Learn About Fiddlefox
Bringing World Music Home
Music is for everyone — you don’t need to be an American idol to enjoy the learning, bonding, and joy of making music. Fiddlefox provides tools and resources for families, educators, and children to connect to the world, and each other, through music.
How it Works
Fiddlefox creates monthly subscriptions for kids that bring world music into the classroom and home.
Step 1
Select a Package
Starting at $5.95
Step 2
Check Your Mailbox
Packages arrive each month filled with books & activities
Step 3
Explore All Year
Build shared adventures & experiences at home and school
Featured Release: China
Learning Bundle
Illustrated Songs
History
Sheet Music
Who Uses Fiddlefox
Classroom Teachers
Our read, sing, and play method is tailored to help early childhood teachers enrich their classrooms with dynamic musical content, fun craft activities, and music games. Accompany your next concert with our traditional instrumental tracks or collaborate with teachers around your school to create cross-curricular cultural units and performance events. Fiddlefox’s companion activity books provide teachers with fun facts, coloring pages, puzzles, and choreography inspired by each collection of songs.
Music Educators
Our multicultural music curriculum adds colorful context to your teaching routine, providing you with lesson plans, extra-curricular content, and video resources for continuing professional development. Fiddlefox’s rainbow bell notation helps students as young as 3 develop sight reading and ear training skills at the foundational stages of their musical development. With songs composed in a diverse range of meters, modes, tonalities, and styles, veteran music instructors can use these songs as a springboard into deep music learning.
What People are Saying About Fiddlefox
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Share Your Story
Has the pandemic changed the way you’re educating your child?
If so, you’re not alone!
It’s expected that the number of homeschooled children will increase by at least 10 percent this year. Is your household included in this number?
While many parents are taking the job of homeschooling on themselves, others can’t due to work commitments. Even for parents working from home, the balance of watching and educating their children combined with their own workload is just too much to handle. Does this sound familiar?
We thought so! If you want to learn more, check out the blog. Link in bio.
When you think about happy music, what songs come to mind?
Probably something upbeat, catchy, and fast-paced. Think about how it makes you feel. It’s kinda hard to be in a bad mood when there’s happy music playing. 🎶
But, is there such a thing as a “Happy Song” for babies?
Yes!
Grammy-winning composer and vocalist Imogen Heap was asked a couple of years to put together a song guaranteed to make babies happy. It had all the right ingredients so it undoubtedly made babies happy. If you take a listen to it yourself, happiness is pretty much guaranteed! 🎻💖
To learn more about how music affects babies’ emotions, check out the link in bio. 🎶
At Rock and Roll Daycare, music is part of the everyday curriculum. We use music as an everyday teaching tool and incorporate music centers to allow children to freely explore different music at their own pace. 🎶
How do you expose your children to all types of music? Share your thoughts with us!
Can babies distinguish between happy and sad music?
Since we can, it makes sense that our babies should be able to pick up on the vibes too!
Over the years, researchers have been spending time exposing babies to different types of music. They played happy and sad music to see how babies reacted and if they could tell when the music was switched.
They had them stare at emotionally neutral faces. The babies tended to look away when they were picking up on a similar song, but when it was changed to happy music, they started to stare longer. 🎶
The result?
Researchers say their reaction shows babies can tell the difference between happy and sad music. To learn more about the study and about the effects of happy music on babies, check out the link in bio! You can try your own experiment by playing happy and sad music and see how your baby reacts!🎻💖
Montessori vs Traditional Learning?
One of the big differences between Montessori classrooms and traditional classrooms is that they are based on student-centered lessons rather than teacher-centered ones.
🎶 Montessori classrooms are set up so students can find the materials they need as they progress.
Traditional learning is also based around a set curriculum with a certain amount of time allotted for each activity. Once the time is over, they move on to the next lesson.
🎶 In a Montessori classroom, children learn and work at their own pace. They can work on a lesson for as long as it takes for them to understand and complete it.
In a traditional classroom, teachers are often the ones who have to settle a conflict.
🎶 In a Montessori classroom, children learn conflict-resolution skills to settle their own issues. This helps to develop self-discipline and social awareness.
If you are interested in learning more about the Montessori method, contact us!
At Rock and Roll Daycare, we embrace the ideas of music, Montessori, and cultural education:6call us at 857-259-5211. 🎻💖
What is the Montessori Method?
