On days when Riley needs to get up for school, I have a playlist of music that I play to get the kids moving in the morning. The kids say they hate it, because it wakes them up, but I secretly suspect that they enjoy the music that I play at 100% volume out of the sterero connected to my computer.
The selection of music varies. I added music that is good for an energetic morning, but there are all different artists and flavors, as well as different ages of music. There’s one Miley Sirus song (Party in the USA), which they enjoy, and I have also included some Perfect Circle (Weak and Powerless), which I like even if they don’t.
I’ve also included some of the soundtrack of Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog (My Eyes), and Muse’s Uprising, which Berta likes to hear in the morning. The standard Wlaking on Sunshine is in the list somewhere (haven’t heard it on shuffle in a long time) and so is a remix of Boom, Shake the Room, one of the Fresh Prince’s (before he was Will Smith again) better tunes, but with an updated sound. I haven’t listed a wide variety of music here, but there is quite a bit of diversity for what we can all stand to listen to at this early hour.
I should probably add more classic rock, but in the morning I’m curious about what would get the kids motivated to get to school more than giving a full music education. I hope that when they’re older they appreciate the exposure.
