Anya loves to conduct the music in family night. She likes to stand on top of a step stool or Aaron's "junk trunk" and conduct us with her hand or a chop stick, if she can get a hold of one. It's so cute we wanted to get a video of it. But the lighting in the living room wasn't bright enough for a video so we had her conduct in the kitchen. She was pretty excited about performing for the camera and decided to put on a show while conducting. Funny girl. She memorized the primary song we are singing because she heard it over and over as I was preparing for our Primary's Sacrament Program. When we did the program she stood next to me and tried to conduct the children. She was so pleased with herself! Luckily she's so short the kids couldn't see her, so she wasn't a distraction. Anya would be so excited to see her Aunt Sarah conducting a whole band!
In our little home school the kids love music time and one of their favorite songs is "Old Aunt Sarah had a band" sung like "Old MacDonald had a farm"--- Instead of animals old Aunt Sarah has percussion instruments in her band. So in her band she has things like a Triangle, finger cymbals, a tambourine, and maracas. The kids love banging away and singing. They have also learned the name of a variety of percussion instruments and what they each sound like. It's too bad that I didn't think to change the words to "Young Aunt Sarah had a band" before I taught it too them. Sorry Sarah but it's stuck as "old Aunt Sarah".
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