Open Day SUCCESS!

The much anticipated MMB Open Day was yesterday and the turnout was truly amazing! We already had an idea as to how many kids and parents were going to turn up as we had RSVPs but the crowd that arrived were so friendly and so much fun!

Being based in the main studio, the kids who were with me were mainly under 2 years old - the sweetest age! I introduced MusikFootstep and MusikTunes and we had fun having instrument play, singing songs and music appreciation. All the activities were very well received and though I was going RED in the face (no exaggeration!) from being super tired, I was able to run of pure adrenalin! Seeing everyone's smiles and the kids following and dancing was all worth it. It was so lovely to see new faces, and also some existing students. It's always nice to see how much they've grown, and it's even nicer when I find out they haven't forgotten me!

I'd like to thank Teacher Wendy for assisting me and putting up with me in the main studio! THANK YOU!

The whole team was extremely busy yesterday, and though I had alot of fun with my kids yesterday I would have liked to see the other teachers have fun with the kids in their room. Teacher Ada was in charge of Kids on Air, Teacher Evelyn was in charge of MusikHarmony and Miss Wong was in charge of First Touch Piano and MusikPiano.

Luckily, we were all able to come together towards the end of the Open Day and perform a piano ensemble for our guests. They sure did enjoy it, as the kids were dancing whilst we were playing our pieces!

Giving the Gift of Music!

The new and innovative MusikPiano program has been well received since its launched in Oct 2008. Being able to see all our 3.5 years-old perform their first repertoire piece (Hot Cross Buns) in front of the class was very rewarding. And of course, parents and students were very happy with the result too. Rhythm Dance is the section where I witnessed the absolute joy that music can bring to the family. I still remember some students were experiencing difficulty in doing the "step-touch" action at the very beginning. After weeks of practicing, not only everyone (including parents) can do the action along with the rhythm of the music, students also pay close attention to the trumpet part in the B section! That was truly amazing to see.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff and teachers at My Musikbox for putting this new piano program together, and parents and students for their hrad work for making this cirriculum a wonderful experience for all of us!

The friendliest lions you will ever meet!

My KOA children were not in the best of health today, but they really are a considerate bunch as they all wore their face masks for a whole lesson. However, you'd never have guessed they were a little under the weather, as they were just as energetic as usual. They never fail to turn it into a fitness lesson for me!

Today's theme was on 'The Zoo', which they seemed to know a fair bit about already. We spent our time pretending to be the animals we talked about, and believe me...they can be really fierce when they want to be! They were really convincing as lions, elephants and snakes!

We used the bouncy animals as the other zoo animals whilst the kids all chose to pretend to be lions. When it came to caging up the animals, I explained to the children that lions can't be caged up with elephants and zebras 'cause the lions will eat them. They said to me "Teacher Shirley, we will not eat the zebras and elephants. We will be friends, ok?"

They may look wild

But they're a bunch of softies really!

Rodney, Mathilda, Sabrina and Bertha

hard at work.