to sing harmonies in toddler music sessions?

[PrincessPotsie]

Am I turning into one of those annoying mums? I always remember a v annoying dad doing sit ups during 'Row Row Row Your Boat' at a playgroup I once went to. He definitely was BU...

Wiping coke of the ipad now thanks Andy

Did anyone else notice that fattening had to leave the thread on Saturday to go to her wedding.

Fattening how did it go?

How awesome is that Mamas and Papas clip ...

ThanksFoxbut I was only kidding! Well, I AM going to a wedding but it isn't mine!! x

I did TSSDNCOP but she was joking about it being her wedding.

Lol, that's all, at both the harmonising and the sit ups in the OP :)

I'm glad I read this so I can tell DH not to do it when he takes DD to toddler groups when he's on paternity leave. I can't remember if he did it when we went together last week, but he would indeed do it.

Gosh I'm feeling really guilty now: I was honestly only kidding...not meaning to deceive in a malicious way. The wedding I went to was ace btw! Loads of appropriately harmonious singing!

to TSSDNCOP and FoxSticks

Thanks Hibiscus nobody's ever said that to me on here. It was hilarious actually and it was a shame he stopped coming after his artistic integrity was challenged because he added a definite something to the group.
The woman leading the group was actually very tolerant until he started bringing his own home made 'instruments'.

I hope I didn't sound grumpy - I didn't mean to! Glad you had a lovely time and I hope you belted those harmonies out

No you didn't sound grumpy a bit. And I'm surprised you could here me from there!!

Please don't do it.

There was one mum who used to do it at Tick Tock even though the group leaders were doing their own harmonies. It was excruciatingly embarrassing. Especially when I knew I was sitting next to a really amazing choral singer who happily kept to the tune. We both cringed as the music teacher mum harmonised away. It was a bit "look at me".

There are plenty of opportunities to harmonise at home.

I am not a show off mum and I would cringe if anyone did harmonise in a 'look at me kind if way'.

Andy that's hilarious! I hope you're in the same area as me and the dad comes to the toddler group I'm leading the music at from Sept.

I've decided to open up with 'feel free to harmonise' in my first session!

Whoops 'look at me' kind of way

Ahhh brilliant! I don't do this (because I'd feel like a twat) but I go to a couple of groups where parents do and I like it! Rejoice at the baby group cringe fest

I'm a bit late to the party but wanted to say go for it
I love a harmony, especially an alto one.
I honestly can't see children's musical education being harmed by having someone singing something slightly different. If anything it should widen their knowledge. Can't say my parents listening to wlesh male voice choirs or pentagle around me ever harmed me.
And yes, it may seem like you're a slight loon but so what, that's better than being mundane.

If I knew you had been at a local group I may have even gone rather than avoiding the boring bitchy mum cliques there are around here

What I find even more hilarious is that people are suggesting harmonies will prevent their precious LOs learning the tunes! Brilliant!

I know finding it just goes to show that people will find anything to bitch about. Even singing in harmony at a toddler group.

HAHAHAH i was at a bday party recently where the mum harmonised Happy Birthday! hoooohoooo i snorted sauv blanc out of my nose when she did it. just WHY.

It's not as bad as sauv blanc

Does the teacher mind you singing harmonies? Does it distract from what she is trying to do? Does it annoy any one? Does it stop the children joining in? If you can answer "No" to all these questions then sing away, don't worry about what other people think. And feel free to harmonise away from toddler music group too

It would make me laugh. ??

My inlaws are all theater people. They harmonize while singing Happy Birthday. Always makes me want to gag.

The toddlers will probably think you are incredibly clever, I recall thinking my music teacher was awesome for being able to dance around on the octaves. It's only now that I picture the other teachers and parents rolling their eyes and wishing she would stop hogging the limelight. In spite of this example I had, I can't sing a note. (Or maybe that's just in retrospective comparison to her talents. Whenever singing is called for, I still stand next to the oldest, loudest, deafest person, and mime).

Do whatever inspires your kids. I'm sure other parents have epic skills that would make your eyes roll when they show off in front of an audience

Jesus so many of you are a bunch of miseries!

OP if I heard you singing harmonies I'd enjoy it and be jealous as there's no way I could do it!

If you're doing it as a but of fun, why on earth not? I wish you were at our toddler group.

"it just goes to show that people will find anything to bitch about. Even singing in harmony at a toddler group."

Exactly.

"i was at a bday party recently where the mum harmonised Happy Birthday! hoooohoooo i snorted sauv blanc out of my nose when she did it. just WHY"

Um. Because she can? Because it sounds nice and is a bit of fun. Why on earth not? How fucking joyless.