My Budding Musicians. . .

My girls LOVE Music! They love listening to it, they definitely love dancing to it, and love to play it! While they have always enjoyed music, it was during our unit on Berlioz the Bear, when we really learned about the orchestra and the various instruments, that I really noticed how much they enjoyed it.



My parents live next door and this weekend, when my brother was in town, we spent a lot of time there. My brother is the musician in the family -- he can play just about any instrument you can imagine, he writes his own music, has been in numerous bands, and has even produced a CD where he not only sang all the lyrics but played every single instrument in the background! I will be relying on him for the music portion of our curriculum in future years! They enjoyed showing off their "skills" for their "Paran Ryan" this weekend. :-)


If you asked my girls they would probably list the flute, violin or trumpet as their favorite instruments, but whenever there is a piano or keyboard, they run for it. They get the biggest kick out of banging on the keys and singing at the top of their lungs -- and I get the biggest kick out of calling it music class for the day!