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Suzanne Uttaro Samuels's avatar

Thank you! Loved this. I think any music, played and enjoyed with love, orients a child to seek out music throughout their entire lives.

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Alexander Hettinga's avatar

Thank you, Suzanne! I completely agree!

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Matthew Buccelli's avatar

Love this. My musical tastes tend more towards folk rock, classic reggae, funk/soul/disco and house/techno/various electronic sub-genres (to name a few ;-)). With that said, I can relate deeply to what you wrote about playing your kids the music you love from the very beginning. Before our first (now 4y) was born I made a playlist called "baby changing/indoctrination" with some of my favorite songs across all genres (Beethoven's Concerto #5 is on there). We still play it today!

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Alexander Hettinga's avatar

Matthew! I love hearing that you are also intentionally sharing the music you love with your children as well! I must admit I don’t know those genres very well at all, but message me a couple of favorites and I’ll check them out and see how my kiddos react!

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Daniel Overly's avatar

Our 19mo’s current LP favorites are Mozart Prague Symphony mvt. 1 and Bach Gamba sonatas with Rose/Gould. She also enjoys “dancing” with me to the Kleiber Vienna Phil New Year’s Day concerts while I make breakfast or dinner.

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Alexander Hettinga's avatar

She has great taste already! Keep cherishing those dances, brother.

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