In the previous blog, you read about Music in Motions' history and product line. It seems that their products would be excellent for parents who are homeschooling or unschooling their children, as well as for additional enrichment at home for those who choose public or private education.
Ms. Stewart, founder of Music in Motion, suggests a few stories about music's transforming power. Although I have not seen them, the story lines are interesting and inspiring. I am not reviewing anything I have not seen -- this list is strictly informational. If you have seen them, feel free to share your thoughts below.
Some images may be too graphic for young children -- please use discretion and preview clips before sharing the stories with your child.
"Breaking the Silence" tells the story of Afghani musicians regaining their musical freedom from the Taliban, who had prohibited all music and destroyed instruments.
"The Journey of the Butterfly" prompted Ms. Stewart to create the Butterfly Award in memory of the 15,000 children who died in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust. This choral work is based on poems of the children, who had kept their spirits up with music, art, and poetry.
"Song of Survival" is a documentary about women who spent 3 years imprisoned in Sumatra. They arranged orchestral and piano works of Beethoven, Chopin, et al, from memory. Their "symphony of human voices" sustained them.
"The Dancing Man" tells of tap legend "Peg Leg" Bates, who was a world-renowned tap dancer despite having a wooden leg and living in a bad time to be black in America.
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