Over the what? To whose house?

The traditional Thanksgiving song, “Over the River and Through the Woods” is a classic.  Just singing it helps us older folks feel connected to generations of our family.  But can our children relate?  When was the last chance they had to experience freezing their ears and nose in a horse drawn sleigh?  Why not write some verses [...]

Follow me to Kindermusik

I LOVE watching happy children enjoying the act of making music with others -  in this video, as well as in my Kindermusik classes each week.   And your heart will truly melt when YOU see YOUR child so happy to learn and explore, and show you what NEW things they can do, or songs they can sing.   Your [...]

Fathers find music great for child bonding

It is absolutely awesome when fathers are able to come with their children and participate in the music activities at Kindermusik.  Each time, the child is SOOO proud to have their dad by their side, playing, sharing, and singing.  I LOVE to hear those male voices in my classes, and to watch these heartfelt interactions, [...]

Momsense and Dadsense, not a lot of nonsense

You may have seen the Momsense video, but have you seen Dadsense?  I thought I would share these in celebration of Father’s Day.

I use too many of these phrases that I never thought I would use.
Anita has also recently responded with “Dadsense” to fathers who were feeling left out.  Oh, I [...]

Good children’s music by Eric Herman

Did your kids say they were bored… or maybe that voice was coming from someone a little closer.   Constant parenting needs a few breaks…   DANCE breaks, that is!  It lifts the body, lifts the spirits, and is a great for fun interactions with your children.  ALL at NO COST!
Eric Herman not only MAKES good children’s music [...]

Build Connections and Peace through Music

In so many ways, music allows us to connect, within ourselves, our family, our community, and our world.  That’s why I do what I do.  See my philosophy for creating Music Connections .   My “Summer Series” blog postings will feature unique ways to connect to through music  – for everyone.  The tab at the top [...]

That is why I gave you a 10

Recently, several families completed evaluations of their Kindermusik experience with Music Connections.  I LOVED what they had to say – it warms my heart and makes it even more worthwhile to do what I love.
The comments in this posting will be parents who have responded to the Kindermusik for the Young Child program.  I will start with one [...]

FANS get LOTS on the MC Facebook Page

My best friend from college got me started on Facebook, and it is amazing the connections I have made (people come popping out from the recesses of my memory).   It has been fun to relive and renew.
I am ALL about connections, esp. little musical ones, and I started generating ideas on what I could do with a [...]

My Dream of Motherhood

It’s a serious predicament when a woman strongly desires to have children, yet her husband, the desired father wants NO part of it.  Since this occurred with both MY parents, and my father’s parents, I suspect it is far more common than I felt at the time.  But, it is interesting to learn how each [...]

Kids LOVE animals. Share the LOVE and the learning.

To celebrate our love of animals, I am including THREE cool videos.  FIRST, our animal friends help me wish you Happy Valentine’s Day.  THEN,  a lot more variety of animals (more than I knew) help us learn the alphabet (even X).  Be ready to let your children watch these videos repeatedly.  At  the end, there is another cool animal song/video by Eric Herman that [...]