibitory control - the ability to control or stop one's movements. Also, changing volume, rate and pitch in songs and activities teaches a child discrimination, a crucial factor to listening and language processing."
-Ed Dougherty, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist

Movement and Physical Development

"Children learn through movement and music is movement. Repetition of movements, demonstrated in the Kindermusik Movement Chart, is important for brain and motor development. Movement requiring both horizontal and vertical tracking of the eye facilitates language development for reading readiness."
-Anne Green Gilbert, Movement Specialist, Author, Creative Dance for All Ages, and Director, Creative Dance Center

Children with Special Needs

"Music as a curriculum in its own right is a valuable one. There are no winners or losers in Kindermusik class - the only competition is with one's self, which is a crucial part of educating children with special needs. Kindermusik incorporates not only the joy of music but also movement, touch, listening and socialization that are so important for children with varying abilities."
-Stuart J. Schleien, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism University of North Carolina at Greensboro