Parents Magazine. Highlights of ArticleBy Chris Lakatos.Just about everyone has had the experience of a tune in their head that simply won't go away. The benefit of using children's songs to drive information deep into memory is powerful, and can be a great teaching tool. Most adults are surprised that they still remember songs they learned as children, that's because music stays with us for years. Grandma Rita's Children's songs can be used as a learning device as her body of music presents perfect vehicle for powerful learning strategies. There are eight types learners. According to Gardner's Eight Intelligence's: Some are visual learners. others learn by doing. Some students learn better through lectures, while others are language learners and take in information best if it is presented as a story. However, a large population falls under the category Garner specifies as "musical learners". Songs can be used to present music in a rhythmic and repetitive manner that is conducive to learning. Grandma Rita Songs do just that. Each verse is repeated twice, first for the child to hear and enjoy, and then a second time for the child to repeat, thus underscoring the learning process. Students tend to enjoy music and they are motivated to pay attention and learn through this valuable teaching tool. A teacher can also use Grandma Rita's Songs to organize events in the classroom. For example. She can play one of Grandmas Rita's songs for when students are expected to sit in formation, and another of Grandma's Tunes when the lessons end. Students with "Special Needs" do very well with Grandma Rita's Songs. We've heard from parents and teachers that these special Children react in a most positive manner to her music. They really do "Feel The Love". Grandma Rita's Songs and Stories can do many great things for a classroom, or at home, because Grandma Rita's Songs for children, makes learning fun! Grandparents Magazine Review:
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Grandparents Magazine Review:Grandma Rita's Songbook III, "Fruit Soup"It's turning out to be a banner year for this grandmother of ten. Rita Mizrahi Shamie's latest CD just garnered a great review in Parenting Magazine's May issue. She received kudos from us here at Grandparents Magazine, and to top it off, Rita just won January in the VH-1 songwriter of the year competition. "Fruit Soup" is chock full of ego building songs like: "Hey Good Looking, "You're the Greatest Star", and "I Enjoy Being a Girl". Golden oldies follow with "How Much is that Doggy in the Window" and "Swinging on a Star", enhanced by a grandmotherly touch… You'll hear puppies, kittens, a parrot, a monkey, and some goldfish...all of which will make you smile. Then Rita reveals just how much a grandparent can love a child in the family favorite "My Buddy". Don't Miss Grandma Rita's "Nursery Rhyme Rap" where she takes time-honored nursery rhymes and gives them a gentle push into the 21st Century. Lastly, knowing every boy and girl is a winner, Rita finishes this CD with kudos' all children deserve. Her rendition of "Here's to the Winners" might bring a tear to your eye, so have some tissues handy. Grandma Rita reminds me of Mrs. Doubtfire. The hip granny who can do it all! Check out her website for her complete collection which includes "The Eight Nights of Chanukah', "Old McDonald had a Farm, "The Wheels on the Bus", and more! "Sing Out" GrandmaBy Rita Mizrahi ShamieShe was an untrained nineteen year old as she stood upon the stage, a single follow spot bathing her youthful body in light.
Harry played "Born In A Trunk", a Judy Garland song, and that evening she was offered the leading role of Adelaide in "Guys & Dolls". She went on to play Ado Annie in "Oklahoma" Babe Williams in "Pajama Game", and Nelly in "South Pacific". That girl was ME! Thus began a long career that combined Theater, Cabaret, Voiceover, and Commercials with Marriage, Children and Grandchildren. Living three thousand miles away, I was searching for a way of staying connected to those adorable Grandchildren of mine. I wanted to give them some part of me when I couldn't be with them, so I gave them my heart, and my art! I began recording songs for them. Produced at a professional recording studio every Grandchild had "their very own song", every birthday, holiday, and special occasion had a song from Grandma Rita. Neighborhood children heard them and wanted them, their parents wanted them, and teachers wanted them. That's how "Grandma Rita's Songs and Stories" was born. Now I make my "Feel the Love" TM music available to all Children, Parents, Grandparents and friends all over the world! The results of this labor of love can be found in any of my Twenty Seven Grandma Rita Songs and Stories CDs currently available on my web site at: www.grandmaritasongs.com or at CD Baby www.cdbaby.com/all/ritamizrahishamie. Won't you take a moment to take a look, give a listen, and enjoy! Hugs and kisses, |