Music Together

The day I met me neighbor, she told me of an awesome music class she and her daughter (the same age as Elias) had just started. . . . It took me 9 months, but we signed up. Elias loves music and enjoys making a guitar out of anything (his toy guitar, apple slices, tooth brushes, giraffe's ears, etc). He loves to sing!

Normally we go to a nice old church/ community center near our home. It has a child friendly coffee shop where we can play after the class (this will be awesome as it starts raining more). Since we were in Washington DC for the first week, we did a make-up class this week at a different location, an assisted living home. It's called the "intergenerational class" is an amazing idea, they invite the home's residence to sit in on the class. The toddlers make a circle with their parents, and the senior citizens sit in chairs on the sides, but we interact some and sing together, its a GREAT concept and a fun and special time. I didn't get a good picture since I was busy keeping up with Elias, but here is a snap shot of one part of the class.

He doesn't dance too much like some kids do, so we are hoping he has better dancing skills, rhythm and coordination than his parents. The first step is this music together class. The video below shows Elias playing the giraffes ear guitar and his latest style of making music...