I had a lovely email from Sally & Shawn this week! They were listening to their Dewdrops cd, and it had Shawn giggling like mad every time 'Come Follow' played :) Awesome!
Remember to add a little music to every day, even though we're between terms :) Christmas offers many wonderful opportunities for music making - Jarvis is demonstrating how much fun singing Jingle Bells can be when you have a cage bell on hand. (And a duck. Maybe the duck isn't so much a part of the song, but he's included nonetheless).
Think about the sounds you hear when you go outside at this time of year - sit quietly under a tree with your little person & listen to the birds singing, the cicadas chirping, the wind rustling through the leaves. Find a crunchy leaf & squash it, bang on the grass with your hands. All of these things make wonderful sounds! Music isn't confined to a classroom, or made solely by instruments :)
A Christmas cd I wouldn't mind getting hold of this year is Frank Sinatra's Christmas Collection - I can imagine having a wonderful time dancing around the lounge with Jarvis to a bit of Frank. For something a bit more up-beat, there's a very cool sounding album calls In the Christmas Groove, a collection of funk/soul tunes! Sounds like a bit of a laugh & good for a boogie :) I might just have to investigate! Dancing with your baby is one of the most wonderful things you can do - read this great article from Kindermusik International I posted back in October if you want to learn a little more about why!
I would really love to hear any of your Christmassy musical ideas! Post yours as a comment - if you have any trouble please email it to me using the link on the top right & I'll post it for you :)
Have a musical day!
Kath
