How do we listen?

Stir it up, stir it up, just like so! Stir it up, stir it up....Around we go!!!!!

You've surely heard your Kindermusik teacher mention the importance stimulating the Vestubular System. They've even tried to explain it but it's a little foggy because at that moment the children begin running around (hmmm, stimulating their own vestibular systems!!!!)

When I first started teaching the newer Kindermusik curriculum I came across the information about the vestibular system and thought "What in the world is THAT?" And "How do I explain what I don't really understand?" So with a little bit of research leading to a passion of collecting information...I discovered that this is a fascinating part of our ear that really governs everything about us from balance to emotional well being to reading skills to.....

Hearing, which is a very very complex sense is the first to develop in the fetus (functioning at 23 days gestation!!!!Before most women even know they are pregnant ) and is the very last sense to leave us when we die. Really, you can't begin to imagine the importance of your vestibular system. Please read the great informative article at this link: http://www.tomatis.com/English/Articles/how_we_listen.html

Now go sing and listen!

Bells are ringing, listen to them ringing!

Bells are ringing, listen to them ringing!

Bells are ringing, listen to them ringing, all through the day.

Yvette

ps the diagram of the ear is from: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bigear.html