Shining Cat

Big music for little people. 'Utterly Compelling'

Orla & The Sun
Orla's Moon

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

Its release day....yay! ☀️🌙 A little sunshine for dark times. Hope you'll enjoy listening as much as our live audiences have. SING, DANCE along with your little ones...LISTEN, SHARE, BUY here 👇
https://t.co/Ek00aY5nLx
https://t.co/jUvzXfgAec
#children #music #storytelling

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

@Creative_fut @LondonRhymesUK We love it @Creative_fut @LondonRhymesUK! Thanks for the heads up

[Creative Futures @Creative_fut]

@shiningcatsongs Have you listened to @LondonRhymesUK brilliant new #song called 'My Bubble'?

It aims to help those little ones facing new 'bubbles' at #school or #nursery to adjust to the rules around social distancing. https://t.co/OQUV96fc3y

[Creative Futures @Creative_fut]

We excited to be starting a new research project with the #UCL Institute of Education to learn about the home sound world of children aged 3-4 years. #EYFS #music #education

[Creative Futures @Creative_fut]

Just a reminder that we have fantastic FREE #SoundCommunities resources developed with @ICANcharity for #earlyyears teachers, which explore the interesting link between music and speech, language and communication and share tips for #EYFS https://t.co/wk9zT9lsig

[Magical Mrs Hutchins @magical_mrs]

I think the Early Years Journey is such a magical experience so I created this... It might not be perfect but I think you'll get the idea!!
With love from me to you all xx
#EYtwittertagteam #EYTagTeam #EYShare #EYMatters #EYtalking #edutwitter

[Wonderful Beast @WonderfulBeast_]

New activity sheets now available on our website for the vinegar tales and The Musicians of Bremen. Listen to the stories, download the sheets and send us your children's creative responses!

https://t.co/ihg1Cqfthm

#covidtheatre #childrensbooks #literacy #Homeschooling2020

[StanceGrounded @_SJPeace_]

This is David McAtee.

He was the owner YaYa’s BBQ in Louisville, Kentucky. A pillar of his community, he gave free food to people in need

He even gave free food to the police who in return shot and killed him last night. Left his body on the street for 12 hrs.

SAY HIS NAME!💔

[Dr Ruth Churchill Dower @earlyartsuk]

So happy to feature your resources in our Creative Care Package 7. Another incredible range of free activities for families / schools. Which is pretty amazing considering many arts orgs now know they may not survive. Plz share to help get arts into homes! https://t.co/Azyuapy2Cf

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

Check out this fantastic Hand Washing song from our pals @LondonRhymesUK 🥁🎻👇

[Sabrina Scolaro @xtrArt_uk]

How clean can you be? by London Rhymes | Hand Washing Song for Kids | Nu... https://t.co/klGbQKSTf1 via @YouTube
@eymuseumnetwork
@eyalliance
@arthoppers
@Eyeearlyed
@nurseryworld

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

Such a gorgeous clip. And fantastic analysis from @suzannezeedyk. #communicativemusicality the music of communication, the dance of communication...the joy of it when we tune in to our babies and allow them to express themselves and unfold

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

As requestd folks, here comes a longish THREAD analysng ths totally fabulous video of a Dad & baby giggling together, originlly produced by The Dad Gang & retweeted by @_SJPeace_ to his many followers. I hope ths analysis shows how rich ths exchange was. https://t.co/kZRtZ6NTQ7

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

🌞Why not have a LISTEN 👉https://t.co/TgNf7p3MMo

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

🌞🌙Delighted to be included in this fantastic resource from @earlyartsuk. For anyone with young children at home right now it's a goldmine...🧡👇

[Dr Ruth Churchill Dower @earlyartsuk]

Hi folks, here's our next Creative Care Package No. 6 bursting with ideas to restore your energy and creativity. Don't try it all at once! Please do share with all your groups, networks, settings, friends and, most importantly, families. Thank you: https://t.co/CvOEAHTtOg

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

@Rick_Hall @IgniteFutures 👏🎉🎉 happy birthday!

[Tom Kell @tom__kell]

Sharing some sunny vibes a few weeks back with @studiokoto's #PEwithjoe and my logo for @shiningcatsongs

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

@suzannezeedyk Yes! Thanks for sharing. We've found this again and again...it brings to mind this piece by Brenda Ueland, not specifically about babies, but about all our interactions, the value of listening and allowing the speaker to unfold https://t.co/0UoRbChjY8

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

2/ and over the years we've learned to be flexible and allow space for these musical conversations to unfold in the moment, often to the delight and surprise of the adults in the audience....@suzannezeedyk we look forward to reading more of your work :)

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

@cabanisst @sammytheglaze you might be interested in this thread!

[Shining Cat @shiningcatsongs]

💛👶 Thanks for this @suzannezeedyk insightful analysis for anyone interested in communicating with babies - and inviting them into performance spaces with music. We've had tiny babies in our audiences vocalizing + riffing w. singers and instrumentalists...

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

A THREAD on what this video clip reveals about the amazing capacities of babies -- and that shows just how geeky the infant scientist in me can get. :) This clip from @SimonBrunner1 has now has 122K views. I want to be sure folks don't miss the hidden details, amidst the joy.

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

10. Insight 4. The baby recognises a joke (or what infant psychs call a 'provocation'). At .14, the adult teases the baby, stopping the song suddenly! The baby's eyebrow goes up & for the first time, he slips into delight. "Oooh! It's a game! Full of surprises! Exciting!"

[Suzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk]

7. Insight 2: There are 14 gaze shifts in that short clip. (14!!!) The baby is indeed taking in his friend's hands playing. He looks often at those hands (6 of 14 shifts). But t bouts of hand-lookng are briefer than face-lookng. It's not just a music lesson. It's a people lesson.