I arrived early at Birkdale and saw the kids in the program reading books around their respective circles (older and younger kids); seeing them pay so much attention to each other as they were reading was so heartening. We checked in with more favourite songs for our playlist, and the kids shared a bit of a song they've been practicing together. They sounded great but needed a bit of tuning, so we did an extended vocal warmup and tried to tune into each other by moving slowly into solfege. The kids sounded noticeably better, and then we practiced some more singing and listening with the addition of glockenspiels! With all the kids at different tables, they took turns exploring different notes and combinations of notes on the glockenspiels and trying to sing them together. I was a bit concerned that sharing might have been an issue, or sound bleed between tables, but the kids stayed quite focused on the activity, and time flew by. We finished off with another runway to some Beyonce, as requested by one participant who was celebrating their birthday! At our checkout, the kids said they were feeling happy, and both tired and full of energy. I felt the same way.