We want to provide Claire with a variety of musical exposure. The Music Together songs are an excellent start. We listen to a classical music radio station sometimes. And we have a huge collection of music on CD which is stored also on our computers. (Ain’t technology grand?) So I made seven CDs of music (no classical but pretty much everything else) to spice up every day life. We listen to regular rock stations too, but I like the idea of having personally created playlists for her. Husband made one for her the night we returned from the hospital; it’s called Claire Dance Mix. I haven’t listed that here, since it’s his compilation. If you’d like to see the (very long) list, you can see more. I’ll probably make more over time, since we have thousands of songs. (Ain’t technology grand?)
Claire Music Volume 1
- What Passes For Love; Storyville, A Piece Of Your Soul
- The Bug; Mary Chapin Carpenter, Come On Come On
- Honey; Moby, Play
- My Better Half; Bobby McFerrin, Bang! Zoom
- Raghupati; Bhagavan Das, Now
- Return To Innocence; Enigma, The Cross Of Changes
- Monte Adentro; Mongo Santamaría, Afro Roots
- Release; Afro Celt Sound System, Volume 2: Release
- Birthday; The Beatles, White Album
- Only The Good Die Young; Billy Joel, The Stranger
- Love Sneakin’ Up On You; Bonnie Raitt, Longing In Their Hearts
- Zoot Suit Riot; Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Zoot Suit Riot
- Something So Strong; Crowded House, Recurring Dream
- Ruby Baby; Donald Fagen, The Nightfly
- Listen To The Music; The Doobie Brothers, Best Of The Doobies
- Heartache Tonight; The Eagles, Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2
- Sweet Rain; Euphoria, Beautiful My Child
- Hammer And A Nail; Indigo Girls, Nomads Indians Saints
Claire Music Volume 2
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You); James Taylor, Greatest Hits
- Like A King; Jimmie Vaughan, Out There
- Suddenly I See; KT Tunstall, Eye To The Telescope
- I Belong To You; Lenny Kravitz, 5
- Church; Lyle Lovett, Joshua Judges Ruth
- Let Me Go; Melissa Etheridge, Brave And Crazy
- Sinner; Neil Finn, Try Whistling This
- You Can Call Me Al; Paul Simon, Graceland
- Sledgehammer; Peter Gabriel, Shaking The Tree
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da; The Police, Every Breath You Take: The Singles
- Orange Crush; R.E.M., Green
- Just The Way It Is, Baby; The Rembrandts, The Rembrandts
- Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation); Rob Dougan, Furious Angels
- Akua Tuta; Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble, Music For The Native Americans
- Round Of Blues; Shawn Colvin, Fat City
- Josie; Steely Dan, Aja
Claire Music Volume 3
- Tight Rope; Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Greatest Hits
- If I Ever Lose My Faith In You; Sting, Ten Summoner’s Tales
- Do Me A Favor; The Subdudes, Primitive Streak
- Shout; Tears For Fears, Songs From the Big Chair
- Whatever I Fear; Toad The Wet Sprocket, Coil
- Cornflake Girl; Tori Amos, Under the Pink
- Give Me One Reason; Tracy Chapman, New Beginning
- Meet Virginia; Train, Train
- One Tree Hill; U2,
- One Headlight; The Wallflowers, Bringing Down The Horse
- Owner Of A Lonely Heart; Yes, 90125
- That’s Not Love; Keb’ Mo’, Just Like You
- Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker); Parliament, Mothership Connection
- Good Day For The Blues; Storyville, A Piece Of Your Soul
- Marrakesh Night Market; Loreena McKennitt, The Mask and Mirror
Claire Music Volume 4
- Teardrop; Massive Attack, Mezzanine
- Long Train Runnin’; The Doobie Brothers, Best Of The Doobies
- Porcelain; Moby, Play
- It’s Your Life; Lenny Kravitz, 5
