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Enter to win a free summer of Kindermusik ($95 credit)!

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WE LOVE KINDERMUSIK WEEK
Now through February 16, 2014
Enter to win

 a FREE SUMMER SEMESTER of KINDERMUSIK CLASSES!
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Dear Families,

It’s time for Kindermusik International’s 3rd annual  “We Love Kindermusik” week ALL around the world. Kindermusik is enjoyed by so many, in over 70 countries, and once again we can all share our experiences and love for this amazing program together.

“WE LOVE KINDERMUSIK” week is truly intended to be a week of happy reminders of why we all love Kindermusik and most importantly, of all the special people – educators, families, and children – who come together every week to change the world through music…. one child and one song at a time.

Read below for details on how to share the love, and enter to win a FREE SUMMER SEMESTER of KINDERMUSIK (or $95 credit)!

We hope you enjoy sharing the love, and good luck!

The Grow and Sing Team
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Check out the Grow and Sing Studios WE LOVE KINDERMUSIK 2014 VIDEO featuring our Kindermusik Educators singing in the style of Jimmy Fallon’s classroom instruments segments! It’s fun!
All You Need Is Love with Classroom Instruments (Jimmy Fallon Style) - Kindermusik Version
All You Need Is Love with Classroom Instruments (Jimmy Fallon Style) – Kindermusik Version


“LOVE SOMEBODY” KINDERMUSIK VALENTINES PLAYDATES.  Click here for more information on schedule and signing up!

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WE LOVE KINDERMUSIK CONTEST DETAILS AND RULES!

You can share the love, and enter into our “We Love Kindermusik” contest in many ways. The more you do, the more entries you will have. Maximum number of entries per person (not per family, hint hint!) is 10. If we reach 3500 likes on facebook , we’ll DOUBLE the prize, and give away a free semester of summer classes (or $95 Grow and Sing Credit for ANY service) to TWO lucky families!!!

Ways to enter:

1. Color a “We Love Kindermusik” coloring sheet. If you are enrolled, you can turn the sheet in to your teacher, or anyone can scan the sheet and post to ourfacebook wallClick here to print coloring sheet.  — 1 entry


2. Refer a friend. Whether you are currently enrolled or not, we want to thank you for sharing the love and telling your friends about Grow and Sing Studios – Kindermusik. If you refer a friend to us and they sign up for a free preview class (reservation is required) you AND your friend receive 2 entries into our contest. Your friend MUST tell us you sent them (and you are welcome to check with us too, to be sure they did!) They can reserve their free preview class by emailing us, or calling 407.970.2774.  — 2 entries

3. “Like” our facebook page, or “share” our page with your friends and have them LIKE us! You are welcome to let us know you did this  (and give us your friends name so we can verify) so we can be sure to enter your name. In order to receive this entry, your friend MUST like our page (and click on get notifications so they can see our posts!).  One entry per verified friend, so you could get your max entries right here! :) Be sure when you share you make it public so we can see it! If we reach 3500 likes by the end of this contest, we’ll double the prizes given out! — 1 entry

4. Post on our facebook page WHY you love Kindermusik. –3 entries

5. MEGA BONUS entry – Post a video or photo to our facebook page of your children or family telling us or showing us why you love Kindermusik. You will automatically receive 2 entries in our contest, and, the Grow and Sing Studios staff will be voting for their favorite and that winner will automatically win a free summer semseter. Creativity counts!  — 4 entries in general contest  PLUS a chance to win free semester when Grow and Sing studios staff vote for their favorite!

We will be keeping close track of entries, and submit your name accordingly. However, if you are striving to get the maximum number of entries, please be sure you let us know exactly how many and WHERE your entries are, so we can verify and get your amount right! Do not send us several emails to verify, just wait until you are done and then send us one. Thank you! The contest begins now and will close at 11:59pm Sunday, February 16, 2014. Prize may be gifted to someone else if you are not able to use it. Each prize value is  $95 and can be used for any of our services throughout 2014. Maximum number of entries per person (not per family!) is 10. Winners for our general contest will be chosen by random draw with the exception of the bonus entry (video/photo) contest which will be chosen by our staff. Winners will be announced sometime during the week of February 17th on our facebook page so be sure to like our page and select get notifications so you don’t miss the announcement of winners.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED EXCEPT FOR STAFF VOTE MEGA BONUS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH KINDERMUSIK INTERNATIONAL, FACEBOOK OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET.

