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I tend to play a weird (wide) variety of music in my classes and get queries all the time about the artists. So, here are some of the ones that have inspired the most questions. Song Title Artist Album "1234" Feist Animal Party Karen K And The Jitterbugs Big Ol' Truck Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz) The Laurie Berkner Band Buzz Buzz Catch The Moon Elizabeth Mitchell and Lisa Loeb For The Kids Too Celebrate Love in Your Family Beebo Bunch of Songs Doodlebugs The Laurie Berkner Band Whaddaya Think of That? Fast and Slow (The Rabbit and the Turtle) The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run Fly Me to the Moon The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run Here Comes the Sun The Beatles Joy to the World (Edit) Three Dog Night The Best of Three Dog Night Jump and Fly The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run My Family The Laurie Berkner Band My Family - Sin...

Nothing about my teaching lately has drawn more controversy than my music choices. I mix up my class soundtracks, spinning (well, playing) everything from Queen, Sanskrit chanting, native rhythms, nature sounds, and classical guitar, to coffee shop soundtracks. Whatever seems to suit the mood, my mood the class, the day. Sometimes, I choose incorrectly, Sometimes I have to change it up during class. Sometimes I just have to turn it off. For flow-based classes I like to have music that moves us through our postures. Most of my classes, even if they have flow, include quite a bit of narration so I have to keep the music at a level that I can talk over it, not compete with it. Sometimes it conflicts, I admit, and sometimes it really elevates the tone of the class - really jives.  Sometimes I'll reference to the music to just help us get into the mood, get the breath flowing, open the heart, or build heat. You never know what will truly "work," but I'd like to think that ...

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