The Snowman and Nutcracker concert at Coventry Cathedral
We went to Coventry Cathedral to watch and listen to The Snowman and Nutcracker christmas concert. Read what it was like.
Music
We love music, singing and dance, especially exploring a breadth of musical experience
My cracking top 10 Christmas songs
I love a good Christmas song, although Christmas carols are up there as well. I seem to have passed on my love of Christmas songs and music to N who discovered my Christmas compilation* album and has wandered off with…
Music streaming through your tv with Electric Jukebox
We love music in our house. We might not agree all the time on what to play, but all of us enjoy listening to it. The OH and N love to rock (loudly and in the dark) while watching bands…
How to introduce kids to musical instruments with pBuzz
N loves music. He’s getting to the stage though, where he wants to make more of it and do it his own way. Whether that be blasting rock out through the tv or CD player, or tinkering on the piano….
The psychology of music while driving with kids
Music plays a big part in my life (when younger through playing musical instruments in wind bands, music school, orchestras and swing bands), now mostly through continuing my love a dance. But there’s not a day goes by without me…
Music Exploration 23 – Young musician of the year
And, again I’m late with our Music Exploration post this month. Maybe I should change the date?! Or not. Anyway, this month has been an interesting mish mash music wise, but largely it’s been focused on learning instruments and the…
Top 10 driving songs – my new car playlist
If you follow me on social media, you may have heard about the fun of getting my new car. From ‘interesting’ experiences with salesmen to picking up the car and being unable to pay for fuel thanks to Visa card…
Music Exploration Classic FM Hall of Fame and tv music
Last month I decided not to write up a music exploration post because we’d not been doing much music, but this time I’m on it, although it’s largely been music by accident. But with music always on the radio, quite…
Music Exploration – west coast swing and the national anthem
I can’t believe we’re a month on already, and I’m thinking I need to get back to playing N music in a specific sit down appreciation session…or at least playing music a lot more at home so he’s more aware…
Music Exploration 20 – the likes and loathing of film music
This month’s Music Exploration covers what feels like a broad spectrum of time, given we’ve got Christmas in there as well as the more normal new year. So it’s a real mix of, mostly accidental, music. This month, we Sang…
Music Exploration 19 – Christmas carols and french songs
We’ve not focused on music much this month. Although with Christmas coming, music has been high on the agenda by default. This month we’ve Sung Nativity songs N had his nativity play which was ‘There’s a miracle in town’. He…
