CLASSIC SONGS and RHYMES
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!
Biographies
John M. Feierabend, Ph.D.
John Feierabend has spent decades compiling songs and rhymes from the memories of the American people, in hopes that these treasures will be preserved for future generations. These books are a result of his belief that when many generations share common experiences such as traditional folk songs and rhymes, it helps them develop a valuable but dwindling commodity - a sense of community. When adults share child like memories with children they not only connect children with their ancestors, they enrich their children's childhood and enable their children to some day tap into their own delicious childhood memories in order to share that same repetoire with their children.
In addition research has suggested that these traditional activities provide precisely the tonal, rhythmic and expressive experiences that are needed to develop one's musical sensitivities. Children fortunate enough to have these songs and rhyme shared with them will grow to become adults who will not only be musically sensitive to music in their lives, but will also be musically able to connect to their children through music play.
Dr. Feierabend is a national leader in the field of early childhood education and currently serves as a professor and chair of the music education division at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford in Connecticut.
Luann Saunders,
Luann Saunders, is the mother of three boys, is an elementary general music teacher in Granby, Connecticut. She is the former Assistant Coordinator of the National Center for Music and Movement in the Early Years at the Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford. Her voice and guitar can be heard on numerous other recordings, including Music for Little People, Creativity in Improvisation, and Conversational Solfege