by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 13, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
Want to bring more music into your life with young children? How about starting your own Family Music Time! You don’t need to know play an instrument. Just bring the family together and sing a few of the songs you love. One of my friends keeps it really...
by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 2, 2017 | Mothersong, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit
Sometimes people ask me “how can I overcome my inner critic when singing?” A good first step is to name how that inner critic got in the way of singing in the first place. For many of us, the reason is that we have been raised to think about singing primarily as a...
by NoeSingingCircles | May 2, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Mothersong, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized
Yesterday a post came up in my Facebook feed promoting enrichment classes for babies. I clicked on the link, curious to learn what the author had to say about how we can best support babies’ development. The pictures on the website showed floors crowded with tummy...
by NoeSingingCircles | Apr 25, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
If you’ve ever walked with a toddler, you know how difficult it can be to get from one place to another. Go a couple steps, notice a bump of gum on a brick… Stop to examine it. Go a couple more steps… Spy a shiny gum wrapper. Stop to pick it up. Go another step, hear...
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 | 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,...
