Children Love Music !

 Through listening and active participation children develop confidence, self-

 control and pleasure in their ability to understand musical concepts such as

 beat, rhythm, tempo and pitch. (Although they think they are just having

 fun) Both parent and children have an aesthetic experience in a musical and

 playful environment. The one hour parent/caregiver not only introduces your

 baby and older children to many new songs and lap games but also builds a

 repertoire of activities for parents to continue to do at home. Parents discover

 the magic of music as they sing songs confidently with their children while

 driving, waiting for appointments and just for the pure joy of it.

 During a class children will be exposed to a variety of musical instruments

 while they are moving, singing, listening or participating.At musical motion we

 have class sets of bells, shakers and drums. Jane might accompany them with

 her singing voice, recorder or ukulele.

 Jane Flinders has been an active Registered Early Childhood Educator in the

 Brantford community for over 40 years. She opened Musical Motion in 1993,

 operating out of Balfour Street United Church. The present studio is located at

 T.B. Costain/SC Johnson Community Centre, 16 Morrell Street . Over the

 last 42 years Jane's professional development has included completing her Orff

 Level 1 from Wilfred Laurier University, her Grade 2 Theory with Honours from

 the Royal Conservatory of Music. For over 15 years Jane has studied

 Education Through Music from the Richards Institute both in Canada and USA.

 Jane was honoured in 2003 to be the recipient of the Early Childhood Educator

 Award for Innovation, Life Long Learner Award in 2010 and a LIfe Time

 Achievement pin for over 30 years in the field of early childhood education.