Music and Kids

How many years had it been since I picked up my poor homemade didgeridoo? Too many, life getting in the way sadly. But playing BROTHER's "One Day" CD for the kids at ASPIRE after school program where I work. The kids wanting to know what the "humming" sound was made by the didge. Bringing my didge in the next day to play for them so they could see and hear it for themselves. Even my rusty bellows on the didge amazing them as they try to figure out how the sound comes out. Watching their faces light up when the didge is pressed against them. Hearing their comparisons of the sound of the didge to that of everything from a bear to a fart. Making a game of lining up to get "didged" then falling to the ground in giggles when they do. Wanting to try to blow it, a few successful attempts. Showing their parents who smile at their child's enthusiasm. Something magical happening when kids and music get together. Hoping maybe one of my many talented musician friends might make a trip down this way to the city by the Bay and play. A very enthusiastic crowd they would find. Meanwhile, try to find some supplies to make smaller didges for the kids as an art project.