Rhapsody Records / Gymboree / Love Me Playful!

Rhapsody Records / Gymboree

Love Me Playful!

Age Range:
6 m - 5 y
Price:
$14.00
Phone Number:
916-483-4686
Introduction
Type:
Active Toy
Compact Disc
Educational Skills
Fantasy Play
Musical
Puppet

This is the second CD in an innovative research-based music series entitled Songs of Peace and Play. Recordings in the series were developed over a three-year time frame by Gwendolyn McGraw, artist-educator, early childhood music specialist, and Chair of Music Education at The University of Southern California. The 16 selections on this CD were composed and arranged to be responsive to the perceptual, cognitive, motor, and social-emotional capacities of babies and toddlers-while still being enjoyable for older listeners. Love Me Playful offers almost 50 minutes of happy, interactive musical adventures. Songs are gentle and provide a playful music framework that encourages healthy social-emotional connections during early development. In the 20-page booklet, McGraw presents ideas for using the CD during the period of "receptive learning," a time when little ones learn by watching, listening, and doing-but don't necessarily respond by singing. Some songs feature movement and dancing, playing instruments, and baby games like peek-a-boo or patty-cake, while other selections include the use of puppets, balls, and bubbles. With a great mix of traditional favorites along with songs composed and adapted by McGraw, there is also plenty to engage those who would prefer to listen or sing along. The winning collaboration of McGraw with Sacramento engineer/producer Craig Long has resulted in a recording recognized for wonderful arrangements and vocals. The Gymboree Corporation is marketing and distributing this CD and the first in the series, Love Me Tender.

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