Archive for February, 2007

New CD: My Green Kite

February 21st, 2007

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 then, here is a wonderful […]

(El) Chocolate Comes To Life

February 19th, 2007

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 Oats television commerical.
The production company […]

Observations of a Bass Player

February 12th, 2007

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 that he is our bass […]

Grammy Awards 2007

February 12th, 2007

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 happy for Dan Zanes (a […]

Skype Me!

February 8th, 2007

 

I signed up for Skype a couple of years ago when I was taking the Emerging Technologies class as part of my Masters of Technology In Education program through Lesley University. It was fun then but, to be honest, when the class finished so did my use of Skype.
But everywhere I look today, folks are […]

International Songwriting Competition

February 6th, 2007

To say I was surprised would really be an understatement. Over the weekend I received notice that one of my songs “Money In Your Pocket” was named a semi-finalist in the children’s music category of the 2006 International Songwriting Competition.
I wrote “Money In Your Pocket” for Money Savvy Generation, a forward thinking education company […]

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