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	<title>Kristin Springer</title>
	<link>http://www.kristinreign.com</link>
	<description>Music Teacher &#124; Marketing Consultant</description>
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		<title>Music &#8212; How we love thee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Weekend, the time to focus on love and adoration.
In my preschool classes, the students are dancing to the Beatles&#8217; recording of &#8216;Til There Was You from The Music Man (with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson). We are singing The More We Get Together and playing a matching (find your partner) game [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2011/02/13/music-how-we-love-thee/</link>
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		<title>Reviews about Kristin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Style:
Anne Farber, Faculty, Lucy Moses School at the Kaufman Center, NYC
&#8220;Kristin is an excellent teacher. I&#8217;m truly impressed by her enthusiastic way of relating to young children while teaching the foundations of music and movement.&#8221;
Music Classes:
Anonymous Mother at A Whole New World Day Care
&#8220;My son LOVES your music class. I can&#8217;t thank you enough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2011/02/13/reviews-about-kristin/</link>
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		<title>Evaluating Preschool Music Curriculums</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Parent Guide: Questions to Ask when Selecting your Child&#8217;s Preschool
The answers reflect excellence standards as set by the Music Educators National Conference and published in The School Music Program: A New Vision

What are the principles of your music program?
The years before kindergarten are critical for children’s musical development. 
•	All children have musical potential that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2010/01/18/evaluating-preschool-music-curriculums/</link>
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		<title>Why We Teach Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEUROLOGICAL
Children’s brains at this age are over twice as active as adults’, burning twice as much glucose, which the degree of neural activity and development. The musical integration of small movement (such as finger play and playing instruments) and large muscle movement (such as dance) builds whole body balance and coordination.
SINGING, INSTRUMENTS, &#038; DANCE
Children, ages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2010/01/16/why-we-teach-music/</link>
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		<title>IN THE NEWS: Arts Programs to Recieve $50 million via the National Endowment for the Arts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calling all artists: Read the full article in the New York Times.

Will Congress expand the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities? The American Recovery and Reinvestment bill, approved last week by the House Appropriations Committee, includes a $50 million supplement for the N.E.A. to distribute directly to nonprofit arts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2009/01/27/in-the-news-arts-programs-to-recieve-50-million-via-nea/</link>
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		<title>IN THE NEWS &#8211; Creativity Unites for Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[excerpted from Advertising Age (AdAge.com) By Rupal Parekh
Published: February 25, 2008 &#8211; Original Article
Other Candidates Get Free Consumer-Created Media; Barack&#8217;s Just Happen to Be Made by Smitten Ad Pros: Perhaps the most viewed bit of political advertising this campaign season is a four-minute-plus video for Barack Obama. &#8220;Yes We Can&#8221; &#8212; a slick, celebrity-filled spot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2008/02/25/in-the-news-creatives-have-a-crush-on-obama-2/</link>
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		<title>TECHIE TALK: What is an RSS feed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RSS is a subscription to online news feeds and other frequently updated information that you would like to automatically receive without any additional investment of your time or energy. This subscription can be combined (&#8220;aggregated&#8221;) in a single profile such as iGoogle, Yahoo or iTunes, and are distributed immediately. RSS feeds are safe, they will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2008/02/24/what-is-an-rss-feed/</link>
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		<title>RECENT EMPLOYER: McMahon Group&#8217;s &#8220;Jazz Medicine Program&#8221; presents &#8220;MusicMed Magazine&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In May 2007, the CEO of The McMahon Group hired me to manage a music program for medical doctors who are interested in recording music and/or using music for the benefit of their patients and staff. Joining the project staff of three, I created email blasts, press kits, and identified prospective advertisers. Other responsibilities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2008/01/19/client-mcmahons-jazz-medicine-presents-musicmed-magazine/</link>
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		<title>Creativity in Business: from NYU&#8217;s Stern School of Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Creativity and innovation are key drivers of success for many of today&#8217;s leading companies. Some of the most dramatic gains in shareholder value over the last few years (e.g., Google and Apple) are due to a culture of creative innovation. Indeed, a culture of creativity, innovation and design is commonly recognized as the only sustainable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2007/07/09/creativity-in-business-quoted-from-nyus-stern-school-of-business/</link>
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		<title>CLIENT: SIFMA (merging websites for two financial associations)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contract on a three person team &#8211; See http://www.sifma.org for updated site.
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		<link>http://www.kristinreign.com/2007/05/01/client-sifma-merging-websites-for-two-financial-associations/</link>
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