EARLY CHILDHOOD VIDEO SERIES
This unique virtual music program is geared towards helping our families create a music rich home environment for their infant. The initial series of 10 videos includes 4 tutorial videos where our music instructor walks parents through the key steps to start their infant on their musical journey while the remaining 6 are mini classes parents and caregivers can take over and over again with their infant. Included in the tutorials are key steps to helping you and your child enjoy classic lullabies and new songs even before your baby has a hearing device.
FHSR’s MUSIC TO MY EARS (MTME) TUTORIAL VIDEOS
Our skin is our largest organ. TOUCH is our most primal sense and is associated with the largest organ in the human body – our skin. Of all the senses to develop, touch is the first and begins before the baby is born (Field, 2001).
This video introduces the concept of the steady beat to engage with your child and encourage them to experience music through other modalities besides hearing.
A child is not ‘born with rhythm’ they must be exposed to it. Children who are Deaf & Hard of Hearing sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing, THE AUDITORY CORTEX.
Join Sally as she explores fun and interactive ways to engage your deaf or hard of hearing child in musical books.
Early Literacy is not about reading at a young age, but rather helping a child further develop their ocular musculature, vestibular nerves and stamina to have strong and fully integrated bodies. Early Literacy also further develops eye tracking, which helps integrate crawling, walking, reading, crossing the street, playing a sport and much much more!
Music and Movement go hand in hand. Dance is critical in helping children conceptualize sound and music by helping them find their:
Check out our new line of mini classes – COMING SOON! Our new Early Childhood video series is full of helpful tips for parents as they work to incorporate music into their households.
Date – Saturday, October 23, 2021
Time – 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place – Live VITURAL Concert
FHSR is so excited to welcome Laurie Berkner, a nationally beloved children’s music artist as our Cheers for Ears 2021 entertainment.
We will be singing, dancing and making music together virtually, while staying safe at home.
Laurie shares her talent with audiences all over the world through her YouTube channel.
MUSIC TO MY EARS (MTME)
MUSIC TO MY EARS (MTME) SCHOLARSHIP
Research has shown the benefits of children being exposed to music in early childhood. These benefits are increased for a child with hearing loss. From language acquisition to sentence structure, inflection and tone, exposure to music provides indelible positive benefits.
The Music To My Ears Scholarship Program allows all children, regardless of financial need, to attend weekly music enrichment classes and experience the joy of music with their caregivers and hearing peers.
The scholarship will provide one year of tuition-free music classes to (up to 8 years of age) who are deaf/hard of hearing and living in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs
A $900 donation will sponsor a year of classes for one deaf/hard of hearing child. This amount will allow children who might not otherwise be able to afford music enrichment classes to attend weekly music classes and experience the joy of music with their hearing peers.
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