Music Means ME!  Creating a rich musical environment in the classroom.

Music Means ME!  Music and oral language are natural partners for creative expression. The relationship of these two forms derive from the fact that both music and oral language are constructed from the same two elements: sound and rhythm.

Music Means ME!  is Real music! Real learning! through...

• Musical sounds, Rhythms, and Forms

• Language development

• Literacy development

• Connecting music to YOUR curriculum

• Enriched music experiences with language and stories

• Student and teacher collaborations

• Innovative materials for classroom teachers and early childhood music specialists

Every child has a birthright to exclaim, “Music Means ME!”  Educators involved in early childhood development who assure music-making activities happen regularly in the lives of their students are honoring the essence of those children.

Young children recognize, understand, and value real music by age 2 (and probably younger!). They have inborn propensities toward creating music without any regard to notions of “talent” or “artistic expression”.

Within the American education system music is an expendable component of the curriculum. Young children need music-making experiences to be a part of their school experience. Missing music-making with peers, teachers and family is a lost opportunity for establishing early connections with the poetry of sound, rhythm, personal relationships and communication skills.

Music Means ME! is dedicated to helping educators maintain and strengthen the presence of music-making in early childhood education.

Paul Morehouse also conducts Teacher Training and Staff Development seminars. Contact Paul for details of those programs.