Music & Kids
When my son Gabriel was a baby, I loved browsing through my extensive CD collection and playing different kinds of music for him. When iTunes came out, everything got easier -- we would put PartyShuffle on and dance around the kitchen while I prepared dinner. It was great to re-discover songs that I'd forgotton about - and even better to see my son light up with excitement and shake his little body to Kanda Bonga Man, Los Van Van and George Clinton.
These days, Gabriel's taste runs towards pop songs made famous in kids' movies like Shrek. But this morning, I read this article in the NYTimes and was reminded of those first heady years of my son's musical education. I love the author's attitude towards sharing music with his kid. Great read for any parent of young children in need of musical inspiration.
What a great read AJ - thanks! Wait until he starts using ticketmaster and you're headed for the Jimmy Eat World (or whatever) concert - you'll love it!
Posted by: John Shek | January 31, 2006 at 05:35 PM
When my son Saul was about 3 he figured out how to put CDs in the CD player by himself - at first the selection was random, but after a little bit it was clear he had figured out how to get whatever kinds of music he wanted.
Now at age 5 his computer time is spend playing with Flickr (an infinite source of pictures) - he can read the tags and can type just a little bit, but tends to find one picture he likes, "favorites" it, and then browses from his favorites list.
Posted by: Edward Vielmetti | February 03, 2006 at 12:04 PM