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Kindermusik works! Check out the research! Visit the Benefits of Kindermusikpage for information on how Kindermusik helps your child learn, grow, and develop. Then, visit our website to learn more about our award winning classes around Central Florida, along with our piano lessons in the East Orlando area.
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Grow and Sing studios has been honored with the Conductors Circle Top 1% in the World Maestro Award. This award ranks us at #20 out of over 5000 programs worldwide. 
Maestro Award Recipient – 6 years
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Love Somebody Valentine Playdates & Giveaways!

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February Fun
We Love Kindermusik week filled with contests and fun! 
We love Kindermusik
Our 3rd annual “We Love Kindermusik” week is just around the corner. The week of Valentines Day (Feb. 10 – 15) we’ll be having tons of fun on our blogand facebook page. Be sure to “like” our page so you don’t miss out on the chance to win prizes including a FREE SUMMER SEMESTER OF KINDERMUSIK!! 
CLICK HERE TO KEEP UP WITH  KINDERMUSIK INTERNATIONAL’S WORLDWIDE
WE LOVE KINDERMUSIK HAPPENINGS TOO!
Free Preview Classes
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If you haven’t yet experienced a class with Grow and Sing Studios, please contact us and we will help you schedule a free preview class. Click here for more information on free preview. 

Valentine Themed Playdate Classes for Families with Children Newborn – Age 7

 

Join in the fun with the little ones you love as you cuddle, dance, read a snuggly story, play scarf peek a boo, shaker instruments and so much more! Events are 45 minutes long and include a take home 10 song download card, playlist card and eggshaker. 

$15 – 1 child   $25 – 2 children OR if you have a deal voucher or facebook offer, this is a great time to use it! Also, If you are a class subscriber in our weekly studio classes, just email us to reserve your space if you want to use one of your two free member playdate perks! 

Friday, Feb. 7th – 10:00am –  Hunter’s Creek/Kissimmee
Tuesday, Feb. 11th – 12:30pm – Winter Park
Tuesday, Feb. 11th – 6:30pm – Amaya Papaya Casselberry
Thursday, Feb 12th – 9:30am – Amaya Papaya Casselberry
Saturday, Feb. 15th – 11:00am – UCF/East Orlando
Monday, Feb. 17th – 12:00pm – Oviedo Mall
Monday, Feb. 24th – 6:30pm – Spark! Winter Springs
Tuesday, Feb. 25th – 6:30pm – Port Orange
Wednesday, Feb. 26th – 12:00pm – Winter Garden
Thursday, Feb. 27th – 12:00pm – Deland
 
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER.

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Plan AheadInquiries are already coming in regarding

SUMMER 2014!

Save the dates….

Week long music & art drop off camps for 4 – 7 year olds at our UCF/Oviedo location at the UUUS. Daily 9:30am – 12:00pm Monday – Friday

Session 1 –  June 19 – 13, 2014
Session 2 – July 28 – Aug 1, 2014
Summer session weekly classes for babies to 7 years old begin week of June 16th! Session will be 5 weeks long and offered in various locations. Each class will be 45 minutes long held once per week. Family Music, Art and Baby Music..  

All themes have already been posted, and class registration be will open shortly. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE! 

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Spring classes are currently in session!

If you would like to join in the fun please let us know! It’s never too late to join us! You can enroll anytime (and be pro-rated) as long as a class has space. Come on down!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW SPRING CLASSES. 

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WIN A FREE CLASS!
EIGHT different Macaroni Kid partners just launched their Valentine Giveaway! ALL of them are giving away 2 spots in one of our “Love Somebody” Playdates. That makes 16 FREE CLASSES!! It’s FREE and EASY to enter! CLICK THE VARIOUS LINKS BELOW TO ENTER AND WIN!

During our We Love Kindermusik contest week on facebook, we’ll double the chances to win free classes if we can reach 3500 likes on our facebook page. Be sure to like us, select “get notifications” so you don’t miss our announcements and share with friends!!!
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Free Preview Classes for New Families! Accepting sign ups now!

