Here are the resources you can purchase/use to learn the tunes to the prayers and quotations, and for some of the songs, in the Radiant Hearts lessons.
Prayers and Quotations
“At First Light” contains the 20 quotations and 20 prayers included in the Radiant Hearts program.
All profits go towards supporting this website.
Visit the Soulrise Melodies page to read more, and to download a free song.
Songs
“Children’s Virtues Songs” featuring Nabil H. by Virtues In Us
This CD contains 19 virtue songs that overlap with 18 of the Radiant Hearts lesson – recorded in English and Mandarin Chinese. You can download the songs directly to your computer. Read our interview with the singer Nabil by clicking here.
Other CDs we have used are linked to on the Online Lessons. Otherwise the songs are originals or the authors are unknown.
We have heard that some mothers like to put the songs on their MP3 players or smart phones, to have easy access to them while doing wake-up or night time routines.
Here are directions for adding Radiant Hearts music to an iphone:
1) Save the Radiant Hearts song to a new folder (can save it to your desk top and name it “Radiant Heart music”) 2) Open iTunes 3) Create a Playlist in iTunes called “Radiant Hearts” 4) Click File and Select Add to Library 5) Navigate and find the song you saved and that should add it to your iTunes library 6) Click “recently added” songs and then drag the song into the Radiant Hearts playlist 7) Optionally you can burn a CD from the Radiant Hearts playlist 8) When you sync your iPhone to the computer your Radiant Hearts playlist should appear thereOther CDs that will supplement the program:
“Favorite Children’s Songs from the Family Learning House” (Kindergarten)
by Martin Kerr and Kate Millie
Purposeful and joyous songs for preschool-aged children.
A beautiful addition to your CD collection.
“Virtues In Us: 19 Quotation Songs”
by Cheng Lin
The quotations were selected as a result of research into the world’s sacred literature for meaningful yet simple sentences to inspire young children.
Contains English and Mandarin Chinese versions.
“Children’s Virtue Songs (School Age)”
featuring Martin Kerr and Cao Lou
by Virtues In Us
19 lively and delightful songs designed to cultivate good character in young children, in English and Mandarin Chinese.
More questions about Radiant Hearts? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions.