As part of the library system's summer reading program festivities, we went to a Latin drumming concert yesterday afternoon. In case one (reasonably) wonders how a library can host a drumming concert of all things, it was actually in a theater adjacent to the library.
The lads took it all in with keen interest, as both these boys love to drum on anything and everything with whatever implement is handy. While I felt like I could've been in an episode of
I Love Lucy with all the Latin-flavored dances they played, I thought the three-person ensemble did a great job of instructing a little about the instruments (bongos, timbales, and a synthesizer) and interacting with the crowd. The lass seemed mildly interested in the music, but snuggled close to me the entire time.
One of our longtime favorite books from the elder lad's earliest days is
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins (illustrated by Eric Gurney). We have the (abridged) board book edition. Silly illustrations and rhythmic text make this one a read-over-and-over kind of book. Our copy shows lots of love through the years of "dum ditty dum ditty dum dum dums", as the refrain goes.
I will not be surprised to find the lads with a renewed interest in drumming in the near future. They've got excellent rhythm...
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