Maria Montessori is the woman behind the name of the method. It is the result of over 40 years of scientific observations and working with young children all around the world.
It took a lot of courage and strength to become one of the first women doctors in Italy.
In early 1900s Dr. Maria Montessori opened the first Montessori school in the projects of Rome and soon the whole world came to witness the miracle of Montessori.
She extensively traveled all her life to share with people about her method, that focuses on self-directed activity, hands-on learning, and collaborative play.
We design our classrooms according to Montessori approach to child’s development and consider the role of the environment in education.
The Montessori method encourages children to learn at their own pace and through their own experiences. Curiosity is welcomed as children discover new and interesting pieces of information at every age level. 💖
Lace-up your sneakers and open the door to these exciting nature activities.🌤️🌳
If you’re not sure of what nature activities you can do with your kids, here are ideas for you.
🍃 Take a Nature Walk
You can walk around your neighborhood or find a trail nearby to take a nature walk. 🌤️🌳
This is also a great opportunity to check out the weather and clouds. You can also collect any leaves you find, bring them home, and use them for fun arts and crafts activities. 🌤️🍃
🍃 Nature Scavenger Hunt
Think about 5 things you know your child can find outside and create a scavenger hunt. This is not only fun but will keep their minds and bodies (and yours! active as they look for the items on the list. 😎
🍃 Identify Trees & Bugs
Looking at the different trees on your daily walk to a grocery store, is an opportunity to slow down and notice how leaves are different. Look for the most favorite friends outside- bugs! Take time to notice.
Rock and Roll Daycare has a portal for nature curriculum challenges for young children! If you are interested, DM us and we’ll send you a few to start with!
Can time spent in nature be used as a learning tool?
These days, many kids are spending more time at home as activities are either canceled or rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the best time for you and your child to spend time in nature.
In a recent study, researcher Dr. Louise Chawla says there is strong evidence that kids are happier, healthier, and function better when they learn to connect with nature. 🍃
Children get to know more about the environment and are more likely to take action to protect it. Giving kids access to parks, gardens, and wild areas is important for them to make that connection. 🍃
At Rock and Roll Daycare we implement an vigorous nature curriculum, encouraging hans-on projects for children to complete as a fun challenge! Oh how much they learn through fun!
Have you been in the nearby part lately? Have you seen how leaves change colors?
Benefits Of Music and Culture program:
We provide parents with the tools and resources to connect with their children and explore the world through the power of music together. 🎻 ❤️
Fiddlefox was developed at Rock and Roll Daycare and has some well-known contributors that are dedicated to bringing music to life for children. New York-based music producer Marc Diaz, GRAMMY award- winning recording engineer, Jeremy Loucas, Illustrator Gabriela Issa Chacon are the team that brings Fiddlefox to life! Founders Phil Berman and Christopher Vuk are the visionary and guiding hands for developing it further!
🎶 Rock and Roll Daycare students are constantly introduced to materials that prepare them to read music and understand music theory
🎶 Fiddlefox plants the seed and offers all of the tools that help to develop a child’s musical sensibility
🎶 Students also have the opportunity to learn about a variety of cultures through other Fiddlefox resources: illustrated songbooks, music recordings, and activity books that also are sent home and help parents reinforce the lessons
To learn more about Fiddlefox and how your children can learn from it both at home and through their days at Rock and Roll Daycare, click here.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐱?
For children to grow and learn as much as they can, they need to be exposed to a variety of things. When it comes to music, there are so many different ways of teaching and ways of learning. Some children adapt to some programs better than others, but when you find a program that works, it’s important to stick with it so kids can continue to flourish. 🎶
At Rock and Roll Daycare, students are introduced to many classroom materials that embody the style of Montessori teaching tools as well as the resources available through the Fiddlefox program. 🎻
If you subscribe for our music-in-the-box, you will use the program by itself or in conjunction with other resources they may be already using. Children listen to diverse songs, sing along, and will have the opportunity to play music together with their teacher. 🎻
Cultural music learning can continue at home with subscriptions to Fiddlefox. This is a great way to continue what is being taught in school when the children go home. Monthly subscriptions include books and activities that are delivered to your home every month. Children are constantly learning something new and can bring that back to school with them. ❤️🎶
The Benefits of Rock & Roll Daycare ❤️
When you need to send your child to daycare, you not only want to find a safe environment but one where your child can flourish. While the caregivers will certainly be watching your children, you don’t want to settle for a “babysitter”. You want to invest in a daycare with people who want to see your child develop and can offer inventive programs.
