Boy, it seems like all I do these days is listen to kids’ music. But I have heard a few grownup tracks over the past, wow, over a year since I last updated this! So in order to take away your assumption that I only listen to tracks for tots, here are the latest 25 […]
Category Archives: Music
Everything I Ever Wanted to Do, I Did in Kindergarten
Yesterday we went in for our annual round of parent-teacher conferences. This year, for the first time ever, we got to have both conferences in the same building, because our children attend the same school. We have a 3rd grader and a kindergartener, and you will be pleased to know that they are both doing […]
I’m Giving Away a Copy of “Smiles Ahead” – Plus News About a New Album From The Okee Dokee Brothers!
If you love good music for kids and families, and if you have been paying attention, then you may have heard about “Smiles Ahead,” a new album from a new company. Mighty Mo Productions, as I have mentioned here before, is a group of people dedicated to bring the best kindie music out there to […]
What I Learned About Representation From a Mistake I Made in College
There is something undeniably unsettling about having to represent someone whose views you disagree with. It seems wrong somehow, to not take a side. And yet part of the responsibility that comes with power is the burden of taking all sides into account. When a politician says “my constituents,” they shouldn’t just mean the people […]
The Merits of Being There
There are substitutes for many things in life, but time is not one of them. There is no way to make up for lost time, despite our constant attempts. How often we try to recreate a moment, only to finally realize, “I guess you had to be there.” There simply is nothing that can replace […]
A Few Words to the Musician Wannabes
So you want to be a musician, huh? Maybe you have some training. Maybe you have some talent. Maybe you have some drive. Maybe you don’t. Maybe you only have some of those things, but you still want to be a musician. Well, let me ask you this then: why? Do you hate money? Do […]
New Kids Music for the Fall – 24 Tracks To Add To Your Playlists
Boy, when you are a famous and popular blogger, like me in a possible future timeline, you get your hands on a lot of awesome kids’ music! With the exception of the first Okee Dokee Brothers album (which I only bought because I loved the second Okee Dokee Brothers album), all of this music was […]
When the Show is Done
Last night I performed my role for the last time. Months of learning, weeks of rehearsing, and six performances later it was all finally finished. I will not step onto the stage to inhabit the role again, at least not as part of this production. It’s done but, like a jet-lagged brain trying to readjust […]
National Suicide Prevention Week, September 11th, and A Fleeting Animal
This week, September 6-12, is National Suicide Prevention Week. Yesterday was Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day. This is the time. Get educated. Learn the warning signs. Be aware of the risk factors. Suicide affects so many people in this country, and it is so preventable. Now is the time to help someone, or to get help […]
Exclusive Chance to Hear New Music From “A Fleeting Animal”
I did not write a post this morning, because I was singing live on the radio. I know. It was very ’40s of me. I was there as part of the cast of Erik Nielson’s new opera production “A Fleeting Animal.” At noon today we gave listeners what will be their only chance to hear […]