Liana and I enrolled in a "Music Together" class this morning, and it was LOTS OF FUN!!! I had been looking for something to build on Liana's clear passion for music, and I stumbled across this course on the Jackson Heights forum. And it is literally half a block from home, at the United Methodist Church. (For those of you who don't know, this church is the place where the game Scrabble was created!!!!)

The whole thing was such a new and foreign experience for me that much of it is a blur. We arrived in our stroller, all bundled up. Others kids in strollers were arriving while others were leaving. We had to park the strollers downstairs, and the walk up. Lots of moms and a few dads and grandparents and friends were there with the kids, whose age ranged from I think 9 months to almost 3 years. So it was perfect for Liana. The teacher was exceptionally welcoming and dynamic and funny and fun. We experimented with rhythm and later tone and pitch. We moved around a lot, and even got to play with some instruments. Liana enjoyed the activities for the most part, but towards the end of the hour she was starting to feel insecure and was pointing towards the door. But she clearly enjoyed seeing the other kids, and very much enjoyed the music.

Now I need to find something like this, which is age appropriate, to nurture her interest in the visual arts! Readers? I'm open to suggestions!!!!!