by Katherine Wallace | May 20, 2022 | Music, Family, Parenting
Songs for your kid’s playlist Growing up in Canada, I had three particular albums of kids’ music that got played over and over (and over) again: Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s One Elephant, Deux Elephants, Raffi Cavoukian’s Singable Songs, and a rather obscure...
by Katherine Wallace | Apr 5, 2022 | Music, Family, Parenting
Switch Your Child On to Classical Music As a music teacher and a classical musician, I often get asked about how to interest young children in classical music. What is the right age? What is the right music? Should I sign up my sure-to-be-child-prodigy for lessons?...
by Katherine Wallace | Mar 14, 2022 | Books, Faith, Family, Parenting
Put a Picture Book in your Easter Basket Who ends up eating all that leftover holiday chocolate in your house? In our family, only one of us has a sweet tooth—sadly, it’s me. And while Christmas usually sees me lose all willpower (and rationalize with ‘I’ll stop...
by Katherine Wallace | Mar 2, 2022 | Mid-Week Motivation, Inspiration, Family
We Eat Mount Maunganui for Breakfast! Climbing the Mountain We all face challenges that, from time to time, loom like mountains before us, seemingly impossible to climb, but equally impossible to avoid. But sometimes the motivation you need to keep going might just...
Dr. Katherine Wallace is a musicologist, writer, and educator with over 20 years experience working with children and adults in creative, education, and faith communities. A children's author and performer, Katherine also writes and edits academic texts, and blogs about music, books, faith & family, and creative parenting. 