Week of the Young Child is just around the corner. Join Rockness Music in celebrating this very special occasion!
What is the Week of the Young Child?
The Week of the Young Child is a yearly celebration that calls attention to the needs of young children and their families. It is also a week where we recognize and celebrate the early childhood programs and services that strive to enrich the daily lives of our toddlers and parents.
Who organizes Week of the Young Child?
Week of the Young Child is organized annually by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Their motto, “The Early Years are the Learning Years,” serves as a reminder to everyone that the early childhood years (up to 8 years) lay the foundation for a child’s success later in life.
When is Week of the Young Child?
The Week of the Young Child is April 6-12th, 2014.
It was first organized in 1971 by the NAEYC as a time for those involved in early childhood services to plan how we as a community can work to better meet the needs of young children and their parents.
For more information, as well as well as how to participate, please visit the NAEYC’s website: http://www.naeyc.org/woyc.
Why is music so important to the development of our young children?
Rockness Music has always subscribed to the notion that music education is an extremely important aspect of a child’s development – it’s the reason we are so passionate about what we do! We love rockin’ out with all of our little rock stars, but we know we’re doing more together than simply having a good time – we’re helping to educate, inspire, and develop cognitive function.
Research shows that those who are involved with music, from as early as two months, are quicker to develop both mentally and physically. “When you’re a musician and you’re playing an instrument, you have to be using more of your brain,” says Dr. Eric Rasmussen, the chair of the Early Childhood Music Department at Johns Hopkins. “Children involved in music have larger growth in [brain activity] than those not in music training.”
For more about the benefits of music education, visit our friends at PBS: http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/music-arts/the-benefits-of-music-education/
How is Rockness Music celebrating Week of the Young Child?
During Week of the Young Child, Rockness Music will be celebrating not only by rockin’ out during our Spring Sings locations across New Jersey and New York, but also by performing for our friends at our favorite preschools. We value the development of young children through music above all else, and we can’t wait to do our part this April!
To contact Rockness Music about a potential booking during this important week, please e-mail us at info@rocknessmusic.com or call 732-205-1971
For more information about Rockness Music’s Spring Sings session, visit our class description page: http://www.Rocknessmusic.com/classes/.
Let’s celebrate Week of the Young Child together!
Keep Rockin’,
– Rockness Music
Rockness Music’s Free Children’s Music Classes are coming to a location near you!
As we get ready to kick off our Spring Sings session, we want children and parents alike to experience what a Rockness Music class offers. That’s why we’re offering two weeks of free children’s music classes so you can see what everyone’s been talking about – Rockness Music offers the best children’s music classes in town!
Come join the band and rock with us for free!
When and Where?
Rockness Music isn’t just a class, it’s an energetic, educational experience where everyone is performing together. The more members of the class that are participating, the better!
Our free children’s music classes will begin on March 10th and continue through March 21st.
We will be holding free children’s music classes in select locations in New Jersey (Maplewood, Hoboken, Madison, Montclair, Jersey City, and Edgewater) and Brooklyn (Boerum Hill, Dumbo, Williamsburg, and Prospect Heights).
We are also excited to be opening up three new locations in Jersey City, Edgewater, and Prospect Heights!
For a full list of free class locations, please visit our free class location page.
To register for your free children’s music class, please visit our registration page.
How Do I Register?
You can register for our Free Children’s Music Classes by visiting our registration page.
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact us at: info@rocknessmusic.com
We’re always here to help!
Free Children’s Music Classes from Rockness Music!
Our free children’s music classes offer children the opportunity to continue to grow, explore, discover, and learn more and more each day.
Let’s create a world of sound with our bodies and welcome in the warmer months with Spring Sings!
Register for our Free Children’s Music Classes today!
Rockness Music’s Classes for Babies
Get ready for Rockness Music’s classes for babies this Spring across New York and New Jersey.
When and where are these music classes offered?
Rockness Music’s classes for babies and toddlers are offered on weekday mornings in all of our locations throughout NY and NJ. For an entire list, please visit our class page.
