Applications

	The "Step one in Leteracy through Music - T.M.N^TM" Learning Program:
	The T.M.N^TM method is applied in Israel in over ten groups of children attending kindergarten, as an annual musical enrichment program preparing the children for first reading.
	The T.M.N^TM Fundamentals:
	The Teacher - personal attention is given to each and every child, in small learning groups, by a qualified music teacher who has passed special training in the T.M.N^TM Method and its teaching strategies.
	The book - a weekly practice with "House of Sounds^TM", an especially designed/formatted booklet that accompanies the child throughout the program. With this booklet the child reads and writes musical notes, plays tunes/songs, and glues prizes which she/he has won in accordance with her/his level of progress. The child relates to the booklet as a tool from which she/he derives great pleasure.
	The musical instrument - through playing the instrument (xylophone and electronic organ), the child brings into practice her/his ability to read notes, which she/he acquired during the T.M.N^TM program. The Child expresses her/himself and instantly enjoys the outcome of her/his learning and progress. Playing the instrument is a creative way of learning that builds the child's self-confidence and self-esteem, both of which are highly important for inducing the child's motivation for learning and for reading.
	The Computer Game - "House of Sounds^TM" (developed by Amihud Carmon, 2005), the computer game the children play individually (i.e., every child on a separate computer), utilizes the computer's multimedia features for the purpose of combining learning with enjoyment. Sight, hearing, and touch (playing the instrument) are those senses which, together with the computer's immdiate feedback, make a multi-sensory experience that increases the child's motivation to keep on making an effort and study. When the child receives a virtual prize on the computer, she/he gets a colorful sticker of that prize - which she/he then glues in her/his booklet, and this is repeated until all tasks are finished.
	These fundamentals, in addition to the small learning groups, the learning strategies, and the very use of music in the T.M.N^TM method - help the child reach a high readiness level for reading in kindergarden and first grade. A child who has attended the T.M.N^TM enrichment program will acquire reading in a much easier and friendlier fashion than his/her peers, and reading difficulties which often arise shall be spared. A book about this method is now in preperation.

	Click here to watch a short movie about T.M.N^TM Method.

	Implementaion Methods:
	The method can also be implemented in various other ways, some of which are already developed and applied in Israel:

	T.M.N^TM Eduware – “House of Sounds^TM" is an interactive computer game that enables to learn the T.M.N^TM method individually, in accordance with the child’s personal pace, while playing a variety of songs, practice games, and accumulating prizes.
	T.M.N^TM Toy Kit - Including a board and card game, a xylophone, and a game book with tunes that enables playing individually or by pairs.
	T.M.N^TM Internet game - This is a learn-and-practice T.M.N^TM game that enables the child to write musical notes and tunes and then play them.
	T.M.N^TM Electronic organ - A five octave musical keyboard which enables to play and practice according to an accompanying music book.
	T.M.N^TM computer keyboard and software - A unique P.C compatible keyboard that allows playing tunes and games using a T.M.N^TM oriented software.
	T.M.N^TM school - Enrichment programs which include frontal teaching by a teacher in small groups, together with the usage of a computer game.
	T.M.N^TM Television game/program - An innovative concept for teaching children to play music, using an array of lessons and televised games which accompany an illustrated frame story.




	Click here to watch a flash demo of the "House of Sounds" eduware intro.

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