For those of you just joining us here at Tenor Dad, I should inform you before we begin that I am not talking about my daughter seeing her first opera. No, avid readers will recall that her first opera that she ever saw was Gianni Schicchi at the age of 4. Therefore, I cannot be writing […]
Category Archives: Music
New Spring Music For Kids!
Last week you had the chance to win some new music from Raffi, and I am happy to report that the contest has been won by local Vermont person Conga Insanity. Conga has entered every one of my giveaways and has never won before, so I’m sure she will be thrilled to discover not only […]
Win “Owl Singalong” – The Latest CD From Raffi!
When we got home from Boston last week, I was delighted to find a thick package of music to review from my friends over at Sugar Mountain PR. It arrived just in time for yet another road trip, this time to Maryland for my best friend’s wedding. So with all of the new tunes loaded […]
A New Music Video Based on a Classic Board Game ft. District Sky Punch
Part of the reason I was able to attend the Dad 2.0 conference this past weekend was the fact that I did not have to pay for a hotel room. And all of the reason I did not have to pay for a hotel room was the fact that I got to stay with my […]
If Classical Composers Collaborated Like Today’s Artists
So the Grammys were just on, and many fine musicians won prestigious awards. In fact, you may remember that I told you to go out and get Tim Kubart’s album “Home,” because it was the best children’s music of the year. Turns out I was right, and he won the Grammy. Awesome! Congrats, Tim! But […]
New Songs About Love to Enjoy With Your Kids
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means that flower sales are up and so is depression. For some reason many people think that if they are not in a romantic relationship on February 14th, then they have a problem, or that they are a problem. And where would they get this wrong idea? Oh, […]
Cut It Out, Those Words Don’t Rhyme Anymore
One of the most important ways that cunning linguists and budding etymologists interested in orthoepy can determine the way in which words used to be pronounced, is through the use of what words used to rhyme. It’s true. You can look at old hymns and songs and poems and look at words that were obviously […]
Grade Schoolers Assemble!
“No, I’m not excited about it; it’s stupid,” she said as she unpacked her backpack. This was a fair point. As a veteran of many, many school-wide assemblies I can say with some certainty that the likelihood of it being very boring was quite high. The flyer the school had sent home about it, however, […]
Instruments for Small Children
Accordion, Trumpet, Maracas, Trombone, Viola, Euphonium, Flute, Saxophone, Piano, Bassoon, Banjo, Didgeridoo, Pick one to learn; if you wanna, pick two! Piccolo, Tuba, Guitar, Violin, Harpsichord, Oboe, French Horn, Theramin, Bagpipes, Celesta, Cello, Double Bass, Practice them all ’till you’re blue in the face! Shofar, Marimba, Calliope, Kora, Ukulele, Ocarina, Recorder, Xylophone, Sackbut, Kazoo, Fiddle, […]
The Problem With Being Creative
Do you know what the world values? Productivity. It values output. It values results! And we creative types can get results. Most of the time. We output all over the place. We can be productive. But the creative process is different than other processes. Sometimes we need to sit and do nothing for two hours. We […]