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As you can see, Mr. Felt got the kids up and singing with him from the very beginning of his part of the show. From the front, no this was not the best singing and the songs are super simple in their design, but that was all part of the charm. Simple songs that teach basic educational principles. I know a lot of teachers would like to have these as tools for the classroom.

A friend of mine in the city who was sitting next to me, and who like me has a fairly classical bias, made a comment about ‘counter-culture’ but I personally feel there is room for the simple in teaching the young (and for pressure-free enjoyment among adults as well). The Kodaly method (a widely respected music education approach) uses many simple folk songs to teach children the basics of singing and sight reading. I think Felt’s tuneful little songs, in a variety of styles, hold up against the educational value of "rain, rain, go away" and other old tunes that form the rudimentary basis of Kodaly. Besides their melodic value, they help teach some of the concepts in the core curriculum that teachers are always trying to find engaging ways to reinforce. There were songs about:

• The Scientific Method
• Reading
• Writing
• Synonyms
• Stories
• Sentances
• Behavior

Also, the kids really seemed to be enjoying getting together and sing. I know many of them were from Mr. Felts own classes at school, but any time you can get kids singing is a good thing, period. I don’t recommend this type of material for a replacement of methodical music education (which we need more of at a younger age in this area), but it is a nice supplement.

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