Meet Tanya…

Hello! I’m Tanya, a Developmental Service Worker graduate. I began my career 10 years ago as a volunteer in the Son-Rise Program for a local family whose son was autistic. I continued my journey as an Educational Assitant with the Thames Valley District School Board before settling back into my home town of Bothwell. Today I am a proud Team Member of the Best Start Program at Dresden Area Central School. Looking to expand my knowledge and experience, I am currently completing studies in Early Childhood Education. I have always been a firm believer that music education equals brain power, which led me to Kindermusik. A licensed educator for the past 2 yrs, I look forward to spending time on this journey with each and every one of you.

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Why Music?

All over the world, parents bond with their babies through musical sounds and rhythmic movement. They rock and swing their children, put them to sleep with lullabies, make them laugh with nursery rhymes. Parents know instinctively what scientists have now proven: young children thrive on music.

Music Matters

Psychologists, neuroscientists, and experts in early childhood development have demonstrated that music does more for children than bring them joy; it helps their brain cells make the connections needed for virtually every kind of intelligence. Kindermusik’s curriculum is built on this research. When young children are consistently engaged by music in an age-appropriate, socially accepting environment, they benefit at many levels:

• They gain the phonological processing, spoken language, and comprehension skills that are the foundation of reading.
• They build the spatial-temporal and reasoning skills required for math, science, and engineering.
• They develop social and emotional skills that are essential for school readiness—like the ability to regulate their responses and relate to others in complex ways.

By moving and dancing to music and playing simple instruments, children improve their gross and fine motor skills. Activities that encourage freedom within a fun and friendly structure spark their creativity.

And of course, they develop a lifelong love of music!