One way we incorporate music in our lives is playing music during dinner. We've already established the importance of eating together as a family but each time we sit down for our evening meal either my husband or I selects a genre or album we haven't heard in a while and have it play in the background. Our music selection can go from: pop, rock, r&b, soul, classical, international, hip hop, oldies, OPM (Original Pilipino Music) and holiday. (Christmas music starts playing in our house right after Halloween) The girls seem to enjoy it as we laugh and dance together in our seats or play the, "What instrument/artist is that?" recognition game. Playing music during dinner is another piece of our routine that I hope the girls will take with them when they have their own families. As I have fond memories of those cross country trips with my parents and the music they played I can only hope I've added to my girls' life soundtrack.
Here are some of the music we play during dinner:
Love this, and we do similar things by "theming" our dinners. So on Italian night when we make somethin'-parmagiana - we'll pull up Pandora or a similar internet radio and play some Louis Prima & Frank Sinatra. On taco night we'll find a local spanish radio station and have some cerveza's while we cook together... Fun and memorable. Great to see someone else who stresses music appreciation to the kids! (My daughter could identify Bob Marley in a restaurant by age 2... ;) Great post!
ReplyDeleteI love that! I actually just saw an cd with songs that you would play at an Italian restaurant. How fun are your dinners! Thanks for sharing (and reading!)
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