A song about education and relationship on the screen in this pandemic.
Contagious is a huge word right now. I thought it deserved a song to explore the meaning a little bit. Incidentally, in a bit of dark humor, kids at Heather’s school were playing “Coronavirus tag.” Trust kids to be creative in the hard times. here’s a spotify link., and an apple music link Contagious …
Here’s a song for our times. Based on the old melody Polly Wolly Doodle.If you sing the chorus two times you’ll get the required twenty seconds of washing. Wash Your Hands Apple Music With the great Wes Cash on Conga drum. And a corresponding video. Wash Your Hands Chorus Washa washa washa washa Washa wash …
Nearly 30 years ago I visited Egypt as part of a Middle Eastern tour/trip. I loved the warmth of the people and the sense of old and deep culture. I don’t mean the pyramids, although those were amazing in their own way. I mean the markets, the rhythm of conversation, and an accepting, curious, connected …
Three years ago Melanie DeMore was the keynote speaker at the CMN annual conference. Her work is amazing to me: the songs, her voice, and her ongoing cultural work in a number of venues. The talk was inspiring, and I learned a lot. I was reviewing my notes from the keynote, and came across this …
I wrote this song as part of a large project with my friend Sarah Sprague. Songs to teach English to children in Brazil. Sarah does fantastic work in early childhood. A simple song to teach a simple yet important idea. © Stuart Stotts 2010
Mark Helpsmeet does a fantastic radio interview series called Song of the Soul. I was honored to be a guest on the program a few months ago. It’s worthwhile to checkout all the people he’s interviewed. An amazing cast of characters for those of who love acoustic music infused with soul, spirit, and social change. …
Despite the fact that it’s snowing outside on April 10, spring is here. Two days ago it was 70 degrees. Dodger and I went walking and this song appeared. I sang it the next day at a celebration for Week of the Young Child and the call and response nature of it made it work …
Here’s a study with interesting implications for young children and screen time. For many years I’ve been concerned about the effects of screen time and digital devices on children, especially young children. My position has been that young kids are best served by being outside, using gross motor skills, and playing with others to learn …
As part of the residency mentioned in my previous post, we’ve now written the words and learned five songs about butterflies. One is Butterfly Wishes by Sarah Pirtle. I’m not including that here. One is adapted from Butterfly Dance by Joanie Calem. The other three are Butterflies, Long Way Down to Mexico, and Changes in …