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I hadn't thought of the value of songs for teaching children foreign languages, but that's a good point you make...especially since many early songs by the Beatles, for example, have quite simple lyrics. When I took German (in high school) we listened to Nena's "99 Luft Balloons" in the original German, which I love to this day (both the song and the language)! (I know it is not folk music, but I include it here anyway YouTube - Nena 99 Luft Balloons). |
Every night when daughter was very little I would spend upwards of an hour rocking her to sleep in my arms. That is one of my most precious memories and these are a small part of that soundtrack:
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"You are my Sunshine"
Hello Folks,
Now here's an old country/folk song I loved singing during my childhood..."You are my Sunshine"...which was made famous by Jimmie Davis in the 1940s. I thought of adding it to this thread because the other day while volunteering at my child's 1st grade class, the teacher asked kids to play a music game in which a child volunteers to stand up, start singing a song, and the rest join in if they know it. Well, a little 6-year-old stood up and started singing beautifully the lyrics to "You are my Sunshine," and many of the kids knew this song and were able to join in! I thought this especially interesting because there are kids from a variety of ethnicities in the class. I was touched (and surprised!) that their families are introducing them to this old song more than 60 years after the song was first sung. Here's a YouTube video of "You are my Sunshine" that I think is cute because it shows so clearly how this song is passed on from one generation to the next: |
Children's Music/Musical Instrument Website
What is everyone's favorite music cd to listen to with their very young children?
Interested, because I always like to add new cds to my website, which specializes in all things musical. Betsy |
Hi Betsy,
Your area of interest (safe toys for children) is very interesting and important, but I want to let you know that MB prohibits any kind of self-promotion...so I recommend you edit your post right away to remove the link to your business, and then (in your profile) place the link there in your contact information. One reason MusicBanter prohibits product promotion is that, as I understand it, MB is able to exist and have a paid administrator because MB sells advertising space. If people can advertise for free on here, then no one will want to *pay* to advertise, so no money will come in to MB to offset site expenses, and so...POOF!...there would be no MB for any of us to enjoy! --Erica |
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