Max got a toy (seen here in use) called 'Phil Harmonic' from Grandma Kay for Christmas. It does a number of things, including sing songs, make silly noises, and light up in various parts of itself. Max didn't do much more than stare at it at first, but he has begun interacting with it quite frequently. It has a wheel you can spin, which changes the song/nursery rhyme/weird noise it is currently attuned to. For whatever reason, Max is especially drawn to this wheel, and turns it rapidly and without regard for song beginnings or endings. The result is that Phil Harmonic has become a sort of DJ station, with Max as the evil genius mixmaster. If I could offer you an example of his musical stylings: "The wheels on the bus go -- four little monkeys -- four-four little mon -- Jack and Jill went -- POP! Goes the weasel! -- swish swish swish -- the first star I see tonight --" and etc. To add to the auditory delight, each of these songs/rhymes is sung by a different mechanical voice, each more zany than the one before. I know that Phil Harmonic is a tool of learning for Max, but Ian and I have learned a lot from it, as well. For example, do you know all the noises that you might hear on a bus? Are you aware of the sounds produced by each and every animal on Old McDonald's Farm? Did you know that 'Pop! Goes the Weasel' has not one but six verses? And do you know them all by heart? We do.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Multi-Media Max
Max got a toy (seen here in use) called 'Phil Harmonic' from Grandma Kay for Christmas. It does a number of things, including sing songs, make silly noises, and light up in various parts of itself. Max didn't do much more than stare at it at first, but he has begun interacting with it quite frequently. It has a wheel you can spin, which changes the song/nursery rhyme/weird noise it is currently attuned to. For whatever reason, Max is especially drawn to this wheel, and turns it rapidly and without regard for song beginnings or endings. The result is that Phil Harmonic has become a sort of DJ station, with Max as the evil genius mixmaster. If I could offer you an example of his musical stylings: "The wheels on the bus go -- four little monkeys -- four-four little mon -- Jack and Jill went -- POP! Goes the weasel! -- swish swish swish -- the first star I see tonight --" and etc. To add to the auditory delight, each of these songs/rhymes is sung by a different mechanical voice, each more zany than the one before. I know that Phil Harmonic is a tool of learning for Max, but Ian and I have learned a lot from it, as well. For example, do you know all the noises that you might hear on a bus? Are you aware of the sounds produced by each and every animal on Old McDonald's Farm? Did you know that 'Pop! Goes the Weasel' has not one but six verses? And do you know them all by heart? We do.
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Hmmm...perhaps a duo dj gig with his gramps is in the future? Bobu Dadu and the Bug-a-Boo Eyed Baby.
this post earns my "Lollerskates of the day award"
Max's musical stylings to smack of evil. Be afraid.
Mike, I had to enlist Ian's help to interpret your comment, but thanks. Granny, Max would be thrilled to duo with Gramps. A lot of people don't understand Max's musical style, which I think Gramps could relate to on a deep level. Justin, your comment is true, although I am having difficulty deciding whether the evil lies in Max or in Phil Harmonic.
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