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Camps - Dolce Music Studio Early spring is the perfect time to start planning half-day music tours for Dolce Summer Camps, designed to introduce new students ages 7 to 18 to various

Introducing Bradley Helgerson as a Master Guitar Teacher now accepting students at Dolce!
With over 20 years of teaching experience and more than 40 years as a musician, Bradley brings considerable depth, expertise, and passion to every lesson. Dolcesmusic.com

Enrollment opens on March 10th for Music Together’s 8-week spring semester at Dolce Music Studio!

Go to Dolcesmusic.com and Enroll Now and experience the joy of making Music Together everybody with your little ones! Classes will begin January 2026!

Lauren Mertens has openings for the winter/spring semester Monday through Friday beginning January 5th for piano, ukulele, flute, clarinet, or saxophone. Enroll today to reserve your desired time and day!

Introducing Lauren Mertens now available at Dolce teaching flute, clarinet, alto sax, piano, and ukulele. Join Nextdoor, an app for neighborhoods where you can get local tips, buy and sell items, and more

Children Who Keep a Beat Learn to Read Better—Science Shows How

Research shows that rhythm skills in early childhood are closely tied to language and reading development. Preschoolers who can accurately clap or tap to a beat score up to 30% higher on phonological awareness and pre-reading assessments compared to peers with weaker rhythm skills (Gordon et al., 2020).

Brain studies reveal why: children with stronger rhythm abilities have sharper neural entrainment to speech sounds, meaning their brains respond more precisely to syllables and phonemes—critical for decoding words. This neural precision predicts better reading fluency and comprehension in elementary school.

In 2024, a study tested a six-week rhythm-training program in elementary children. Students who engaged in daily 20-minute rhythm games improved reading fluency by 15–20% compared to a control group, demonstrating that musical rhythm practice directly enhances literacy skills (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2024).

Reading itself is rhythmic: the brain must track speech patterns, predict upcoming sounds, and organize language into meaningful units. Children with poor rhythm processing often struggle to segment words, which is why early rhythm skills can prevent later reading difficulties.

Activities like clapping to music, tapping along with songs, or interactive rhythm games strengthen the auditory-motor pathways in the brain and improve attention, working memory, and processing speed—foundational skills for reading and language.

Sources: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2024; Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2021; Tierney & Kraus, 2013; Gordon et al., 2020."

Lauren Mertens, a dedicated music educator, joins the Dolce Music Studio team in Georgetown. Her mission is to foster a love of music among students of all ages in both individual and group settings. New opportunities are now available for flute, alto sax, ukulele, and piano students.