Music and Lyrics

A few months after C was born I had the idea that at some point I'd want her to be able to play music by herself without my help (and without a screen), just like I was able to with physical tapes and records when I was little. Originally my plan was to do this with QR codes or NFC tags on physical objects, but I ended up dropping that path and just using a numeric keypad, like a jukebox.

Newer projects like YotoYaydioRoomie, and TagTuner are more polished, but this has done the job every single evening since 2015 with zero problems.

GitHub - dmd/nkplay: numkey pad based mp3 player
numkey pad based mp3 player. Contribute to dmd/nkplay development by creating an account on GitHub.

It ended up mainly as a way to play bedtime music; I typically add a new playlist every few months.

I also generate a lyrics sheet for the kids; I keep the lyrics updated in a Markdown file, and then pandoc → weasyprint plus some css generates a PDF.