Listen to BloomingSongs on Musical Family Tree

BloomingSongs is a community music collection, representative of a variety of genres, all within the Bloomington, Indiana community. Created especially for youth, it creates ways for children to actively engage as musical audiences by giving students a creative task that in some way represents the authenticity of the music, thus enabling children to engage with music with which they may be unfamiliar. Engaging with such a diverse collection not only provides developmentally stimulating music, but fosters open-mindedness, understanding, and empathy. Engaging in community music connects our children to their neighboring families, coming from lands both near and far.