Melodies & Memories

Foster Development & Joyful Learning!

Engage your little one with music, motions, singing, and gentle instruments. Babies, toddlers, and children 5 and under with a parent or caregiver are welcome. Multiple children (in the SAME family) are allowed with one adult—the price is the same per family. Just $15 a session!

DId You Know?

There are cognitive, social, Emotional, and language learning benefits to music and singing during the infant and toddler years!

Singing engages infants more effectively than just speech!

When we sing to babies, we often use facial expressions, exaggerate words and sounds, and use playful movements and gestures. This special combination of communication methods provides babies with rich social-communicative information. The rhythmic patterns and predictability help give infants important communication cues.

Singing with infants supports learning across many developmental areas.

Research shows that singing increases emotional regulation, social skills like prosocial behavior, and language learning. Using instruments like shakers and bells helps young children build fine and gross motor skills as they move and make music along to the beat. Listening to music and moving to the beat helps young babies learn to recognize patterns in music and language. Singing songs with rhymes, numbers, and patterns supports older infants and toddlers’ cognitive development, including memory, sequencing, and storytelling.

Singing with babies promotes bonding and reduces stress.

When singing with babies, parents and other adults pay close attention to the baby’s cues and adjust their singing to match the baby’s needs. These interactions provide a powerful opportunity for bonding between the baby and adult. Singing to infants reduces the infant’s distress and increases their emotional regulation more than just speech. Singing also benefits the adult by reducing stress and anxiety, increasing feelings of well-being and self-esteem, and promoting feelings of closeness with their baby.