Archive for June, 2008

An Impromtu Music Activity in the Car

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

My son (almost 4) and I were in the car the other day and he asked for a song. I asked which song he would like to sing. He just said “Happy, Sad”.  He’s been talking a lot about happy and sad lately. He’s at a stage where he’s putting words to his emotions and starting [...]

Play and the Institution

Friday, June 20th, 2008

When I was a kid in the 70′s, I lived in a small town, we didn’t have cable, and the internet was unimaginable.  My sister and I spent our time playing with toys (the kind without batteries), making crafts and playing outside.  In the summer we had Vacation Bible School, at school we had 4-H, and [...]

Music Starts at Home

Monday, June 16th, 2008

For most of us, music became a part of our life at a very young age. Even if you don’t remember having music in your house growing up, it was there. It was in the ring of the phone, the catchy television jingle you still remember 25 years later, the song of the birds out [...]