![]() ![]() I like the melody, and I also like that it explains the concept in a relatively easy-to-understand manner. This song is an oldie, but honestly, it might be one of my favorite Listen & Learn originals. I wanted to keep writing additional verses for this song, but reminded myself that all of you wonderful music therapists, educators and parents will adapt the song for your kiddos as needed! I always consider my recording to be just a jumping off point. Oh, and the melody may have been a teensy bit inspired by the song I sang with my church choir over the weekend (I told you my brain was fried!). One such suggestion was a song about working together on different classroom tasks throughout the day, so I took that idea and ran with it. I called her up and asked her what kind of song she could use in her classroom right now, and she wasted no time sharing her suggestions. Since I’m in the middle of a huge project - I’ll share the details soon - my brain has been a little fried, so this was a week where I needed Libby’s help. She teaches in a special education classroom and incorporates music (mostly mine!) into as many lesson plans as possible. When I’m in need of new song topic ideas, my go-to person is my mother-in-law. Hope you can get some good use out of it, too. ![]() Much better than my 2009 version, if I do say so myself! Out of all the “bell” songs I’ve written, this one is probably my favorite…and I’m pretty sure my students feel the same way. I dug this song out of my archives for the latest session of Listen & Learn for Little Ones, my early childhood music class, which necessitated a new recording to include on the class CD.īells are for Shaking by Listen & Learn Music As far as they are concerned, they’re just playing bells and having fun (isn’t this the case so often in music therapy!?). When I sing this song with my kiddos, I’m working on following directions, motor skills, identification of left and right hands, and attention to task. Bells are for Shaking is definitely one of those songs, because it’s such an effective one for hitting so many different targeted objectives. Sometimes I come across a song I wrote YEARS ago that just needs a little facelift. It comes in especially handy when he plays with his kitchen, because there’s a verse all about cleaning up your dishes :) When I wrote this song 6 years ago, I had no idea that one day I would be putting it into practice with my own child. Success! Now he requests “Mama’s phone?” every time I ask him to clean up, meaning he wants me to play my song. He immediately was on board with it, and started cleaning up the mess at hand. I decided to change things up a bit a few weeks ago, and instead of singing the same old tune, I played my “clean up” song for Parker. I used this to my advantage at home every time I started singing the song, he would join in and start picking up whatever mess needed to be picked up. Lucky for me, Parker loved cleaning up - mostly because he loved the song so much. At the end of Funshop, the weekly mommy & me playgroup we attend, they play the classic “Clean Up” song (courtesy of Barney, the big purple dinosaur) and everyone tackles their assigned area. Look for videos of the Blues Dawgs and more on Youtube channel skinnybobblues.The concept of “cleaning up” was introduced to my son Parker when he was a little over a year old. I am putting my recorded music catalog out for those who know me, the musicians I have played with over the years, and for new listeners. I am currently working on new material at my home studio. I graduated from Weber State with an MA in English, with minors in classical guitar and Communications. Through 2006- 2009, I performed regularly with my blues rock trio, Skinny Bob & The Blues Dawgs while completing a BA in English, with minors in music and communication at Weber State University. ![]() In 1999, "Merkin" returned with a new album, "Havin' Fun" and a a reissue of the first album on CD and European Akarma Records release on vinyl. "Stormhaven" was next in 1992, recorded at Clear Lake Audio in Burbank, Cal. Produced by Jim Pitman of "The Strawberry Alarm Clock." I recorded "Face First" in 1987, at Audio Visions studios in Pleasent Grove Utah. on Windi records, in September 1972 on Windi Records. I became a recording artist at age 18, with the band "Merkin" and the album "Music Form Merkin Manor," recorded in Redondo Beach Cal. I began piano at age six, guitar at age ten. I have been a musician and performer since childhood.
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