…I had to supervise the little kids (kindergarteners and first graders) at school during lunch today (usually I have the older kids). They’re supposed to remain at their tables until the bell rings, but for some reason they all got done eating early, and they were about as antsy as 5 and 6 year old kids can get. I had some whistles with me, as we had Morris practice this afternoon, so finally, in desperation, I told them “if you’ll stay in your seats I’ll play something for you.” About halfway through the first tune, I looked up to see 30 pairs of eyes totally riveted on me…all the kids seated quietly facing me with their hands in their laps, like an audience in a theater. This is normally a truly rowdy bunch, and it was amazing to see them sitting so quietly! They wanted to hear every whistle in my gig bag, and each kid definitely had his or her favorite: “I like the brown one!” (Susato Kildare), “I like the gold and white one!” (Hoover Whitecap), “I like the sparkly one!” (Elfsong), etc. They got a kick out of the fact that I name my whistles too…they couldn’t quite decide if I was really cool or really weird (what can I say? :roll: )
It’s so much fun to see how little ones respond to music…it really grabs them! Maybe I ought to start passing out whistles to parents and teachers. “Redwolf’s patented child charmer” 
Redwolf