We are now very close to our first day of Spring classes (January – May), and are welcoming those that haven’t ever experienced a class with us to come give it a try, free!  No pressure, just fun! We are happy to arrange yourfree preview in any class and locationthat still has space. If a class is limited on space, then we can schedule your preview with the understanding that we might have to move you to another class if that one fills last minute with paid registrants. So contact us today and join us this week, January 20 – 25th!
Our Spring Studio Classes….
   
  
Other offerings….
  
  • Preview Free
    or receive a 1 class
    discount to secure
    your space ($11.50
    off per child for new families)
  • Newborns under
    5 months attend
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Click here to learn more about a preview class or new child discount option! Click here to request a free trial piano lesson at our home studio in East Orlando. Inquire about ourNewborns are FREE program.

SHARE THIS EMAIL. IF YOU REFER A FRIEND AND THEY MENTION YOUR NAME IN THE “HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US” SECTION WHEN THEY REGISTER, YOU GET $5 GROW AND SING CREDIT – ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO VERIFY IF YOU HAVE REFERRAL CREDIT!!

407.970.2774    

Free previews welcome this week, and a little musical inspiration!

We invite all new families to schedule a free preview class this coming week as we begin what is to be our best Spring semester yet!
Baby and Toddler Kindermusik music classes available in Orlando, and Central Florida!
we would love to invite new families to preview free

We also strive to make connections and create a magical place in each and every class and so we think this says it beautifully…

To reserve your free preview class,  simply email us at , and we’ll match you up with a class that works for you!

the end of all good music is to affect the soul

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO AT GROW AND SING STUDIOS – KINDERMUSIK, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, PLAYDATES, ART CLASSES, PIANO LESSONS AND MORE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GROWANDSING.COM!

Spring into Kindermusik – themes and enrollment information!

 

 

classes begin soon in over 10 locationsLook what’s coming in January!

Below is a sneak peak at our Spring themes and curriculum. Sign up today!
Classes begin week of January 20th. We are currently accepting registrations, and sign ups for free preview classes. Kindermusik Playdates begin this week!


Kindermusik Village for Babies
Newborns up to 18 months
Babies under 5 months are free! Click here for info.
Weeks 1 – 8: Cock-a-doodle-Moo! – Hop on the hayride-it’s time to head for the farm!Weeks 9 – 15: DewDrops – In this class, parents and babies will play and move together to songs about flowers.You’ll also hear traditional Irish music, dance a jig and move to the “Irish Trot.”

Kindermusik Our Time for Toddlers
18 months – 3 1/2 years old
Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This class focuses on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Sing and play along with favorite songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” and “Wheels on the Bus”. to name a few!

Kindermusik Imagine That for Preschoolers

3 – 5 years old
Think of it like taking a course inside a child’s imagination. We’ll use the theme of a toy shop to make our pretend-creations, using rhythm and songs with every imaginary saw, hammer, and nail. The result is building the preschooler’s sense of a sequence of events, which is good for storytelling, as well as making his ideas a reality.

Kindermusik for the Young Child –
Semester 1

5 – 7 years old
Using a small-group approach to music education, Kindermusik for the Young Child provides a pressure-free class where your child can develop a strong musical foundation by learning the concepts, language, notation, and vocabulary of music and its greatest composers. Everything your child learns later in semesters 2, 3, and 4 begins with this early introduction to singing, reading, and writing music and rhythm. Through dances and games that focus on rhythmic development, we’ll learn a keyboard instrument-the glockenspiel!

Kindermusik Family Time for families, siblings and multi-ages

Babies through 7 years old
Session A (1st 5 weeks) – Animals-a-dancing
Session B (2nd 5 weeks) – Family and Friends
Session C (3rd 5 weeks) – How do you feel?
Dancing, hopping, rolling, and stomping. In session A, we’ll move like all of our animal friends and develop muscle coordination and spatial awareness along the way.

Music for Aardvarks with Mr. Richard for families, siblings and multi-ages
Babies through 7 years old
 Get ready for more fun with Mr. Richard! These informal, spirited classes incorporate sing-a-longs, free-form dance breaks, and instrumental jam sessions. It’s an interactive musical party that the whole family can genuinely get excited about!!

Grow and Sing Studios Art & Book Time

2 – 7 years old
Each class you and your child will explore a different theme through stories, song and art! During each class your child, along with your gentle guidance, will create TWO unique art projects which are immediately available to bring home. Ms. Holly’s monthly art and book time class will enjoy many spring themes including Valentines, Rainbows, Butterflies, and even BUGS!

