Whenever children's music is mentioned on the wisp of a passing wind, without a doubt: Children's music gets a bad rap in the music community. It's every parent's punching bag and I don't blame them when their experience is clouded by mass-marketed refuse such as Dora the Explorer or awful collections of "traditional" songs collated by corporations… Continue reading More than Raffi: Wiggleworms Love You!

Last summer, I met with fellow music enthusiast and partner in early literacy crime Heather (Little Literacy Librarian) to discuss the lack of resources specifically geared at music programming. There is Singable Picture Books with Emily, Storytime Song chords by Shauna Tominey, and (of course) Jbrary for all your recorded storytime rhyme needs. But what if you… Continue reading 5, 4, 3, 2, 1–Song Catchers Library!