Playful Audiations

This 52nd episode is my last, at least for now. I hope I've empowered you to engage in music play in your home. If you have ideas for future projects, or questions from your own play experiences, please share them or just keep in touch, through playfulaudiations.com. Thanks for joining me on this journey.

This song is named for a very special colleague I’ve been honored to watch blossom into a successful, independent music educator.

We're nearing the end of this podcast series and that's got me feeling a little, well, grumpy. What better way to brighten your mood than through music play?

This week's episode is one of my favorite songs for fostering creativity and improvisational play.

In this episode, named for my mentors, I mention Hoberman Spheres and STOMP . After listening to the episode, I encourage you to check them out!

Dr. Edwin Gordon, the musician and researcher who published his theory of how young children develop musically, often improvised melodies while teaching about his work. I wrote this one down while studying with him and I'm pleased to share it this week.

This week has aquatic-themed play, but also takes some time to dig into tonality again.

Today's a day to play with stop & go!

This beautiful tune is great for flow, but I'll also talk about developmental concepts in this episode.

Welcome to summer! Today's tune can help get you going on those lazy, slow mornings, and there are lots of ways to play with it, so you won't stay slow for long.

It's the last week of school in my district so I'm sharing one of my favorite goodbye songs. Don't worry, I have more episodes to come!

As the title suggests, this is a great tool for teachers. But if you're not, there are still lots of ways to be playful with this melody. I mention playing with pop tubes , so here's a link for where you can buy them.

I can't believe we've made it to episode 40! Let's do a little victory lap this week. Don't worry though, there's still more to come!

It's the end of the school year and I'm thinking ahead to new routines for next year, which is what inspired today's song. Don't worry, there are many ways to play with this outside of school too!

With spring in full bloom, here's a break from all those allergens, a fun song for some music play called Blossoming!

Spring is in the air and my favorite daffodils are in full bloom. It makes me want to share this joyful, uneven melody.

This is my take on the well known phrase “you get what you get” - set to music of course!

This song is special to me because of the moments I was able to capture with my son, that I can now share with you!

This short little chant is perfect for anything from instruments to tickle fights!

This song has a predictable form, but switches styles, allowing for lots of different ways to engage in music play.

This little uneven chant is a quiet, calm way to start the evening bedtime routine. Of course I also share several other ideas for playing with this chant!

I needed to take a couple of weeks off to focus on other commitments, but I'm back now with a new episode featuring a tune inspired by one of my family's favorite movies.

A playful turn-taking or pretend play game for easy music making!

This activity is fun for any age, with or without props, at home or in the classroom. I hope you find its versatility as playful as I do!

This chant has a silly title (my maiden name was Bieber), but it also has lots of opportunity for silly musical play!