Kindermusik Playdates – one time events for multi-ages

Babies – 7 years old
Our playdate schedule is ever changing and playdates are constantly added. Each month of playdates offers a different theme and focus.Coming in January – THE DRUM CIRCLE!Kindermusik Playdates are a one time 45 minute class for parents and kids on the go!

Piano Lessons with Mr. Will
Winter Recital 2013
The Simply Music Method that we offer is designed to maximize the likelihood of students acquiring and retaining music as a lifelong companion. Mr. Will has spots available though they are filling fast. He is happy to offer a free trial lesson. All lessons are in East Orlando.

See you soon, and happy new year!
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Happy Holidays from Grow and Sing Studios Kindermusik and Piano Lessons

 

Happy Holidays from the Team at Grow and Sing Studios!
Thank you for making music with us this year at Kindermusik, Piano Lessons, Parties, Playdates and Music for Aardvarks.
Here’s to a great 2014!

thank you for making music with us this year

WE WON! Grow and Sing Studios is WINNER in Orlando A-List for Best Family Entertainment!

Thank you to all who voted for us! We WON!
Grow and Sing Studios is your leader in Family Entertainment!


Giving Tuesday… Kindermusik scholarship available at Grow and Sing Studios

giving tuesdayHello Friends,

To us, every day should be a “giving” day, and we strive for that throughout the year. However, we think it’s wonderful that today, the day after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday that we focus on how we can help others. So, we wanted to let you know what Grow and Sing Studios is doing to contribute.

TOYS FOR TOTS
In November, we started our Toys for Tots campaign. This is our final week to collect toys, and we can proudly say that we have already OVERFILLED our box! We are SO excited to turn in our full box of toys to the Marines this weekend.

KINDERMUSIK SCHOLARSHIPS
Each semester, we make available a certain number of Kindermusik scholarships for families in need. We want everyone who WANTS to benefit from the Kindermusik experience to attend, and we do our best to make this a reality. Grow and Sing Studios offers a number of scholarships per year to Arnold Palmer Hospital’s Pediatric Cardiac patients, as well as Pediatric Cancer Patients. We know medical bills are high, and we are thrilled we can bring some joy during a tough time. These scholarships cover tuition and materials so that families can just come and enjoy the experience. Most recently, we have made available scholarships to Autism Speaks and are excited to meet the families these scholarships have been awarded to.

GIVING TUESDAY SCHOLARSHIP OFFER
We would like to offer a scholarship today to a family who perhaps can’t attend right now for financial reasons, or due to medical costs are not able to attend. We want this family who is awarded this scholarship to be available to attend on a weekly basis and this offer is through May 2014. If you or a friend would like to apply to receive this gift, please CLICK HERE to fill out our easy application. At this time, we can only award one scholarship, but this may change in the near future, so we’ll keep all applications in our file and contact you if you are awarded! Applications need to be in by Friday, December 6th at 5pm. All applications will be reviewed and considered and the recipient will be notified soon. We will not announce recipient publicly. This information stays confidential. Thank you.

Have a wonderful Giving Tuesday and Happy Holidays!

 

‘Tis the Season…… the cold and flu season.

A note from your owner/directors, Holly and Will.

We would like to address some questions that are always asked at this time a year, regarding the inevitable cold and flu season. Our class guidelines state to not attend class if you or your child is sick. A good guideline to follow is to be fever free for 24 hours, and for a nose not to be running with anything other than clear. It is VERY common for babies and toddlers to have runny noses due to teething. It is VERY hard to distinguish that from being sick. If you at all feel that your child is under the weather, remain home and schedule a makeup class by emailing .

We wanted to let everyone know our studio wide procedures for attempting to keep our classrooms as sanitized as possible. While it is impossible to guarantee you that our instruments and props are 100% sanitized, we do our best to minimize sickness. We spray instruments, etc. with Clorox Anywhere, and tumble dry all fabric items in the dryer. After doing much research, Clorox Anywhere seems to be the safest product to use for our purposes. Here is a link to read more about the product. 

