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Review by Anna StewartBook Review - Mary Sue & Cari: Music With Kids
Mary Sue & Cari:
Music With Kids One of the benefits of child-centered parenting is that some adults get to use their talents to make quality art for kids. Good theater companies, musicians, dancers, magicians, and artists help cultivate children's minds as they bring in adult sensibilities, organization and proficiency. The results are often performances and recordings that are as satisfying for parents as for their kids. Boulder, Colorado supports many such people. And hot off the block is a CD by Mary Sue Rodgers and Cari Minor simply titled Mary Sue & Cari-Music for Kids. With two guitars and a few shakers, these two moms belt out original tunes that keep young ones dancing, older kids laughing and parents humming along. The eleven tracks start with upbeat songs such as “Let's Play” and “Hello Everybody”. Once they've got everyone's attention, they move into the sillier songs such as “Big Green Bug,” “Bathtime Boogie,” “Spiders & Snakes,” “Tick Tock” and “My Body's an Instrument” (and I didn't even know). With five boys between them, they make lots of references to bug, baseball and pizza. There are plenty of sweet rainbow and pony songs out there; it's refreshing to hear one that talks about bugs crawling up your arm. Mary Sue wrote most of the silly songs, drawing from her own experiences with a houseful of kids. “Wild Things” is about all the wild animals that have visited her house and “Let's Play” is the classic childhood refrain of “let's play at my house.” Cari contributes the softer tunes such as the lovely “Two By Two” which she wrote for a friend who traveled to Mount Ararat searching for Noah's Ark. Simple and beautiful, this song and “Sensible Shoes” reveals Minor's folk background. Her previous CD, Returning, is a collection of real-life folk songs. Together, Cari and Mary Sue bring clear harmonies, charming lyrics and guitars to support the songs. Music for Kids is just that - original, fresh and professional. They invite everyone to sing along. Music for Kids is available only through Mary Sue Rodgers. Send $15 (includes shipping and handling) to 510 Ithaca Drive, Boulder, CO 80305 (gsspirit@qwest.net) Copyright © 2001 Anna Stewart. All rights reserved worldwide. About The Reviewer ...Anna Stewart, B.A., C.M.T., C.H.T., mothers three young children, one with special needs. In her classes, workshops and services, she weaves her expertise as a professional writer, creative artist and student of rhythm dance. Her intention is to provide a safe environment for women to explore their personal experiences and feelings as mothers. Her skills as well as her passion to bear witness to others provides a solid base for compassionate understanding of the individual and the larger community. Anna offers a number of classes in the Boulder, Colorado area. She can be reached at 303-499-7681 or via e-mail at anna@motherhands.com. Her website is www.motherhands.com.
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