Mrs.Muncy here! I am so excited to be in Japan! My daughter Caitlyn and I have spent the last 6 months planning and researching Japanese folk songs, the areas they originated in and Japanese culture. Our first major destination after arriving in Tokyo was the city of Sapporo in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido. The […]
We made it to Japan safe and sound! We had a bad bout of jet lag, but we’ve since recovered, and are now enjoying the wonderful Yosakoi Soran Festival! This festival is held in Odori Park, and since this is the 25th year of this event, the event holders have gone the extra mile to […]
The very moment you’re reading this, Mrs. Muncy will be in the air and Caitlyn will be heading to the Los Angeles airport. We’ve packed our bags, are listening to Japanese language MP3s, and are going to start the Journey to Japan! We’re only going to be in Tokyo for around half a day before […]
With only one day left before we leave, we’re double checking to make sure we packed all that we’ll need, and are getting ready for a long day of travel tomorrow. The one thing we’re definitely going to be ready for is the food! Japan has tons of delicious treats and sweets in every shape, […]
We’re working on practicing some regular greeting words and how to ask directions in Japanese as there’s only two days left before we leave! There are a lot of different ways to say what to us would be the same thing. We say Hi, Hey, and Hello to people throughout the day, but in Japan […]
Only three days until we head to a completely different country. While we’ve done our packing, planning, and preparing, part of the process has included researching the customs and cultural taboos in Japan. It’s been more than 6 months of researching for us, and we’ve learned that Japan has far more customs than just taking […]
Four days remain before we’ll get onto a plane and head for the Haneda Airport in Tokyo. It’ll be an 11 hour flight to our destination from Los Angeles, and while Caitlyn is lucky enough to live there, Mrs. Muncy will have to fly over from Indiana first, making it a very long day of […]
With only 5 days remaining before we fly to Japan, we’re busy figuring out how to pack 6 weeks worth of clothing into a suitcase and carry-on! It’s going to be very hot while we’re in Japan, so we want to make sure we pack light clothing! Since we’ll be traveling all over Japan however, we’re […]
Caitlyn here! Last week I spent some time in Indiana with Mrs. Muncy (who goes by mom to me) to get some final details done for booking travel and working on the puppets. It was a lot more work than we could’ve imagined to make puppets from scratch, which is the case for any new […]
Mrs. Muncy has secured yet another teaching grant, and this time it’s to go and study Japanese folk music in Japan! She and her daughter Caitlyn Muncy will be heading to Japan on June 7th, and will be staying there for six weeks until July 13th. It’s definitely an exciting time, and we want […]
This website is the new and improved home of Mrs. Muncy’s Musical Menagerie. Who is Mrs. Muncy you might ask? She is Becky Muncy, an award-winning musician and an elementary school music teacher in Bedford, Indiana. In addition to teaching music at school, she teaches character education through music, and the use of puppets. Mrs. […]