As those in our classes know, we keep this product ON HAND at all classes so that we can all make an effort together to help avoid the spread of germs. If your child has mouthed an instrument during class, please bring it up to our  “sanitation station” (or as Mr. Richard likes to call it the “spit station”),  when finished and spray it with the Clorox Anywhere. If we all make an effort together, we can try to eliminate spreading sickness to each other. Though again, there is never anything we can do to “guarantee” as in any public setting. 

Again, by spraying our instruments we are not promising a 100% sanitary environment. We stand by the most important way to avoid sickness – WASH HANDS!! We suggest that before class begins, and after class ends, you and your child wash hands with SOAP and WATER if possible.  We try to have some antibacterial gel available as well. We have been using these procedures and guidelines for over 6 years, and they have worked well.

Here is some information about sanitizers.

For alcohol-based hand sanitizers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends an alcohol concentration of 60 to 95%  of ethanol or isopropanol for the great efficacy in killing germs.  In the study listed above, it was found that some hand sanitizer products purchased from local retail deep-discount stores, advertising the same claims as those found on name-brand products such as Purell, had, in reality, only a 40% ethyl alcohol concentration – much too low to reduce bacterial counts on hands.  In fact, the faulty product seemed to “mobilize the bacteria, spreading them around the hand instead of killing them.” (N.Y.Times: Hand Sanitizers: Good or Bad?  , by Deborah Franklin,  March 21, 2006)

We hope, that by using the Clorox Anywhere, washing hands, and not coming to class sick, we can avoid spreading sickness back and forth. Of course we all know that this just happens, and that no matter what we do, it is still going to occur. All we can do is try our best!

If anyone has ANY questions about this, please don’t hesitate to ask. Again, thank you in advance for working with us on making Grow and Sing Studios a healthy environment for all!!!

October in Florida!

As our friends from up North start to gear up for cold weather, snow boots, heavy jackets and seat warmers, families here in Florida are finding ways to embrace the new “Fall” Season in our 86 degree weather!

Here are some creative ways we get into the spirit here at Kindermusik with Grow and Sing Studios in Florida (just to name a few)!

We play with colorful fabric Fall leaves INDOORS while reading a story about Autumn!
fall activity in kindermusik class
fall activity in kindermusik class

We paint pumpkins!
child painting pumpkin

and make them magical with some “magic glitter”

We use black yarn to weave a spider web, and welcome our “itsy bitsy spider” friend!
spider web music activity

and we gear up for what is bound to be the BEST Costume Week EVER!!
costume week
Here’s to the start of a wonderful Fall season to friends near and far!
Enjoy this coloring sheet to get you in the spirit! :)
this little light of mine... i'm gonna let it shine! let it shine! let it shine! let it shine!
HAPPY HAPPY FALL!

Find out more about our Fall fun:
ITSY BITSY SPIDER KINDERMUSIK PLAYDATES

CRAFTY PUMPKIN PARTIES

OUR CLASSES AND FUN!

GROW AND SING STUDIOS ON FACEBOOK

SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS


CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
CLICK HERE FOR CLASSROOM GUIDELINES

Our School Years include 35 active weeks of classes with some scheduled weeks off which are noted below.

SCHOOL YEAR 2023 – 2024
School Year ends – May 17, 2024

SCHOOL YEAR 2024 – 2025
School Year begins – August 12th, 2024
OFF – Thanksgiving week – Nov. 25 – 29, 2024
OFF – Holiday/Winter break – Dec. 16, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
School Year Resumes after Winter Break – Jan 6, 2025
OFF – Spring Break – March 17 – 21, 2025
School Year ends – May 16, 2025

Classes held in-person and virtually. Click here to view options.

 

SUMMER 2024 CALENDAR


CLICK HERE FOR CLASSROOM GUIDELINES

Our Summer is a 8 week fun filled session (with a scheduled week off worked in for the holiday). We know Summer travel is common, so we are happy to pro-rate the value of up to 2 weeks should you need it. Just let us know when you register!

Summer – 8 weeks
Summer Begins – June 3 – 7, 2024
OFF – July 4th Holiday – July 1 – 5, 2024
Summer Resumes after holiday – July 8, 2024
Summer ends – July 29 – August 2, 2024

Classes held in-person and virtually. Click here to view options.

LOOKING AHEAD…
School Year 2024 – 2025 begins week of August 12th!