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5 Proven Benefits Of Play The nation's doctors are being enlisted in a new fight: reclaiming children's right to play. A research paper urges pediatricians to prescribe playtime.

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The Trendiest Parenting Fears of 2017 Disney leaving Netflix, probiotic overdose, whatever French parents are worried about, and more.

Music and language go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly! Delicious and nutritious.

Using Music And Rhythm To Help Kids With Grammar And Language Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are studying how music and rhythm activities could help children who struggle with grammar and language development.

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Pretending to Understand What Babies Say Can Make Them Smarter New research suggests it’s how parents talk to their infants, not just how often, that makes a difference for language development.

What's your Little Treblemaker's favorite song? Let's build a playlist together! Please no cursing, or you'll have to ad $ to the SwearJar!

Do you want to build a Playlist?, a playlist by Little Treblemakers on Spotify A playlist featuring Penn Masala, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Madness, and others

Got a little one? or one on the way? I'm building playlists just for you! One for every mood. Let me know what you think and feel free to add your Little Treblemaker's favorite to the Crowdsourcing playlist! Follow, follow, follow!

Sleepy Sleep Sleep-Lullaby for Baby, a playlist by Little Treblemakers on Spotify A playlist featuring Lila Downs, Tish Hinojosa, N'Gou Bagayoko, and others

I was devastated to hear this news. Some of you may remember Amy and Jake from the early days of Little Treblemakers at the Pump Station. Her loss will be felt deeply by many, but especially her young son. This is a tale that should never have to be told and one that resonates all too deeply in my own family. F*** CANCER
No words can possibly express the mix of grief and anger.
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Click here to support Amy Zaret Memorial Education Fund by Shawn Nelson Dear Freinds and Family, We are heartbroken at the loss of our dear Amy Dee this morning. Amy bravely battled a very agressive cancer and left us early this morning only 4 weeks after the original diagnosis. So many people have already reached out asking how they can help and wanting to do som...

A fun idea for a getaway with your Little Treblemaker! And so many song options to add to your train travel playlist.

The Best Train Trips From Los Angeles What better way to get sweeping views of the country, and up and down the coast than to sit leisurely on a cushioned seat by the window?

Kindermusik-Music & Movement for kids 6 mos-5 years
tomorrow Saturday 9/12 at 10 am

Family Yoga in Burbank/Toluca Lake for Kids 4-11 and their folks begins next Saturday at 9 am!

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5 Kid-Friendly Yoga Poses To Help Your Child Avoid A Meltdown Maybe it’s a refusal to put on a hat, maybe it’s wanting to get out of the car, or not get out of the car — whatever the trigger (and it can be anything, can’t it?) we all know the moment when our

Thinking about music lessons? Make sure you're really ready for the investment! It's a lot more than just $$.

Moderately Crunchy: How to Waste a Ton of Money on Music Lessons

Just keep singing, singing, singing! Just keep singing!

Science Has Great News for People Who Can’t Sing Forget the middle school haters who shamed you into believing you were tone-deaf. A new study reveals that singing is more like playing an instrument than previously thought: Singing accurately is a skill that can be taught and developed. And that means that even the worst singers among us should ju…

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Dropkick Murphys "Shipping Up To Boston" for Tuba Trio Happy St. Patty's Day! Here's "Shipping Up to Boston" by the Dropkick Murphys, from the film "The Departed" (2006), arranged for Tuba / Euphonium Trio and pe...

USC study finds children benefit from orchestra training A study at USC is measuring the benefits of musical training, and early findings show that orchestra students outperformed their peers in auditory skill tests.

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Call for Entries: Nominate Your Favorite Music Teacher | Minds on Music Every Music Educator we meet inspires us. After all, we share the mission of bringing music to children and each educator brings her or his own unique talents and gifts into the classroom! As we celebrate Music in Our Schools month, we wanted to mark the occasion by singing the praises of music educ…

New Research: Cochlear Implant Users Feel the Beat in Music | Minds on Music They hear the music through their whole bodies as they experience the beat!

12 Empowering Children's Books To Add To Little Girls' Bookshelves The books we read as children can have a huge impact on the weird humans we eventually become. Our beliefs, aspirations, and morals can all be...

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5 Lessons Education Research Taught Us In 2014 Lessons from a handful of the most viewed papers from the American Education Research Association last year.

Watch Middle School Kids Play A Led Zeppelin Medley ... On Xylophones See a group of seven to 12-year-olds perform an incredible medley of Led Zeppelin songs on xylophone and drums.

Q&A: Blocks, Play, Screen Time And The Infant Mind Studies with wooden blocks show "that children who play with blocks learn language better and have better cognition."

"Even in most of our cities there are birds and things to appreciate in the environment, and there can be very rich natural choruses to pay attention to. And that is being lost.”
Birds, bees, wind rustling through the trees...Why not take an opportunity this week to bring your child's attention to the "rich natural choruses" our world still has to offer? It's an excellent mindfulness exercise. Mindfulness is a skill like any other that must be practiced, but it's easy to do anywhere at anytime!

Noise pollution is making us oblivious to the sound of nature, says researcher Gift of hearing birdsong and trickling water is being lost to a process of ‘learned deafness’, says US scientist, as people screen out background noise