Children in the German capital Berlin are getting a feel for rhythm and music at a very early stage. "Everyone is musical" is the motto of the Kleistpark nursery. Along with the usual activities offered by nurseries, there's a real emphasis on music. And now the young talents are preparing their third album.
The children themselves come from different cultural bac
kgrounds and the CDs reflect that. The songs are sung in many different languages such as: Inuit, Turkish, Spanish and Japanese and in a lot of different styles -- Folk, pop and classical.
The music teacher of the nursery explains that her concept is music and movement rather than teaching the children instruments like a piano or a violin.
Elena Marx, Music Teacher of Kleistpark Nursery, Berlin, said, "At first we don't make any demands of them, instead they should just learn about the music in the same way as they learn a language. There are many factors that come with that: music develops the senses at the same time as developing movement and social skills. And what is very important here, in a place where there are many different nationalities, is that music really helps encourage language development."
