Family Traditions

I started collecting lullabies and children’s songs after my first child, Harrison, was born. (See the downloads at the bottom of this page). I gave this collection and some egg shakers and scarves to friends when they had their first children.

My grandma, Eunice Bryner, played the piano and had this yellow book, My Picture Book of Songs. My dad had a copy of the book and I loved the songs and artwork! When it was republished, I saw it at a local music store and purchased one for myself. I’ve used these songs in my children’s elementary school to teach about Washington and Lincoln and other holidays.

One of my piano students, Taylor, had a great-grandmother who paid for her piano lessons. That is a “great” designation for Rita! Rita Olsen gave me a collection of her children’s songs in 2011. She wrote “It’s Autumntime” which is in the Children’s Songbook from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Here is my collection of children’s songs. One of my favorites is a version of “Hush Little Baby” by Sylvia Long. You can find it as a board book. It has lyrics that reflect “doing” rather than “buying” things for the little baby, ex: Mama’s going to show you a hummingbird. I was drawn to this book for the artwork, too!

Enjoy!