The kids and I love listening to music throughout the day. Whether we are belting out the songs from "Frozen", singing some of our favorite worship songs, or listening to classical pieces by the composer we're studying...music is flowing. As a musician, I love it! I look forward to the day when (I hope!) at least one of my children will show some musical abilities...and enjoy it as much as I do. In light of that, I really wanted to share some things we're listening to.
I have to start with Seeds Family Worship. I honestly had never heard of this group until I saw an offer for a free download of one of their worship cds. Like many of you...I like free stuff! I thought I'd try it. They don't send you a hard copy, but you download the files online. So I did that and put them on my phone. I play them all the time while I'm cleaning and the kids have picked up on it. Even my little two year old is constantly singing, "mouth speaks!" from the song "The Mouth" based on Matthew 12:34. These songs are basically Bible verses put to song. I can't say how much I love this. We only have "Seeds of Praise" in our collection, but I hope to add more in the future. Here is the page that shows the songs from Seeds of Praise...you can listen to any of the songs and there are even links to guitar chord sheets! They also have pages like this for each of the albums. You can only buy the full albums on this site, but you can go on ITunes to buy as well. Go here to see a youtube video of their song "More Than Conquerors"...catchy and great for kids.
Another favorite site is Making Music Fun. I have used this site numerous times to print out a different composer coloring sheets for the kids. You might think that seems a little over the top for young kids (I kinda did at first) but my kids have really loved it! It's SO not hard to find samples of different composers' works on youtube. I usually look something up on my phone and just let it play while we're eating. Easy way to introduce different types of music. I usually tape up the compose pictures and the kids refer to them all the time. Kinda cool! I also noticed there are some free music theory sheets and lots of other music related printables available on this site.
A good source for biographies on different composers, artists, and many other historical figures is the Cloud Biography page on YouTube. I have thoroughly enjoyed using this throughout the school year to introduce different people to the kids. It helps that these biographies are short and to the point, so it hits the highlights and helps you get a good idea for what each person is most famous for.
Some other music my kids have enjoyed in years past include Laurie Berkner...fun silly songs! Here's an example:
We've also enjoyed some of Laughing Pizza's songs:
I'd love to know any other music recommendations you might have! My next post...family friendly movies! Until then, have a great rest of the week!
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