What age groups should we expect in these classes?
Rockness Music classes are all ages (0-5 yrs), yet, the majority of children in our morning classes are ages 0-3 years. Why? Most other children are in Preschool at this time; this is why our afternoon classes are recommended for older children and siblings.
Why do we separate age groups in their music classes?
The experience gained by spending time with older or younger children is quite valued by Rockness Music. Babies watch and learn from the older children. We have witnessed a toddler showing a baby how to play the drum, offering them a shaker and even snuggling! It is beneficial for our babies to observe other children who have already experienced and learned from our instructors in our classes for babies and toddlers.
Why is our approach to children’s music constructive for babies?
Rockness Music classes for babies and toddlers have something to offer every age and personality. We offer our babies an introduction to new sounds and experiences. Our weekly mystery discovery instruments offer new sensory experiences. Each one has a peculiar sound and feeling. Our class is on the louder end of baby music classes – this is a good thing! Families and children quickly latch onto these wonderful songs because the music is great, the beats are obvious, and the lyrics are catchy and entertaining. The loud sounds and action offer babies an opportunity to loosen up, and to become comfortable with new sounds and people. Our more active babies sit still and watch, and ‘study’ the instructor. We say that our best students are those under one years old – their inability to walk keeps them in one place, wide eyed, watching and listening to everything we do!
What instruments do we use in class?
Shakers, dancing props and drums for each child are just the beginning! We offer our babies very cool, special instruments – ocean drums, animal shakers, and maracas!
Of course, our instructors always share their instruments, too! The class is full of new and exciting experiences weekly!
Is my baby too young to play the drums?
No! We encourage the basics. Holding the sticks, touching the drum, and becoming familiar with the practice of playing drums. We don’t expect our babies to be rocking out like Keith Moon! We want to open the door for them, and let them know they too can drum too.
Our parents tell us that babies who begin in our classes quickly begin playing with musical instruments rather than toys.
How will my baby benefit from taking a class?
There are extensive benefits to our music classes for babies. The biggest asset of our class is brain development and the fact that music is a catalyst for early speech and social integration. Your child will gain confidence and comfort, interact with other children and adults, and be exposed to various world instruments. For more, please read what parents have to say on our testimonials page.
How does it differ from other Baby Music Classes?
We believes that our babies have the ability to absorb, digest and react to an enormous amount of information. We also believe that we do not need to water down the music in our classes. Although our lyrics are very child friendly, the music is very intellectual and thick with a heavy downbeat that the babies can latch on to. This pleases not only the children that attend our classes, but parents as well. Several of our parents tell us they can’t believe how often they find themselves singing our music during the week between classes, and that our music is “better than any other children’s music [they]’ve ever heard.”
Where are Baby Music Classes in New Jersey offered?
Metuchen, New Jersey
Location: What’s the Scoop
Address: 410 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ
Meeting Times: Wednesday and Thursday at 9:15AM
Westfield/Garwood, New Jersey
Location: Creative Kids
Address: 300 South Ave, Gardwood, NJ
Meeting Times: Thursday at 10 & 11AM; Friday at 9:30 & 10:30AM
Madison, New Jersey
Location: Doodlebugz
Address: 55 Main Street, Madison, NJ
Meeting Times: Monday at 3:30PM; Thursday at 9:30 & 10:30AM
Montclair, New Jersey
Location: Sharron Miller Dance
Address: 14 South Park Street, Montclair, NJ
Meeting Times: Tuesday at 9:30 & 10:30AM
Maplewood, New Jersey
Location: Village Dance Academy
Address: 155 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, NJ
Meeting Times: Tuesday at 10AM
Jersey City, New Jersey
Location: Three Little Birds
Address: 16 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ
Meeting Times: Monday at 9:30 & 10:30AM
Jersey City, New Jersey **New Location**
Location: Next Step Broadway
Address: 233 9th Street, Jersey City, NJ
Meeting Times: Friday at 10AM
Hoboken, New Jersey
Location: Local Barre
Address: Hoboken, NJ (addresses below)
Meeting Times: Tuesday at 10:30am (720 Monroe Street); Wednesday at 11am, Noon & 3:30pm (1180 Maxwell Lane); Thursday at 11am & Noon (44 Hudson Place)
Edgewater, New Jersey **New Location**
Location: Professional Arts Academy
Address: 250 Old River Road, Edgewater, NJ
Meeting Times: Wednesday at 10am
Where are Baby Music Classes in New York offered?
