I recently signed Taylor up for her first Music Together class, a classroom-based music program which requires us to sing and move in kid-friendly, age-appropriate ways. But her musical education has been enriched simply by virtue of our residency in this, the self-proclaimed "Live Music Capital of the World." We're a stone's throw from Central Market, which hosts free music on Friday and Saturday evenings, and The Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park at the Long Center have been a Sunday staple. We usually bring along a picnic to the latter affair and meet up with a friend or two. In the past month we've seen:
- Three performances of the Austin Symphony (Brass, Woodwinds, Big Band; on the lawn at The Long Center)
- The Boogers ("The world's most dangerous kid's band;" Ruta Maya)
- Lucas Miller ("The singing zoologist;" Austin library)
- Graham Wilkinson ("A kaleidoscope of roots music, folk, rock, Americana, jazz and reggae;" Central Market)
- Charles Thibodeaux (Cajun; Central Market)
And Clay and I have happily discovered that it is indeed possible to swing dance with a baby between us.
