"Uwe, you have done it again. Thanks a million for the excellent teacher Workshops and the successful ESOL concert. You inspired all of our teachers."
 

Christa M. Kirby
Ph.D. English for Speakers of Other Languages
Pinellas County School District

"Your book 'Tune in to English' is a smash hit at Udhailiyah School. Our Tesol students, at this remote desert outpost in Saudi Arabia, are even even singing your songs on the way to and from class. Owing to the fact that I am tone deaf and have a voice like an overgrown 'Alfalfa", the songs on the tape come in very handy. Thanks, Mr. Kind for making my job easier and more fun. It was a stroke of genius to cue really time tested tunes to truly usable instructional dialogs. I am recommending their use throughout the Aramco system. As a supplementary aid to Tesol instruction, "Tune in to English" deserves rave reviews."
 

Jay D. Allen
M.A.T. Tesol Instructor 
Aramco School, Udhaliya, Saudi Arabia

"Uwe Kind just performed two concerts in Hudson, Wisconsin, this week. The auditorium was absolutely rocking! At the high school, there wasn't enough room on stage for all of the volunteers who wanted to participate. It was great!  The audience was also very involved."
 

Judy Schlei
Hudson, WI

"Uwe, Das Konzert war wirklich toll fuer alle, auch die, die durch's Fenster schauten, und die beiden Direktoren waren auch angetan. Alle, alle, fanden das Konzert super gut. Ihre einzelne Bemerkungen sind sehr konstrunktiv und werde ich genauer verarbeiten. Ich danke dir nochmal vom Herzen." 
 

Inge Karlberg-Stannik Lenape Middle School Doylestown, Pennsylvania

"The German Club at Hopewell Valley High School hosted Uwe Kind in concert last Thursday, and it was an unqualified, overwhelming success. (we too had students literally storming the stage for every song to demonstrate along with Uwe). Uwe's energy and charisma on stage "electrified" the audience and had everyone up stomping, cheering, dancing, and singing. The performing arts teacher and the voice teacher both begged to bring their students in, who crammed in the back of the auditorium and sat on the floor in the aisles, and very enthusiastically "mitgesungen und mitgetanzt haben." My supervisor, (bless his soul!) brought his Spanish class! Here are a few comments from teachers of the other participating schools: 'I was amazed by the energy and enthusiasm that everyone displayed.' 'I heard the kids singing the songs all day today in the hall.' 'We went right back to class and all of the students could remember all the motions and words.' 'One of the middle school students wanted to know if Uwe is a professional dancer!' I can not begin to say what this has done for my program and for the programs of all of the other participating schools.

Hopewell, New Jersey

"Ist das ein Pop-Konzert? 650 Jugendliche im indonesischen Surabaya hüpfen, springen, tanzen, singen auf Deutsch und jubeln Uwe zu. Der begeistert mit seinen LingoTech -Konzerten große Säle ebenso wie einzelne Klassen in der Schulaula oder im Klassenzimmer. Aus seiner Methode, mit Musik, Gesang und Bewegung Deutsch zu unterrichten, hat er ein Deutsch-Lern-Konzert entwickelt, ein echtes Ereignis im Schulalltag vieler Schüler, sie haben offensichtlich riesengroßen Spaß. Es funktioniert, und wie! Funktioniert hat es auch in Bandung, in Jakarta und auf Bali, genauso wie in Kairo und Alexandria.
Die ägyptischen und die indonesischen Kids sind kaum daran gewöhnt, im Sprachunterricht zu singen und zu tanzen und gehen richtig ab, als sie die Gelegenheit dazu bekommen. Auf der Stelle mögen Sie das Fach Deutsch gleich viel lieber, besonders wenn die Lehrer dann Uwes Anregungen in den weiteren Unterricht einbauen und die eine oder andere Deutschstunde mit Gesang und Bewegung ergänzen. Es ist erwiesen, dass das Ansprechen mehrerer Sinne und die Kombination von kognitivem Lernen und körperlicher Bewegung dem Fremdsprachenlernen, vor allem im Anfängerunterricht, förderlich ist. Die meisten von Uwes Liedern haben einen Schwerpunkt zu einem Wortfeld oder einer grammatischen Struktur. Manche sind eine Art pattern training, das einen befähigen kann, neue Sätze nach einem eingeübten Bauplan zu generieren. Und manche vermitteln gängige Redewendungen oder sind einfach „nur“ eine Gaudi, weil sie so stark zum Mitmachen auffordern."
 

Elke Neumeier, Goethe Institut, Jakarta 

Al Teatro Metastasio di Assisi in Umbria più di 300 ragazzi hanno accolto festosamente Uwe Kind, il fantasista tedesco che avvicina all'apprendimento linguistico tramite la musica e il canto. E' stato sorprendente vedere così tanti ragazzi salire spontaneamente sul palco, ballare e cantare una lingua che per molti era totalmente sconosciuta. Sicuramente questi concerti fanno bene alla motivazione, divertono ed entusiasmano, creando un buon atteggiamento nei confronti della lingua tedesca. Li consigliamo a tutte le scuole, ovviamente soprattutto nei primi anni di corso.
A presto.
 

Rosella Baldelli

At the Teatro Metastasio in Assisi in Umbria, more than 300 children warmly welcomed Uwe Kind, the German educator who approaches language learning through music and song. It 'was amazing to see so many students come up spontaneously on stage, dancing and singing a language that was completely unknown to many of them.' Surely these concerts are good for motivation, fun, and excitement, creating a good attitude towards the German language. We recommend them to all schools, especially in the early years of the course. 
See you soon. 
 

Rosella Baldelli