As I was cleaning (or trying to order the chaos a bit) the playroom Maia saw an opportunity to model music class for her sisters. As soon as there was a bit of open carpet, Maia began to sing the “chugga-chugga choo-choo” instrument song that we sing in class when the Big Box of Instruments is brought out for free play. She looked at her sisters and intoned “Here come the instruments!” as she dumped them out in front of their eager little hands.

And Musical chaos reigned as drums were beaten, shakers shook and bells rung. The only difference to a class was when Stella began putting instruments back in the box and Maia chided her by saying, “Stella, it’s not time to clean up yet. Wait for the song!”

Maia has been going to music play-class since she was four months old and I think music will be a theme in her childhood as well. This morning as she was playing with her kitchen toys she began to sing a song from our latest class. She had almost all the words right and the tune was spot on. As she sang she began to emphasize different tones and make new “voices”. She was just playing with her voice and with the music and it was wonderful. It was the sweetest music I’ve heard in a long while.