Fort Greene, New York
Location: Hank and JoJo
Address: 218 Dekalb Ave Brooklyn, NY
Meeting Times: Tuesday and Friday at 11AM
Williamsburg, New York
Location: Twinkle Playspace
Address: 144 Frost Street Brooklyn, NY
Meeting Times: Friday at 10AM
Boerum Hill, New York
Location: GUMBO
Address: 493 Atlantic Ave (between Nevins & 3rd Ave) Brooklyn, NY
Meeting Times: Wednesday at 9:30AM
Dumbo, New York
Location: Abundant Learning
Address: 68 Jay St Brooklyn, NY 11201
Meeting Times: Monday at 10:00AM
Prospect Heights, New York **New Location**
Location: Color Brooklyn
Address: 760 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Meeting Times: Thursday at 10:00AM
****Schedule subject to changes, please check back for updated class times and locations.
Register your Mommy And Me Music Class online by clicking here! We can’t wait to rock with you!
Keep Rockin’
Thanks for joining us for our ten-week Winter Wonder Mommy and Me Classes!
Rockness Music embraces the child in all of us, giving parents the advantage of aiding their child’s learning explorations. Winter Wonder offers the freedom and knowledge to keep exploring, discovering, and learning a bit more every day as our children prepare to attend preschool and kindergarten.
Together with you, Rockness Music would like to bring awareness to the new experiences our world has in store for our children every day. Let’s take the time to listen and look at everything a little closer.
Reminisce your childhood!
Remember the wonder we felt as a child when we experienced new things? The wonder when we heard a sound for the first time, stepped on crunchy ice, held a guitar, or had our first ice cream cone?
These new discoveries are an important learning experience and a beautiful time of life. Regardless of what we do, our children will discover new things every day. If we help apply ourselves as parents, our children’s discoveries will be embellished. We hope that the discovery, and wonder that is Rockness Music will find it’s way into your home.
Perhaps you will discover the music a dishwasher, a tea kettle, or even your hands and feet can make. Check out Rockness Music’s Everything Makes a Sound video to get some ideas! There is no better time than winter to explore new things in your own home, and we are excited to help!
Use your imagination!
We are going to act like robots, grow like solid oak, cook pancakes and, with our sense of wonder, discover new sounds, songs, and make new friends. Lets all be inspired by our…..
Winter Wonder Mommy and Me Music Classes!
Rockness Music Offers First Birthday Parties In New Jersey!
Where In New Jersey Can I Hire Rockness Music?
We offer 1st birthday party celebrations anywhere in New Jersey.
We travel all over the Garden State to bring joy to families and children.
We perform inside homes, offices, preschools, restaurants, and banquet halls. You name it we’ve performed in it.
Performing in outdoor venues like parks and backyards works great too! We will perform anywhere we can assure that your children are safe and the instruments will remain clean and sanitary.
How Can I Register My Party?
Registering for a party is easy just go to our website.
All party submissions are answered promptly.
How Many Kids Per Party?
Our parties are for 15 children / $5 for every additional child over 15.
How Much Space Do We Need For The Party?
We are very flexible with the amount of space required. The children will need room to dance as well as room enough to sit in our “circle time” setting.
As long as there is a safe, clean space for the number of children invited, we can perform in any space at any location.
What Equipment Will We Bring?
The instructor brings a guitar and Djembe drum which they perform the entire set LIVE on.
For the children we bring shakers, dancing props, and individual drums and sticks.
What To Expect The Day Of My Child’s Birthday Party?
