Listening list for 2mo baby

That's what I came up with so far...I'd appreciate your
suggestions & comments.

toypup...

I think you're overthinking this.

223rem...

Perhaps. I'm basically looking for 'easy listening'
classical pieces.

Penny Gaines...

I'd be inclined to play anything you like to listen to, regardless
of whether it is high-brow or low-brow.

I'd also add in some live music - not a concert though - but things
like music in church services, listening to buskers/street musicians
and if you play an instrument, play that when the baby is around.

However, I would also make sure there are times when there is no music
playing as well.

Just a note about you listening to music - there will come a time when
you will be unable to listen and appriciate music - as soom as the
CD goes on, the toddlers will appear, wanting to dance and distracting
you. As they get a bit older, they'll want you to put on their
choice of music. Eventually, the lure of Daddy's music will fade,
and once again you'll be able to play the Vaugh Williams or Grieg that
you've been missing.

Banty...

For you, or for the baby? How do we know what a 2 month old considers 'easy
listening'?

Put on the music your family likes!

JennP...

Exactly! Heck, when ds was 2 months old the only thing that would calm him
down in the car was if I played Susan Tedeschi.

Chookie...

I only know one thing you should not do, and that is have music that becomes
loud suddenly and startles the child. Had a funny experience a few years back
when I went to a concert for preschoolers at the Opera House. The theme was
"Space", so they started with Thus Spake Zarathustra (the 2001 theme). Now we
were still outside (the train was late) and heard what happened...

Dah, dah, dah...DAH-DAH -- WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

Oops. I have never heard so many babies crying in unison!

To add to the list:

Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending
Renee Fleming singing O Silvery Moon from Dvorak's Rusalka
Flight of the Bumble-bee

DS1 appreciated music that dealt with familiar concepts. Animals, the moon,
etc. But that was later, not at 2mo. I think a broad range of good-quality
music is important, repetition much less so.

Bach: The Well-tempered clavier & the Brandenburg concertos
Beethoven: the piano sonatas; the middle string quartets
Brahms: piano concertos
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Chaikovsky: Nutcracker & Violin concerto
Chopin: piano music
Corelli: Concerti Grossi
Debussy: piano music
Messiaen: Catalogue des oiseaux
Mendelssohn: Songs without words
Mozart: the piano concertos; (would the operas, the requiem, and the mass be appropriate?)
Rachamaninov: 2nd piano concerto
Schubert: Songs
Verdi: La Traviata
Vivaldi: The Seas

Ericka Kammerer...

Frankly, I can't imagine why any particular piece
would be inappropriate (aside from something that was
too noisy/scary or something that had inappropriate
language in it). Mine have always listened to a wide

Anonymama...

And at two months, even that wouldn't be an issue. My son was a great
fan of the Flaming Lips when he was a baby.

Ericka Kammerer...

Well, but it can be a challenge to figure out when
to make the switch--and many make it too late because they
get surprised! They're learning the words before they can
actually say them, so you can't go by what they're saying.
So, for myself, I err on the side of caution. Others can
choose to live dangerously! ;-)

Best wishes,
Ericka

This reminds me of the Absolutely Fabulous episode where the new mother
is showing her baby flashcards and saying "Mum-my! Mum-my!"

variety of music from early on. I put on whatever I
wanted to listen to that wasn't inappropriate.

Best wishes,
Ericka