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Welcome to The Singing House

Children come to us innately musical. They are drawn to music and music-making just as they are drawn to rocks, sticks and mud puddles. This website will share with you and your children the magic of this life-enhancing medium; keep you abreast of the latest research on music and the mind and childhood education; and offer suggestions for using music in your daily life. You will also find information on classes available for children ages 1½ - 8 years.

Join me in The Singing House to explore the magical world of music!

Music Class Schedule for Spring 2007.

Creature Feature: A Musical Menagerie

A wonderful gift for a budding young musician!
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Can notes really leap, creep, and dash? They do in Creature Feature, a unique and learning filled introduction to the nuts and bolts of music for children. Cheetah, gorilla, frolicking frogs and other creatures demonstrate some of music's special effects-- dynamics, tempo, articulation, register and melodic motion-- and introduce the symbols of standard musical notation along the way. Companion CD contains the story Making Real Music plus 11 original creature feature pieces featuring melodies by young musicians.

	32 pages of full color illustrations.
	Notated melodies to familiarize children with standard musical notation and symbols.
	Companion CD contains the story "Making Real Music" plus 11 original creature pieces from young musicians.

The Making of Creature Feature - Read about the why Creature Feature was written and listen to the original melodies by Fox School 3rd graders.
Compositions by former Music Makers - These compositions were created by first and second graders in the Music Makers class

Miss Jane's Children--CD and Parent Booklet

A collection of children's favorites with a twist and original songs arranged for voice, violin, and piano. 30 minutes of fun and music with 24 selections including:

	The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Friends
	Short'nin' Bread
	Crawdad Hole
	Red Light, Stop!
	Twinkle variations and many others.

CD and Parent Booklet: $6.95 + $3.00 shipping
(CA residents add 8.25% sales tax)

Contents and audio samples

Classical Stories

A unique retelling of "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Sinbad the Sailor" using the enchanting orchestral music of Prokofief, Ravel, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Adapted and narrated by Jane Singhal.

Audio CD: $8.95 + $3.00 shipping
(CA residents add 8.25% sales tax)

You can order CDs or Creature Feature Book using the catalog page

Articles & Essays on Music and Children

Beyond "Twinkle" - Observations on using composition as a tool for teaching musical skills to young children.
Tuning in to the Musical Brain - Benefits of skills-based music for the developing mind and age-appropriate classes that support this development.
Living with Music - Suggestions on using music in everyday life to help direct children's behavior.
A Different Kind of Wealth - A personal essay.