The start of school also brings the start of music lessons for many students. Sunshine is beginning her fourth year of violin lessons, and Lily is on her second year of piano lessons. As they learn more and more pieces, I’ve looked for ways to increase their knowledge and enjoyment of music outside their lessons. […]
Brooklyn Baby CD by Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
For the past year, the girls have had frequent living room dance parties with Joanie Leeds’ CD The Good Egg. We can all belt out the words to half the songs by memory, which is why I was happy to see that Joanie had a new CD out. Brooklyn Baby! celebrates Joanie’s New York roots. […]
Best of Hullabaloo: Volume Two (toe-tapping kids music)
What’s big and loud and lots of fun? A Hullabaloo CD, of course! Today Steve and Brendan, two of our favourite musicians, released their new CD, a “Best of Hullabaloo” collection. We’ve been bouncing and dancing to our favourite tunes from Shy Kid Blues and I Chew, plus some new-to-us songs. Best of Hulabaloo: Volume […]
Hullabaloo’s New CD “I Chew” Celebrates Childhood Moments
Childhood is full of big and small moments, and sometimes, those mix together. What seems like a big moment now becomes a small moment in retrospect and vice versa. That’s something I’ve been thinking about in listening to Hullabaloo’s latest CD, I Chew. Many of the songs on I Chew celebrate moments in childhood. The […]
Goo on My Shoe CD by Here Comes Trouble
Goo on My Shoe is a fun, upbeat CD from the band Here Comes Trouble. I was hooked with the first song, “I Want Dessert,” which made me smile and think of days when I choked down my own meal as a kid just for the apple pie or chocolate cake that I knew was […]
Jefrey Au-Go-Go’s New Kids’ CD
Jefrey Au-Go-Go is an Aussie turned New Yorker whose upbeat, fast-paced music keeps listeners on their toes. I’ve mentioned before that Sunshine and Lily are fairly harsh music critics; if they don’t like a CD within the first minute, they’re quick to ask for “kids music please” or “skip this song please.” When I put […]
Lucy Kalantari’s Pockets Full of Joy CD
Last week, I headed out by myself for two evenings and as soon as I got into the truck, I thought, “Hurrah—time for some adult music!!!” Enough of the well-worn Disney CDs and other tapes the girls listen to until we all have them memorized. I knew exactly which CD I wanted to listen to: […]
Vincent Nunes: Smart Songs for Active Children
Vincent Nunes’ new CD Smart Songs for Active Children hasn’t totally captured my girls’ attention, but they don’t demand that I turn if off either. I’ve even caught them singing a long with a few of the songs and I like the way that Vincent sneaks some lessons into most of the songs. For example, […]
Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights in Good Egg
“Hey, hey, stop following me, Shadow-oh-oh-oh,” Sunshine sings as she walks past me. I smile. It’s a song from a new CD we’ve been listening to in the truck, Good Egg by Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights. If Sunshine is singing songs even when the music isn’t playing, then I know she likes it My […]
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Most of the time when we’re in the truck, the stereo is on. Music is one of the best ways to keep our girls entertained on long road trips; even just driving around town, they usually want something to listen to. When we bought the Durango, I was excited that it had a tape player—I […]
