BS: Folk Music for Babies

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: keltcgrasshoppper
Date: 05 Jun 00 - 05:36 PM

Both of our children grew up with music being played in our home almost all the time..Our youngest Gabriel would call down stairs "Daddy play the music..I can't sleep.. at about age 3." Both kids are still envolved with music..our daughter a dancer, and teacher finds music very usefull in her classroom...she workes with special needs children who tend to be high strung.. she playes music every afternoon to calm things down..Gabriel is now a musician..KGH

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jun 00 - 05:24 PM

Please do not encourage Dweebo to reproduce.

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: Catlin
Date: 05 Jun 00 - 05:12 PM

My son is nearly ten months also, and loves to hear his mummy sing. We now sing together! Well I sing and he sort of croons along :) He seems to enjoy it anyway!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 May 00 - 04:45 PM

Our twins now almost ten months and fighting fit were born three weeks early but didn't start gaining weight for about the first six weeks causing great concern all round. We found that they were happiest when sat under a table in a session and only started complaining when the music stopped. They went to their first pub session at the age of 4 days and went to Whitby folk week at 2 weeks, They still love to join in singarounds-clapping and banging tables and I hope that they will continue to do so for many years to come ( join in I mean not bang on tables!)

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: GUEST,Champion the Wonder Horse
Date: 28 May 00 - 07:13 PM

Sounds like her mom has the right idea

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 May 00 - 12:55 PM

The youngest member of our band joined before she was born, rocking in rhythm. Once born, she would sleep blissfully through rehearsal, except when she would wake completely cheerful and at home among us, and coo on pitch. By the age of walking she was dancing in front of the amps, playing rhythm instruments in perfect time, with no need for supervision... as long as we played, she did.

At home her daddy plays guitar and sngs to her constantly, hymns and blues and all sorts of stuff. Her mom, who refuses to sing with us but has a wonderful voice, no doubt sings to her when no one is looking.

We gave them several Wee Sing tapes/books, to add to this, because they have been so helpful to me in the past with daycare kids when that was what I did to make a living.

And my own prebirth music inputs were part of surviving.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Folk Music for Babies
From: Brendy
Date: 28 May 00 - 11:26 AM

Sorry, BlueJay, I thought it said 'Folk Music for Babes", and curiousity pulled me in.

The healing power of music in general?
Absolutely.

Refresh.

B.

Subject: Folk Music for Babies
From: BlueJay
Date: 27 May 00 - 03:13 PM

I had to start a new thread on this, prompted by the thread on Milestones, and in particular Mrzzy's post on premature twins. This is not really a milestone, but I thought you might find it interesting.
My grandson, Devon, was also born prematurely, and my daughter lived with us at the time. He had to spend a month in the hospital to stabilize, and when we got him home, he was very fussy, what with having to wear oxygen, a heart monitor etc.

Damndest thing: When he was crying for no apparant reason, (food, diapers etc taken care of), the ONLY thing which would calm him EVERY TIME, was to play tapes of Kate Wolf songs. My daughter's singing wouldn't do it. My singing wouldn't do it. We never found any other recorded music that could soothe this very fussy child. Something about Kate Wolf did it every time! Must have been a resonant frequency or something.

Devon is now four years old, and quickly recovered from being a "premie". He looks like a little halfback now, stout but lean. His mind is unfathonable, as are most four year olds. Loves to take things apart. My daughter, Kristine, (Devon's Aunt!), will turn four on Monday. They are like brother and sister, though we now live apart. Same blond hair, people really do take them as bro & sis. Kids are so great. Mbo, you ought to try it! Thanks, BlueJay