When hiring Rockness Music take care of all the entertainment. Parents do not need to worry about anything. We keep the children engaged for the full 45 minutes.
The performer shows up 30 minutes early. Setup takes about 15 minutes and is minimal, self contained, and not disruptive to the family or party attendees.
There is no amplification, so the singing and guitar playing is of an acoustic volume. We have never had a complaint in any building, apartment, restaurant or any other location.
How About The Instructors My Kids Will Be Learning From?
Rockness Music instructors are experts at working with your children.
Our instructors teach in preschools and daycares as full time music teachers. They interact with every age range from babies, toddlers and kindergartners through 12 year olds on a daily basis.
How We Keep Your Children Engaged
Our high energy and enthusiastic delivery gets children excited about the music and what’s coming next!
All Rockness Music songs are written with children in mind. The songs are directly influenced by moments spent with children in class settings, preschools, enrichment classes, and with our own children right here at home. Our songs entice immediate action and participation from your children. They draw your children in, and engage them to perform with the instructor.
We target our songs toward recognition and response. Children don’t need to know the music, the music tells them what to do. It’s upbeat, thoughtful, intelligent and most of all rockin!
Will My 1 Year Old Really Enjoy It?
Our teachers provide individual attention to each child, even in a larger group setting.
We care and kids can tell!
Why Do Babies Love Our Shows?
Babies love the music, the action, and watching cousins and friends interact! See what parents are saying. Our First Birthday Parties in New Jersey ROCK!!!!
- “Amazing – Rockness Music was the biggest hit. No one can stop talking about it!!”
- “OMG! Everything…was so amazing. So many compliments on Rockness Music – even the adults got in on the action.”
- “Many of the parents of the older kids told me that this was the best performance that they have ever seen at a birthday a party.”
Should Parents Participate Too?
In any performance, the performers are the stars. They feed heavily off the energy level of their audience. This works the same in all Rockness Music performances. We encourage adults to participate because the more you’re engaged, the more your children will be also. The more participants, the better the show!
Rockness Music encourages family participation, which is our entire goal, to enable families to have fun making music together.
Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, children of all ages (even the older kids) will have a blast at any first birthday parties in New Jersey or New York with Rockness Music!
Following 11 and preceding 13 comes the number of the day, 12.
I did not realize, or never thought very deeply about the significance of 12 in our world. Lets take a quick look.
12 B.C, 12 A.D., 1812, 1912, 2012
What does 12 mean: Two remaining after taking ten, or twalif “two-leftover”.
Facts about 12.
The volume we listen to Rockness Music. The number of times we listen to Rockness Music records in the car (sorry Moms and Dads!). Ok, now some real facts –
• 12 is noon, 12 is midnight.
• 12 months in a year
• 12 inches in a foot
• 12 zodiac signs.
• We have 12 cranial nerves in our body
• 12 pairs of ribs.
• The atomic number of Magnesium is 12.
• 12 is the maximum speed of winds in a hurricane according to the Beaufort scale.
• In Orthodox Judaism, 12 is the year of maturity.
Religion: What a huge number for many religions. There were 12 legitimate successors of Muhammad, Twelve Olympians, Twelve tribes of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, 12 Rebel princes of King Arthur, the sun god Surya has 12 names. This is just the tip of the iceberg – and there were twelve icebergs (just kidding).
Sports: Famous athletes wearing the # 12?
Wade Boggs, Joe Namath, Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw.
Finally MUSIC:
Twelve is the number of pitch classes in an octave.
The 12-inch single is a vinyl record format.
Finally a contemporary Jewish music video. Although not 100% a rocker, still this is a very positive message and some great talent from these young men. You will dig it. The big plus is – its not a comedy – I love Adam Sandler’s funny parody, but this song is for real, these guys are for real and the deserve some love.
This is a feel good family song. And you know we LOVE family at Rockness Music.
Check it out:
[youtube=http://youtu.be/oHwyTxxQHmQ]They visit NYC on December 10th if you are looking for a great way to celebrate and extend your family tradition to live performance.
Check their tour schedule and other info: The Maccabeats