by NoeSingingCircles | Apr 19, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
We all know making music with our children can be fun. But did you know that songs can also be a powerful addition to your parenting tool kit? This month on the blog, I’m getting really practical, by teaching you some sweet, simple songs you can use to actually make...
by NoeSingingCircles | Apr 12, 2017 | Continuum parenting, Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Spirit, Uncategorized
I had one of those talks yesterday with my mother – the kind of talk where everyone cries. We got to talking about when I was a baby. She described the pang she used to feel around mid-day when she was at work and I was home with the sitter. That was the time...
by NoeSingingCircles | Apr 6, 2017 | Handwork, Meadowlark, Mothering, Music
Now that spring has sprung here in San Francisco, it’s high time for a new Meadowlark puppet show. The Meadowlark puppet show is always a special moment in our weekday morning music class. The children sit on their parents laps as we all sing… “Mother of a fairy...
by NoeSingingCircles | Mar 29, 2017 | Meadowlark, Music, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
The new Meadowlark Music Class album is finished and available! It’s called “Rise and Greet Lady Spring.” I made it here in my home studio. Here’s a picture of us laying down the violin tracks. I am so excited to share these songs with you– twenty six...
by NoeSingingCircles | Mar 22, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Spirit, Uncategorized, World Folk Traditions
Nobody told me. Or maybe they did, and I didn’t understand. How it’s not just a baby that’s born when you give birth. A mother is born too. The change might be sudden, or it might happen gradually. For me, it was a little of both. It all began with an encounter...
by NoeSingingCircles | Mar 14, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
We’re in the back yard. My father in his seventies kneels concentrating in front of the apple tree. “Ember, can you please pass me the level?” My four year old son, Ember, trembles with excitement as he passes the tool to his grandfather. “Is the board straight,...
