January 10, 2009
I'm not sure how my six year old got introduced this week to 70's Heart music. I'll blame it on my husband, he must of been singing a phrase or tune or something that piqued the kid's curiosity. I know I certainly wasn't the one who said "here, let me find Barracuda on YouTube". Inexplicably, my daughter was hooked.
"I like that song! " was the enthusiastic response."Do you really like that music?", spoken from a mother's folky, fiddle-music loving perspective.
"I love it! I want to buy it on iTunes". Oh, oh. I realized too late my error. My barely hidden disapproval made the song that much more appealing for my daughter. It was a losing battle.
So my 6 year old convinced her 7 year old brother (my 9 year old was indifferent) to pool their they coins together to pony up the $1.04 to buy the song.
Now each day Brienne asks me to "play that fish song mom".
Do you think Classic Rock counts for Classical Music Education?
