DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Strange Music Day - August 24th each year
Strange Music Day was started by Patrick Grant, a Julliard graduate
and professional musician. Patrick is also the founder and
artistic director of Strange Music Inc., an organization dedicated to
releasing recordings and presenting compelling new work.
The purpose of Strange Music Day is to listen to music you have never
heard before, just for the heck of it. This is especially fun with
children, since it gives you the opportunity to introduce new music to
them.
One of my girls' favorite things is to learn about mom and dad (or
even grandma and grandpa) when we were young. They love to look at
photos, report cards and "works of art" from my childhood -- I think
it's fun for them to imagine the adults in their lives as little girls
and boys. Now that they're teenagers, they especially seem to
enjoy mocking our hairstyles and the size of our glasses *grin*.
It's also fun to share popular music from "back in the day".
Nothing makes the girls giggle harder than when mom and dad break into
song (and sometimes dance!) to oldies on the radio. Using
Amazon.com's MP3 store
, I-Tunes
(or similar), you can download single songs for about $1 -- sometimes the
older music is even free.
Strange
Music Day Activities:
- Online jigsaw puzzle "Learning
to Play Gyalings". A Gyaling is a traditional tibetan
instrument most commonly played in Tibetan monasteries.
Here are some ideas for music to share with your kids on Strange
Music Day:
These are just a few suggestions to help you remember all of those
fun, kid friendly songs you loved (or hated) way back when!
Wedding music:
Fun, Silly and/or Popular Tunes from the 1950's:
- Battle of New Orleans - Jimmy Horton
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Hank
Williams
- Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
- Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and
the Comets
- Rockin Robin - Bobby Day
- Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
- Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Fun, Silly and/or Popular Tunes from the 1960's:
- California Dreamin' (All the Leaves are
Brown) - The Mamas and the Papas
- Dang Me - Roger Miller
- Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
- Happy Together - The Turtles
- I Dig Rock and Roll Music - Peter, Paul
and Mary
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow
Polkadot Bikini - Bryan Hyland
- May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your
Nose - Little Jimmy Dickens
- Monster Mash - Bobby Picket
- Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
- Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
- The Twist - Chubby Checker
-
What
a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Yesterday - the Beatles
Fun, Silly and/or Popular Tunes from the 1970's:
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Convoy - C.W. McCall
- Crocodile Rock - Elton John
- Disco Duck - Rick Dees
- Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie
Daniel's Band
- Imagine - John Lennon
- New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
- Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
- Rock and Roll All Night - KISS
- Rubber Duckie - Ernie
(I do believe
he's the only muppet to ever hit the Billboard top 20 -- and it
happened the week I was born!)
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynrd
- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
- Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak
Tree - Dawn (Tony Orlando)
- The Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture
Show
- Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John
Denver
- Y.M.C.A - Village People
- Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and
Messina
Fun, Silly and/or Popular Tunes from the 1980's:
- Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
- Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
- I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
- Macarena - Los del Rio
- Mickey - Toni Basil
- Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
- She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
- Thriller - Michael Jackson
- We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
- We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted
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