In my ripe old age of 30-something (I’m not trying to hide my age here, I just legitimately am not sure of what it is), I have become more set in some of my ways than I thought I’d be.
I was surprised and delighted to find that my son has come to love mustard on his burger. I kind of hate mustard and I thought it was cool that he had a taste that he did not get from me.
He’s also introduced me to some new music styles that he loves and I’ve had little exposure to. At this point in life I’ve narrowed in on my musical preference, and while I used to believe I had a wide variety of musical interests, in reality I don’t. I pretty much love any song with clapping and “oh oh oh” the most. They’re my jam.
It’s been fun, though, listening to my son’s favourite music, which I guess I’d describe as electronica. It made me think that it’d be fun to set aside some time to explore a more diverse array of musical genres. Thus, my plan for the next few weeks is to have daily Musical Smorgasbord time.
During this time we will listen to at least one song from a specific genre and if possible, have a little dance party to it.
I love music but am not super knowledgeable about all the ins and outs so I’ve started Googling and compiling a list of genres to try. There are many. If you want to join here are a few to get you started: jazz, blues, folk, hip hop, rap, rock, melody, rhythm and blues, punk rock, country, classical, reggae, pop, funk, orchestra, opera, disco, Euro disco, techno, dubstep, electronic dance, gospel, worship, world music and rockabilly.
I’m excited to try this little experiment. I think the kids will generally love it and I’m sure good conversations about our likes, dislikes and comparisons will follow. I think I’ll try and capture a snippet of each day on my Insta-stories so if you want to follow along you can find me at dmwillms.
