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:
