by Devmelodies | Sep 14, 2011 | Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy
Question: How do you plan for over 200 individuals in a single setting (different classrooms) without loosing your cool? Answer: Themes! Believe it or not, almost every center, school, facility and even family has some sort of theme. I work in several school-type...
by Devmelodies | Sep 6, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy, Tutorial
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about the Ocean drum and how wonderful it was in the classroom. You can view that post HERE. Last week, Developing Melodies was featured in the Macaroni Kid Newsletter with a DIY ocean drum project. You can look through all of...
by Devmelodies | Aug 17, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy
A few weeks ago at The Center the children are learning about water and sand. Although we live in Central Illinois, the children are showing an appreciation and great knowledge for all things Ocean. A running theme throughout the center, and most centers, is working...
by Devmelodies | Jun 10, 2011 | Activities, Books, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, We Recommend
Welcome to the first post a new series here at Developing Melodies called “What are we Reading?!” This post is inspired by the many books that we read in and out of our home. My daughter is often asking mommy and daddy to read with her (which is such a...
by Devmelodies | Jun 6, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
Did you know that there are very few early childhood songs out there specifically written about the desert? This week at The Center the kids are learning about the Desert and all of the animals and plants that thrive there. In an effort to make what I have found in...
by Devmelodies | May 4, 2011 | Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, News
Did you know that musical development happens naturally in each and every one of us? Here are some of the natural ways that music develops: Beginning at birth, babies will actively seek out familiar voices and sounds, most of which were introduced while still in the...
