Welcome to Kids Rhythm and Rock!
Welcome! My name is Veronica De Fazio. I started my career as a children’s librarian in public libraries in 1996. In 1998 I began reviewing audiovisual materials for School Library Journal. I reviewed books on tape (yes, they were all still on cassette then), videos which became DVDs and music. Over the years, the focus of the items that I reviewed slowly changed from a variety of formats to just children’s music.
What originally was, almost exclusively, acoustic guitar led folk music, over the years slowly morphed into something that was so much more. It was pop. It was rock. It was alternative. It got new sub-genres, kindie rock/pop/etc. It had electric guitars, drums, brass, jazz piano. It had a reggae, funk, country beat. Children’s music became as rich as any offering for adults. And yet, it was still completely accessible to children.
With the growth in the variety of children’s music came an explosion in new artists and albums. I know that as busy librarians, teachers or parents, you don’t have time to listen to every new release and that’s why I’m here. At least twice a week, I’ll be posting about new children’s albums and how they might best be enjoyed. I’ll also be sharing news from the land of children’s music and hopefully creating a place where we can share suggestions and ideas for using this new music in our early literacy and programming efforts.
I look forward to jamming with you on this new musical adventure!
Wonderful! Keep on listening. Keep on writing.
Thank you, Susan. Your support means a lot!
Veronica – I’m overjoyed that you’ve taken on the task of keeping a Children’s Music Blog! As another children’s librarian who appreciates the incredible variety of good, solid music made with kids and their adults in mind, and as someone who has come to rely on the quality of your reviews and those that you edit, I look forward to discovering what you have in store for all of us in the silly fun world of children’s music. Thank you!
Tamara, thanks so much for your kind words!
This is great! I will check out this album. I am always looking for new music to play with my preschool students.
Thanks, Linda! I hope you find many new albums to share over the coming months.
Welcome to the world, Kids Rhythm and Rock. This blog couldn’t be in better hands. Brava!
Thanks so much, Beth!!