When you bring your child to Rock & Roll Daycare, you are placing them in an environment that embraces the Montessori method of teaching. Children learn how to initiate and guide their own learning so that they can go at their own pace.
𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 & 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 🥳
At Rock & Roll Daycare, there are several values that we hold close to us. These include encouraging children to speak kindly and help one another. Our staff also empowers children to experiment and try new things. In this way, they are constantly growing.
𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 & 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 🎶
You can expect your child to receive a diverse musical experience at Rock & Roll Daycare. From infancy through age six, they will learn through the Fiddlefox curriculum. Fiddlefox brings music from around the world to children
The music centers at Rock & Roll Daycare feature a variety of instruments with different sounds that are appropriate to each child’s age group. Children can also work on developing their fine motor skills. Preschool children can have the opportunity to practice their chosen instruments in classes as part of their daily routine. 🎻
At Rock & Roll Daycare, we value each child and strive to make their time with us the best and most enriching it can be. Through music and the Montessori method of teaching, we can bring important lessons to children of all ages. It’s never to early for children to begin their learning journey. What better way to do it than through music? 🎻
To learn more about our programs call us at 857-259-5211 or visit us online. We look forward to speaking with you and sharing more information about our programs. ❤️❤️
Pandemic Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?😉
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many parents have been dealing with a delicate balancing act of having their children home all of the time, working, and doing school work. Being home 24/7 with many activities canceled also means more downtime for kids of all ages. This has many parents concerned that their children are having more screen time, and in some cases, maybe too much screen time.
When it comes to screen time during the pandemic,is there a point where parents should unplug and be concerned? 🎶
Research shows that children’s screen time during the pandemic is growing by as much
as 50% to 60% more. For some children 12 and younger, they may be spending as much as 5 hours a day on a screen.
For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has called for no screen time
at all for children until 18 to 24 months old. Children ages 2 to 5 should get an hour or less of screen time a day.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
recommends that children can attend to quality educational entertainment via technology when the content supports children’s learning. 🥳
Why Montessori Matters ❤️
Parents have so many decisions to make when it comes to their children. From their education to their health, there are a lot of things to consider. In the area of education, there are different models and types of schools. One of those education choices includes Montessori schooling.
What are the benefits of a Montessori education? 🎻
If you’re considering a Montessori education for your child, it’s important to know about the benefits that come along with it. Several key points are highlighted by education.com.
These include:
🎶 Self-Discipline
🎶 Hands-on Learning
🎶 Individualized Learning
🎶 May Help in Developing Math and Reading
Skills
These are just a few of the benefits of Montessori education.
At Rock and Roll Daycare, we embrace the ideas of music, Montessori, and cultural education. We incorporate the Montessori method in our programs to benefit all of the children. For more information,
visit us online or call us at 857-259-5211. 🎉
This is child’s play!
While manipulating Montessori materials, powerful self-education happens indirectly!
Let the child explore! Support his/her concentration and you will SEE the magic happen!
What are you working on now, supporting your child’s growth and development? Comment below! We’d love to hear from you!! 🤚
Are your children just like these: full of energy and fun? 🤪
We understand the concerns some families have during this time and their desire to keep children at home and not return to center based care. Or in some cases their child’s childcare center has been closed. To assist families, we have created a new service!
Introducing Rock and Roll NannyShare! 👌
This is something that’s been on our hearts for quite a while as we are passionate about providing a strong educational based experience to children!
Research confirms Maria Montessori’s findings that the first 6 years of a child’s life are the formative years.
Offering an environment that supports the development of the child as well as having a prepared adult will ensure timely formation of a child’s intelligence! 🎻🎶
This is what we are after!
Each nanny we offer to families goes through a training in the Montessori philosophy and includes music education for your children!
If you’d like to learn more, please DM us! Or comment below! ❤️
Rock and Roll Daycare centers have opened the doors to invite all our families back!
We have adapted our classrooms to honor social distancing requirements and updated our policies according to current State regulations!
Our new hours of operations are from 830-530.
And we have some availability for new friends to come join us!
What concerns do you have when sending your child to a daycare these days? Write in the comments! 👇
This summer we are excited to announce, that we are ready to LAUNCH our elementary program 🦋
We are confident that our small elementary pop-up schools, that carry out our CORE philosophy based on Montessori music, would greatly benefit families and children.
