When Amy Duma of the Kennedy Center asked me to sing a song at last month’s retreat, I wrote “Lean on Love.” I recruited a small chorus to help me get started leading it, because it’s a very nerve wracking thing to get up in front of peers, for whom I have so much respect. …
This last summer I read a blog post about helping children deal with fear, in particular, fear about a storm, with music. I got inspired by the idea and wrote a song, included below. It’s a zipper song where you can substitute different words for what you want to sing through: lightning, fire drill, snack, …
As a follow-up to my recent piece on research, and in particular the claims we make about it, I’ve received a number of comments and links. For those interested in this topic (and I confess I quickly get overwhelmed by my own fascination with these ideas and the huge quantity of information out there) here …
The annual Kennedy Center retreat for teaching artists is one of my favorite times of the year. I get to hang out with amazing, intelligent, engaged, and committed teaching artists who are doing great work all over the United States. We receive a variety of workshops on subjects that are current in education, and we …
I presented at a conference recently for early childhood teachers. I enjoyed my sessions, and I thought that the whole event was well planned and executed. However, I was troubled by several of the keynote sessions. Three different sessions led by musicians involved the presenters talking and then pressing “play” to cue up a song. …