Reviews Award!
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 Parent; Fred Koch, writer;
Tamara O’Shaughnessy, editorHere are the judges’ comments:
“The mix of question-answer format from a music educator and relatively detailed reviews is effective. The writer’s knowledge obviously transcends that of many music educators, most likely because of his producing and performing backgrounds. The content is didactic without sounding overbearing.”Congratulations.
Tamara
Here is the link to the awards page at the PPA website.

Congratulations, Fred! You certainly deserve this honor, for you are one of the “pioneers” of children’s music reviews and commentary. It’s great that PPA has recognized a musician/music educator who is also an outstanding journalist!
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