Saturday Session: May 7th via Zoom
How Does Your Child Learn? Part 3
Theme- Making Music
Book- Hello World- Music by Jill McDonald
Craft- Decorative Bead Shakers
Presenter: Christopher Carbone
Presenter Highlight- Christopher Kavi Carbone
Christopher Kavi Carbone, musician, performing artist, and expressive arts facilitator, directs “Arts-in-Celebration!” & “Music Together of Newport County” with his wife Katherine Carbone, has been offering creative programs in music, movement, yoga and more, for families and people of all ages in the Newport Area for over 20 years and in New York City and Italy for 10 years before that. He also serves on the faculty of Salve Regina University in the Department of Counseling, Leadership and Expressive Arts graduate programs.
From "Mr. Christopher" Kavi Carbone- “I love participating in Baby Steps!
As a music educator and creative arts therapist, I see how starting early can make a world of difference, giving children the gift of music that they can grow into for a lifetime.
So it's a joy to share this musical presentation at Baby Steps, with families who are already committed to guiding these first steps in so many other areas of development.”
“In our Baby Steps session, I lead an interactive experiential lesson: Music and Your Child share in a playful way with parents and young children.
Music education in early childhood is based on four key ideas:
1. Children are born to be musical: Tone and Rhythm are actually part of a child's first language!
2. Children can develop their musical skills and fluency over time, when given the opportunity to explore, and music can support them through many other non-musical challenges of life.
3. The participation of parents and caregivers is so important to a child’s musical growth.
Just like with reading and speaking with children, in early childhood, the children pick up their cues and skills from those closest to them.
Parents: Yes, have fun singing and playing home-made instruments and dancing too:
your children will get that enthusiasm and interest through you.
4. This growth is best achieved in a playful and interactive way - accessible to the child’s participation which happens in many learning styles. Some children will observe and listen, others will move, others will sound in response. With these keys in hand, music-making also becomes an enjoyable way for parents and children to connect and bond together, building positive attachments together.
Looking forward to sharing music with the Baby Steps families again in upcoming seasons!”
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