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MAKERSPACE, GARAGE GUILD, OPENS IN SHEABORHOOD

Another new business in the Q. What inspired you to open GaSheaborhood, Garage Guild, rage Guild? brings to life Michelle A. My grandfather was a carpenter, Lowman’s vision to form a craft as is my dad. My mom is an artist shop while allowing “Sheabors” and crafter, so it’s pretty natural that to design and make items such as I would end up doing crafty types of knitted socks, wood carvings or even things too! I’ve also added a major electronic 3D art. “nerd” component because of my background in IT and tech publishSomewhere in between a craft corner ing: I used to edit and publish books and a trade type instructional site, on maker topics like robotics, 3D Garage Guild is a mom and pop shop printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc., where you can let your imagination and I spent years getting to know the run wild. Determined to share her amazing people who invent this stuff passion for knitting, weaving, carving, teaching and learning how to do diffi cult things, Michelle Lowman opened a maker’s space, just south of the infamous corner of 32nd Street and Shea. and teach it. I decided a few years ago that I would eventually open my own maker’s space, and this year was just the right time to do it…everything just came together. out of yarn, fabric, wood and plastic, etc. We have a CNC router for carving and engraving, and a 3D printer if you want to prototype something or you need a custom part for your project. We also have kits and supplies bundled into classes that start this month! So, for example, if you take a carving class, the tools and wood will be included and will be yours to keep. In her own words, Michelle shares a deeper look at the inspiration to start her business and more of what is found inside her shop. Q. What types of things can you mak e at Garage Guild? A. If you can think of it, we can probably help you make it! We have equipment and experience in making things Q. What does that mean ? Can you give an exam ple? A. For example, let’s say you want to make a custom woven rug; we can help you do everything from: Q. Any u pcoming classes out there? A. Absolutely! Classes and events can be found on our website www.garageguild.com and The Garage Guild LLC Facebook page, including themed Carving your own drop spindle, spin- movie nights (we just got our license ning your fi ber into yarn, building to show movies!) -- so if you want to your own loom with hand tools or hang out, learn to make things, and with the CNC and 3D printer. Then, watch a fun movie, we’ll have lots of after the basics are done, we can help those types of events. design the rug on a computer, tablet or paper and use the loom you made to Here are a few classes coming u p: weave the rug! Whittle a Whimsy (carving a ball in a cage out of a single block of wood), INVENT CREATE LEARN TEACH Sound overwhelming to do it all? No worries, you can do just one compoRelief Carving: Make a Clock Face, Spinning Yarn with a Drop Spindle, nent to get started - whatever works Make a Tapestry Loom, Design and Garage Guild is a Makerspace for all sorts of “maker” for you! Make a Keepsake Box, Sewing by activities, from sewing to woodworking to electronics. Hand: Make a Sit-Upon, Build a BudAND we have an X-Carve CNC and a Bukito 3D printer! Q. Do people have to bring their own supplies? dyBot with Arduino (including how to solder), Raspberry Pi Exploration

If you want to make something, learn how to make something, A. Not necessarily. If you are coming (learning Linux, scripting, simple or even teach others to make something, this is the place! to just use the space and tools to make something you’ve already planned, projects), Safety classes for tools like the table saw, scroll saw, and miniKnit Night every other Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. you’ll want to bring your own tools. lathe and lastly how to Make a Cigar Box Guitar (or Ukulele). Monthly Memberships Available | $10 Daily Drop-in Rate We do have a craft stash of yarn, fabric, wood cutoffs, and a ton of card- Garage Guild adventure simply reboard for prototyping and crafting. We quires a monthly membership to suit also have some supplies (yarn, carving your needs. Student discount memberblocks, etc.) for sale at the front of the ships starting at $30 per month, while 10210 N. 32ND ST. C-6 | PHOENIX, AZ 85028 602.493.4990 | www.garageguild.org shop. If you don’t see what you need, ask. I don’t want expense to be a barrier to creativity, so together we can family and premium memberships start at $120. Garage Guild allows you to use their space, tools and supplies. Find fi gure it out. more information at garageguild.com

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COVER STORY MUSIC TOGETHER: HELPING BABIES DEVELOP AND THRIVE THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC

By Jennifer Marshall

Music for babies? At fi rst thought, this might seem an odd concept; after all, they’re newborns. What do they know about music?

“Babies are making like a billion neuro connections those fi rst years of life,” said Kathy Rowe of Music Together, “and music helps their development socially and emotionally.” For years, pediatricians and other health experts have touted the benefi ts of reading to babies and engaging them in educational play. In fact, we know even the sheer physical contact of holding our little ones for extended periods of time is benefi cial to their total development. Rowe, an Arizona native, holds a Master’s in Music Education. In 1997, while residing in Chicago, she attended a Music Together class with her baby. From this fi rst class, Rowe knew this was where and how she wanted to teach music going forward. When she and her family relocated back to Phoenix, there was no Music Together program in the Valley, so she established her own with her fi rst class being held in her living room in 1999. Today, her business has grown to include a studio—Kids.Play.Music.—near Shea Boulevard and Highway 51, and she also teaches at nine other locations around Phoenix. When she began the program, she was just a solo operation; now, she has eight teachers on her team. Music Together is a worldwide program for babies to fi ve-year-olds where parents and baby can sing and dance while making and feeling the music together. Rowe holds a license to teach the program. “One of Music Together’s principles is that all children are musical,” she said. “They can feel the beat and tone, and they can dance. They’re born with musical abilities, but they need to be nurtured.”

Rowe considers her business a “community of music makers” where learning, sharing and enjoying music is a group experience. While all babies and kids benefi t and grow from the Music Together program, kids progress at all different levels and speeds. What’s important is to keep it fun, and progress follows naturally on its own. “Music aptitude is developmental,” said Rowe. “It’s not set until you’re around age nine.” Parents are crucial to the success and growth of their kid’s musical development. Moms and dads are encouraged to practice music at home with their children. In fact, the parental infl uence is so strong, Rowe even teaches an adult guitar class ensuring music plays on in the home. As they are dependent on their parents as their primary caregivers, babies emulate whatever they do. Consequently, when mom and dad are excited to practice music, their child will want to do so as well.

Rowe says she’s most excited about her Mixed-Age Classes, which are for infants up to fi ve-year-olds and their parents and makes up the bulk of the repertoire of classes offered by Music Together. This group experience expands kids’ social intelligence along with supporting their language development. “I’m excited this is a fun activity that really integrates the entire brain at the same time,” she said. A Babies Only Class for those eight months and younger is also offered. Moms and dads who enroll their children in this program, discover that their kids are more ready emotionally to start school when the time comes, and they often enter with a stronger math brain. Another course, Rhythm Kids, is a world music class focusing on drumming. The four and fi ve-yearolds attend the program with their parents while the kindergarteners through second graders come without their parents.

Music Together con Espanol is the Mixed-Age Class that’s taught half in English and half in Spanish. This exciting, bilingual program helps give students a head start on learning a foreign language.

For families who are perplexed as to what is the right class for their child, they can sample classes before committing to one. Classes are 45 minutes each, and they’re held for 10 weeks. And no worries; make ups are available for missed classes. To read more about the program, check out the Music Together website at: www.musictogetherinphx.com. Rowe thinks of her music classes as a “musical vitamin of sounds in their ears” as children receive music in different tonalities and meters.

“You never see an unhappy child who is singing,” said Rowe, “music is good for their soul.”