Earthworm Ensemble

Yazan: CanCan | 05 February 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Music for little ears, Reviews

Earthworm Ensemble is a folksy children’s album with a country feel, created by a team of accomplished, California-based musicians.
I debuted my review copy of Earthworm Ensemble in my 3K class this week and was pleased to have a fresh album with unique tracks unlike any of the other CD’s in our classroom collection.

The styles and [...]

Turn Color Into Music

Yazan: CanCan | 04 February 2010 | 87 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews

Lots of children enjoy coloring, but MusiColor adds another level of interest by turning colors into music notes.
The MusiColor is like a record player, but the “records” are paper discs that your child can color.
Each of the included MusiColor Markers represented a note on the scale (yellow is “C”, for instance). When the paper discs [...]

Rock and Roll Garden (giveaway)

Yazan: CanCan | 03 February 2010 | 27 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews

Rock and Roll Garden is a fun new album by Bari Koral Family Rock Band.
Written for kids, but enjoyable to grown up ears, Rock and Roll Garden is a lively album that inspires movement and smiles!
Bari Koral has been compared to Sheryl Crow, Joan Osborne, Jewel, and Norah Jones.
The songs on Rock and Roll Garden are [...]

Little Ditties for Itty Bitties

Yazan: CanCan | 01 February 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Music for little ears, Reviews

I got a new netbook, and I tried to vlog a review for Little Ditties for Itty Bitties, a new children’s CD by Michele Valeri with fun language-building songs for babies and toddlers, but for some reason it only published the first half to YouTube.

What was left unsaid in my vlog was that the 15 [...]

Cool Music for Smart Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 04 January 2010 | 42 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews, Soundtrack

Since I started teaching preschool this year, I’m even more keenly aware of the importance of quality children’s music.
I use music in my classroom almost all day long. More than half of my class speak English as a second language. Through songs and rhymes, they can engage with the class and get some fantastic English [...]

Little Music Lovers

Yazan: CanCan | 26 October 2009 | 9 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears

If you want your little ones to appreciate classical music but you don’t know quite where to begin, a new CD series called Little Music Lovers is a great initiation!
I received a sampler for review, which contains tracks from each of the four CD’s in the Little Music Lovers series. There is Little Music Lovers: [...]

Music For Little Ears: Somersault Season

Yazan: CanCan | 31 July 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: Music for little ears, Reviews

Disclaimer: I am a huge nerd. I spent over an hour in the children’s library today and my heart was full. I like school supplies. I love things that are educational and mind-opening.
That said, I was thrilled when I gave Somersault Season a listen.
This is an adorable, eclectic (I mean, I think I heard [...]

Mary Kaye Music Box

Yazan: CanCan | 07 July 2009 | 42 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews, Soundtrack

I realize how lucky I am to have the chance to review some incredible children’s products.
Music Box, a newly released CD from song writer Mary Kaye, is one of those wonderful discoveries that took me by surprise.
The first song on Music Box, Under the Moon, made me think, “This is what Sarah Mclachlan might [...]

A Musical Tour Of Europe

Yazan: CanCan | 13 May 2009 | 72 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews, Soundtrack, Teaching kids different cultures

Hooray! A new release from Putumayo Kids!
Putumayo Kids Presents: European Playground, the newest addition to the incredible playground series of music CD’s, is due for release on May 19th!
If your summer vacation plans don’t include a trip to Europe this year, you can expose your children to a taste of European cultures through the [...]

Music For Little Ears: A Frog Named Sam

Yazan: CanCan | 04 April 2009 | 117 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews

Would your kids like to sing and dance along with A Frog Named Sam?
A Frog Named Sam is the name of a brand new album (and song) from Ben Rudnick.
It showcases both traditional and original songs with toe-tappin’ bluegrass stylings.
Guitars, ukuleles, bass, drums, accordion, mandolin, and the occasional harmonica or saxophone make A Frog [...]