Emma took to the stage again last week for her second piano recital. The spring recital was nature-themed and Emma's piece was called "Shooting Stars" by Elizabeth Greenleaf. She was, once again, delighted to be performing for the crowd. The...
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Marla and I took a break from the kids to attend the Coachella music festival this year. It was my second trip to the three day fest and Marla's first. Much music was heard and much fun was had.
We'll continue the music-themed March and share some of our recent Rock Band hi-jinks with you.
While it might not seem it at first blush, but Rock Band is the perfect family game. I told you they were well-rounded musically, didn't I?
We've tried hard over the past few years to make sure that Emma and Henry appreciate all kinds of music. This started early for Emma sleeping to sounds of Stereolab. As she and Henry grew they would listen to pop and country in the car with Marla while I introduced them to The Beach Boys and The White Stripes in mine.
Drat. I hate it when I get caught by the latest Internet meme. Not sure if this one really qualifies for meme status since it is targeted at a smallish set of Last.fm users but here goes... (If you haven't...
Our kids have proven to have quite the musical ear. Whether it's Emma singing or Henry playing back-up singer we've tried to encourage them to sing, dance and clap with the music.
Music has to be rooted deep in the brain. From the time Emma and Henry were old enough to move under their own control they've been wiggling along with the beat of whatever Marla and I happen to be listening to.
We started out the weekend rockin' with The Donnas and ended up partying like a bunch of three year olds. It was awesome! Flipping through the channels before bed Saturday night we happened upon The Donnas performing on INHD. Being...
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Emma has been taking piano lessons for several months now, all building up to The Big Recital. We practiced "Good King Wenceslas" at home dozens of times over the past six weeks.
Emma has been taking piano lessons for two months now and I wanted to snap a quick video to remember the progress. I've been a little surprised at how quickly all the new concepts keep coming but Emma seems to soak it in and remember everything.
I'm a little behind in getting my Top Albums of 2007 list together... but late is better than never, right? You can see that a lot of what I listened to this year wasn't actually from 2007. "That's OK. That's...
Here's a little bit of what happens when you let your three year old play a little too much Guitar Hero with you... Shout the devil! from Todd Northcutt on Vimeo....
I found myself humming "Lovely Rita" this morning in the shower and thought to myself, "Now there's a song I love but haven't listened to in a long time." Technology to the rescue! How iTunes, a Smart Playlist and a little magic can make your music library seem fresh again.
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rockin' with the donnas