Creative Children and Technology ~ Raising Your Kids In This Age

Musical Instruments - Whether your musical instruments are home-made with a comb and wax paper or store bought, making music is a wonderful way to spend the day together. Teach your child that music can be made from anything, from an old oatmeal container, to scratching two pieces of sandpaper together. You may want to listen to music together and try to pick out the instruments that are making the sounds... Read more at Yes Parenting.

Ennio Morricone - Monaco - Gabriel's Oboe

I like this quote from a listener: " ...If this song was to play at my eventual demise, I would die a very happy man. This piece is just so amazing." I so agree. Just close your eyes and listen to this.

Playing for Change - do you have 5 minutes? Happy, happy.

Four years ago while walking down the street in Santa Monica, CA the voice of Roger Ridley singing Stand By me was heard from a block away. His voice, soul and passion set us on a course around the world to add other musicians to his performance. This song transformed Playing For Change from a small group of individuals to a global movement for peace and understanding. This track features over 35 musicians collaborating from all over the world. They may have never met in person, but in this case, the music does the talking.

"If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them." ~Pavarotti