http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog Fred Koch Shares News, Views and Reviews Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:31:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You bet! And I was as surprised as anyone when I heard the story earlier this month on NPR. Reno is actually the Executive Producer for "Song of America" a 3 CD compilation due out this September. Her mission was to collect a history of America through song and bring ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=42 For the first time in my life as a teacher, I will not be working as an elementary school music specialist when the next school year begins... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=40 As you can tell, events of Spring and early Summer have occupied so much of my time that I have neglected to keep up-to-date with this lil' blog. More on that later... Here are my latest music reviews. These links will take you directly to the review pages at the Chicago ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=38 Yesterday I received the following e-mail from Tamara O'Shaughnessy, editor at Chicago Parent magazine: Dear Fred, I just returned from Nashville and the annual PPA convention. Your column is a winner again. You received a silver second place award (in the category of '55,000 and above' circulation). Editorial 6 - Column: Reviews Silver: Chicago ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=37 As I promised, here is the link to my Grammy Award Finalists column for the March issue of Chicago Parent magazine. Take a peek at my quick overview of the five finalists. You will also be subjected to the closest I have ever come to writing a not-so-complimentary review... My ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=34 We received word last week that BestChildrensMusic.com was named to the list of Best 100 Products for 2006 by the Parent To Parent Adding Wisdom Award website. Thanks to everyone for helping to spread the word about BestChildrensMusic.com! From Parent To Parent's Adding Wisdom Award website... "We evaluate products based on feedback from ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=32 Peter Himmelman's new CD came out this week and it was well worth the wait. I have always been a fan of his work and especially enjoy his music for kids and families. My full review MY GREEN KITE will appear in the April issue of Chicago Parent magazine. Until ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=30 Last week I received an email from Tricia Sebastian, one of Chicago's many fine children's music artists. Tricia's speciality is Spanish bilingual songs for kids and families so it is no wonder that she got the call to sing one of her trademark songs, El Chocolate, for a new Quaker ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=27 I was reminded of the power of good vs. bad parenting when I read this week's installment of News From The Trenches. NFTT is the weekly rant, rave, howl and preach from Steve Hashimoto, one of Chicago's busiest, opinionated and articulate jobbing bass players. We also happen to be blessed ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=26 Another Grammy Award show is now history. I suppose I should feel bad for nodding off early on, but it seems that others saw the show as a sleeper, too. Check out this brief article from today's San Francisco Chronicle. Now that I'm fully rested, I must say I am ... http://bestchildrensmusic.com/blog/?p=24