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Each school will have no more than 15 children, learning music, culture, and academics through our innovative challenge-based approach. 🤘
School will be running from 8:30 to 5:30, Monday through Friday. The number of children in one school will be extremely limited. 🥁🎸🎺 Our philosophy is to encourage curiosity, creativity, problem solving skills in child’s development! 🧠
Montessori‘s approach will be carried out through multi-age grouping of children from 6 to 12 years old, child-lead education, personalized curriculum 📚
Our first pop-ups schools will be in Cambridge, Massachusetts. If you’re interested, please send us a message.
#summerfun☀️
#cambma
Yesterday our CEO, Chris Vuk, was featured on the FRONT PAGE of the Sunday edition of #thebostonglobe
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Have you read it yet?!!
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❓ What are your thoughts on childcare situation?
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We have sent a petition to our Governor on behalf of childcare centers, advocating that childcare is an ESSENTIAL service and should be considered to reopen among first businesses May 18.
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We would like to hear your thoughts about this 🗣✍🏼
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When life goes back to “normal”, what will it look like?
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Will parents be sending their kids back to school? Would you want to send your child into a daycare or school with more than 50 children? 🤷🏻♀️
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Or should we consider promoting the model of smaller centers and smaller schools to ensure high quality of education, and keep safety guidelines for a feasible future?
Some amazing projects are in the works. 🔥🔥🔥
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My husband, along with our friends from Spain, has been working hard on launching an online school for children six years old and up.
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If you know anything about my husband, this program will be rich in music 🎶, 🌎 world culture, and innovative to the core! 🤘
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Challenge-based method will keep your child engaged, excited and off the screen for the most part of the school time!👦👶👶🏽👩🏾🦱🧒🧑🏻🧒🏻🧒🏽
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Stay tuned!!! ❤️
#onlinelearning2020
With over than 20 speakers, for the next two weeks, we are inviting you to our virtual conference to support educators, teachers, and parents. 🦋
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We will be excited to inspire you, support you, encourage you. 🙌🙌🙌
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Amazing leaders in education and especially early education are joining us to speak at this amazing virtual conference. ❤️
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Only two hours a day!! During NAP time!! 🤪😂
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If you are a daycare teacher, preschool teacher, a parent, we’d love to have you join us at
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www.opendoormontessori.com.
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See you there
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When you're ready to experience learning and experiencing music together - click the link in our bio to find out more together! 🔥🎶
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the recommended age range for Fiddlefox?
Fiddlefox is recommended for children 3 to 10 years old. Infants and Toddlers can also enjoy singing along and watching the images of the World Heritage Songbooks.
What's included in each monthly package?
Fiddlefox offers several different subscription packages. Content includes:
- Illustrated Songbook with Rainbow Bell Sheet Music
- Children’s Activity Book with Sign Language
- Audio CD Accompaniment with Instrumental Tracks
- Monthly Emails with Lesson Plans, Art Projects, and Printables
- 24/7 Access to Fiddlefox Streaming, animated videos and ebooks of each country
How soon after I place my order will my Fiddlefox subscription start?
Please allow 1-2 weeks from the date of order for your first Fiddlefox package to arrive.
What themes are covered in Fiddlefox
Fiddlefox is constantly developing new content for our World Heritage Series. We currently offer content from:
- Mexico
- Turkey
- China
- American
- Turkey
- South Africa
- Russia
- Israel
- Gambia
- France
Can I order Fiddlefox as a gift?
We are excited to offer Fiddlefox subscriptions as a gift. When you place an order, you can personalize a gift message to be included with the first package of your subscription. You can also send a gift email to the recipient to let them know their gift is on the way, or print a Fiddlefox gift card to announce your gift. To print a gift card, click here.
How do you develop the materials for Fiddlefox?
Fiddlefox is developed in connection with Rock and Roll Daycare, an award-winning childcare program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over 100 children and 50 teachers are given the materials for 2 months prior to release on fiddlefox music.com.
Our international team consists of individuals from Mexico, Nepal, Canada, Philippines, New York City, Boston, and Nashville.
We begin the Fiddlefox development process by working with a native of the featured country to choose four folk songs that represent a variety of styles from their culture. The Fiddlefox then travels between four countries to create the sights and sounds which categorize World Heritage Songbook.
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