Local Educator is a Maestro of Early Childhood Education

Shawna Gordon has been named a Maestro to the Mezzanine level of studios and also as a Maestro in Outreach by Kindermusik International for the third year in a row, the world's leading publisher of music and movement programs.

Gordon is the owner and an early childhood specialist at the Kindermusik of Lincoln studio. Gordon teaches Kindermusik in both Kindermusik of Lincoln studios (Christ's Place Church and East Lincoln Christian Church). The Maestro Mezzanine award recognizes that Shawna has achieved excellence in both Maestros in Outreach, teaching Kindermusik to children with special needs and as a Maestro Producer, ranking in the top 5% of Kindermusik programs worldwide in reaching the most children.

"The Kindermusik Maestro has a mission: helping children become better learners and helping parents understand how to help them reach their highest potential," said Michael Dougherty, CEO at Kindermusik International.

Shawna is one of 5,000 licensed educators in the world who use Kindermusik's music and movement curricula. Shawna Gordon began providing Kindermusik in 1999. Today, Shawna teaches the music and movement learning program to 120 plus families from Lincoln and surrounding communities.

Shawna has added an additional studio and met the needs of her families by increasing the amount of classes offered. Her outreach includes a percentage of her studio offered in scholarships, leading an Excite class of preschoolers once a week and a commitment to work with Sudanese immigrant children as their parents learn to read and speak English through the Lincoln Literacy Council.

"I am passionate about what music can offer children in terms of an additional means of learning language, reading, the social interaction our classes offer and an environment that parents and children can play and learn together! The recognition from Kindermusik International affirms the pursuit of my dream!" said Gordon.

The Maestro Program recognizes licensed Kindermusik educators who master one of three levels in early childhood development: fast-growing programs, outstanding community service, or teaching excellence.

January 29, 2009

Shawna at Convention


Okay, this picture is not nearly as great as I had hoped but here I am with my arm around one truly amazing singer songwriter. His name is Skip Ewing, out of Nashville, TN. As well as being what some have called one of the most expressive and talented singer/songwriters in the business, Skip Ewing is certainly at the top of the music industry's list of respected and successful songwriters. His songs have appeared on nearly 300 recordings by major artists and helped to garner the sale of more than 80 million albums.

Skip has a wonderful energy that radiates when he performs. He has an obvious passion for music (he learned to play banjo at age 5!), but he also has a heart for children and how they learn with music. He agreed to be our keynote speaker at the Kindermusik Convention, sharing his perspective as a divorced father, how he used music to connect to his daughter on deeper levels.

I want to encourage all of you to check out the following website; http://www.bigkidzband.com/ It's interactive and also allows you to "sample" his wonderful family CD, Indian Elephant Tea. I am happy to report that it's a CD that you can listen to over and over. I particularly enjoy cleaning house to it!. What is so great is that he has taken some of the most iconic children's songs, rearranged them and presented them in a fresh new way! Knowing your kids the way I do - I can guarantee that they will love it. It has the heart and soul of Kindermusik! Enjoy!
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