The End of Music Class

Today was the last week of Kindermusik. It was a great summer session where JB learned new songs, played with some new instruments and made a couple of new friends.

I became familiar with Kindermusik by a friend who taught classes in Memphis. I wanted to get JB involved with the program for a couple of reasons: first to give us a planned outing each week, and second to keep her around other kids. She hit a very annoying separation anxiety/shy stage in May and has yet to get out of it. I wanted to expose her to something similar to a classroom setting so that she won't freak out each time we leave her with a babysitter or in the nursery at church. I'm not sure if it worked but we had a good time anyway.

The biggest change that I have witnessed in JB since taking the classes is her love of music. She points to the stereo each morning when she comes downstairs for breakfast or after she has had breakfast and says "dance." It's her way of telling me to put in the CD that has all of the songs on it from class. There is a peek-a-boo song and she immediately begins doing the hand motions for peek-a-boo. There is a Caribbean-styled song and she has her little dance steps that she shows me: a few steps forward then back; side to side; bounce, bounce; repeat. And while it's very entertaining and cute, I am getting a bit tired of the music.

A new class begins in September and I am sure that we will enroll. It's been a fun way for us to bond through music and to meet other moms along the way.