A Road Trip, A Harmonica, and Cracker Barrel

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

A few months ago I was in Alabama visiting my family. I was sitting in the house my family has lived in since I was 4 years old. It’s changed a lot over the years. My son, who is 4 now, sat in the same kitchen floor that I played on at his age playing his [...]

Music and Daily Routines

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Our son will be 4 in a couple of weeks. Since he was in the womb, we have exposed him to music.  You might think that as trained musicians we have this structured regime. If you know me and how artsy I am, you know that structure is difficult for me. For the most part, [...]

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 [...]