A singular focus
In contemplating all the things that are changing in our life, what seems constant is music’s indelible place. Children respond to music and dance and sing without inhibition. Adults respond to music in more muted tones (well some of us, some still have happy feet). Tin has always had a strong ability to focus in on music – remembering lyrics, beats, and even the performer’s gestures.
Music is what redeemed us from the darkness of 2005 and the aftermath, it is what gets us up in the morning, and carries us to sleep at night. The certainty that music is what links us to the universe is evident in every movement on earth. I drove Tin to school this morning listening as usual to WWOZ and Coco Robicheaux was singing Spiritland. I was reminded of why we’re here.
We’re supposed to dance while the music plays.
November 30th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Hi! Just catching up a bit here. Tin is really growing; how are you finding the Montessori experience? And how does Tim like going to school?
November 30th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Hey you! We love Waldorf – it is not Montessori but it is an alternative education philosophy – they believe that children should not be woken up too soon – so they teach for a while in terms of abstract such as story telling and cooking and sewing and play. They say a blessing (very secular) at their meal together and light a candle. It’s really so fabulous. We love it. There are over 1000 Waldorf schools around the world.