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| Mom, Music Teacher,Christian Music Video Producer, Local Missionary, Christina Lee | |||||||||||||||||
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I waited longer to experience motherhood than most women. At thirty-six, I gave birth to my dream child. She was all I had ever hoped for. On a Sunday morning when she was two, she asked if we could go to the altar and pray for God to give us a baby. It was two years later before we were able to tell her she was going to be a big sister. I soon discovered that the baby was due the same week as her fifth birthday, and the week she would start kindergarten. I panicked instantly. How could we adapt to a new baby and kindergarten all in the same week? I began researching Christian preschools, and ended up bartering with one that needed a music teacher. I enjoyed teaching songs to young children very much- and the idea that I could be near my daughter on the morning I worked there. I noticed that the songs the children liked the most were the ones that involved motions. It wasn't long before I had developed motions for all of the music I used and began calling the concept "Praise In Motion". I didn't plan to continue working after our darling baby girl came along, but by the time she was born, I was fully aware of the incredible mission field which exists in the Christian daycare. I learned that a large percentage of the children do not come from Christian homes. Many of the songs I was teaching the children were songs I had learned in Sunday School when I was their age, so I knew they were capable of remembering the messages throughout their lives and that they would probably go home singing the songs to their famiiles. It is now six years later. Today, I work with over 400 children and do 16 programs a week. I have developed a series of three professionally produced audio and video tapes demonstrating the motions I use with the songs which I have found the children like best. My husband and children are involved in our production work and it is a big part of our life. The tapes each contain 12 songs and are great for home use or in child care centers and churches. The videos may be used for "sing-along" sessions or as a training tool for teachers who want to learn the motions from the video and then perform the songs "live" in the classroom using the companion audio cassettes. In addition to "sing-along" materials, I have a "Praise In Motion" Basic Training (approx.70 min.) on video and audio cassette which would enable any person who can carry a tune to learn to do what I do and find work in this field. Teaching "Praise In Motion" is wonderful for moms with young children, since they can often barter for the childcare they may need in order to work. For more information, e-mail Christina at [email protected] using Kidzmusic in your title. | |||||||||||||||||
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