Jitterbug » Manners http://www.jitterbug.tv/blog Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:46:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Music and Moods http://www.jitterbug.tv/blog/2009/01/music-and-moods/ http://www.jitterbug.tv/blog/2009/01/music-and-moods/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:50:23 +0000 Dan Gellert http://www.jitterbug.tv/blog/?p=32 It always astounds me how music has this uncanny ability to sustain, enhance, alter, even express our moods and behavior.  As our little girl gets to know more music, I see the correlations building between her moods and her choices of music at that moment.  When she’s all jumpy, she may point to Dance Like An Animal ;  sleepy her favorite is Greek Lullaby ;  calm mood brings about Don’t Be Afraid of the Dentist.  You get the picture…

To state the obvious, music is a healthy thing to use for molding an atmosphere or experience – for kids as well as adults!   To use a great line from this excellent NYTimes article – in our quest to “civilize the object of our affections” (i.e. our kids!) – music is a great helper in creating and achieving an experience.  Now go and enjoy jitterbug!

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