Music as a family value
Some families have a soundtrack: songs in the car, a piano in the living room, a playlist for every holiday. Music as a value keeps that alive and passes it on. The lyre, the oldest stringed instrument in heraldry, makes a beautiful charge for a musical family.
Family mottos about music
- Sing loud
- Keep the music playing
- Life needs a song
- Sing together
- Sing loud. Choose joy.
- Sing loud. Explore more. Laugh often.
- Music and health
Latin mottos with music
In Latin, music is Cantus; “by” or “with song” is Cantu. Paired with another value it makes a classic two-word motto.
- Cantando Vivimus
- We live by singing
- Cantu et Gaudio
- By song and joy
- Cantu et Audacia
- By song and daring
- Cantu et Risu
- By song and laughter
- Cantu et Salute
- By song and health
- Cantu et Amore
- By song and love
- Cantu et Benignitate
- By song and kindness
- Cantu et Fidelitate
- By song and faithfulness
Creed lines about music
Classic (timeless and formal)
We fill our home with music and song.
We lift our voices together in joy and in sorrow.
We keep the old songs and make new ones.
Warm (heartfelt and plain-spoken)
Our home is always full of music.
We sing together, in the car and in the kitchen.
We share the songs we love.
Playful (funny, but still true)
We sing in the car, all the words, all the time.
We have a family band. It is very loud.
We dance like nobody's watching, because nobody is.
A sample creed built around music
This is what the generator writes for a family whose answers put music first, in the classic tone. Your family's own answers will change the lines, and you can edit every one.
Here is what our family stands for:
We fill our home with music and song.
We find gladness in simple things.
We go boldly into the wide world.
This is our way.
Music in heraldry
Purpure (purple) is the color most often tied to music: traditionally royal majesty, sovereignty and justice. Symbols that suit it:
Talk about it at the table
- Which song reminds you most of our family?
- What music did your parents or grandparents love?
- Should we start a family band? What would we call it?