- Lovers Of Light; Afro Celt Sound System, Volume 2: Release
- Éireann; Afro Celt Sound System, Volume 2: Release
- When You’re Falling; Afro Celt Sound System, Volume 3: Further In Time
- Lagan; Afro Celt Sound System, Volume 3: Further In Time
- Persistence Of Memory; Afro Celt Sound System, Volume 3: Further In Time
- Soul Makossa; Manu Dibango, Wakafrika
- Leave It; Yes, 90125
- Three Marlenas; The Wallflowers, Bringing Down The Horse
- Southside; Moby, Play
- Something To Talk About; Bonnie Raitt, Luck Of The Draw
- Steam; Peter Gabriel, Us
- American Woman; Lenny Kravitz, 5
- Seven Bridges Road; The Eagles, Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2
Claire Music Volume 5
- These Are Days; 10,000, Maniacs, Our Time in Eden
- That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas); Lyle Lovett, The Road To Ensenada
- Babylon; David Gray, White Ladder
- She’s No Lady; Lyle Lovett, Pontiac
- Fall At Your Feet; Crowded House, Recurring Dream
- Love & Pride; Alana Davis, Blame It On Me
- Change; Tracy Chapman, Where You Live
- M-O-N-E-Y; Lyle Lovett, Pontiac
- Wedding Song; Tracy Chapman, Telling Stories
- Something To Talk About; Bonnie Raitt, Luck Of The Draw
- Pride And Joy; Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Greatest Hits
- Peace Train; 10,000 Maniacs, In My Tribe
- Leave It; Yes, 90125
- Stand; R.E.M., Green
- 32 Flavors; Alana Davis, Blame It On Me
- Real Man; Bonnie Raitt, Nick Of Time
- Should I Stay or Should I Go; The Clash, Story of the Clash, Volume 1
- Shaking The Tree; Peter Gabriel, Shaking The Tree
Claire Female Artists Volume 1
- So Long, So Wrong; Alison Krauss & Union Station, So Long So Wrong
- Free Man In Paris; Joni Mitchell, Court And Spark
- Reasons Why; Nickel Creek, Nickel Creek
- One Day; Alana Davis, Blame It On Me
- Why Walk When You Can Fly; Mary Chapin Carpenter, Stones In The Road
- Drawn To The Rhythm; Sarah McLachlan, Solace
- Thank You; Dido, No Angel
- You Can Sleep While I Drive; Melissa Etheridge, Brave And Crazy
- Morning Song For Sally; Nanci Griffith, Other Voices, Other Rooms
- Stolen Car; Beth Orton, Central Reservation
- Mister Sandman; Emmylou Harris, Profile II: Best Of Emmylou Harris
- No Mermaid; Sinéad Lohan, No Mermaid
- Do What You Have To Do; Sarah McLachlan, Surfacing
- Through The Dark; KT Tunstall, Eye To The Telescope
- Heaven’s Here On Earth; Tracy Chapman, New Beginning
- Orinoco Flow; Enya, Watermark
- Save Me; Aimee Mann, Magnolia
Claire Female Artists Volume 2
- Come Away With Me; Norah Jones, Come Away With Me
- Talk To Me While I’m Listening; Nanci Griffith, Flyer
- Paper And Ink; Tracy Chapman, Telling Stories
- Skellig; Loreena McKennitt, The Book Of Secrets
- Don’t I Know; Sinéad Lohan, No Mermaid
- Let Him Fly; Patty Griffin, Living With Ghosts
- Steady On; Shawn Colvin, Steady On
- Mary; Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
- Gulf Coast Highway; Nanci Griffith, Little Love Affairs
- Storms In Africa; Enya, Watermark
- I’ll Fly Away; Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Life For Rent; Dido, Life For Rent
- To Daddy; Emmylou Harris, Profile: Best Of Emmylou Harris
- One Of Us; Joan Osborne, Relish
- Jubilee; Mary Chapin Carpenter, Stones In The Road
- Dimming Of The Day; Bonnie Raitt, Longing In Their Hearts
You should look into Kindermusik courses 😉
Music Together is basically the same thing. So far I like it a lot, so I’ll reserve Kindermusik for when she’s a little older. MT has a curriculum (9 units of 10 weeks each, and each provides a CD of unique music), that taken consecutively can be done over three years. There will still be lots of time for Kindermusik!