Fun in music
It’s no wonder Family Fun Magazine says “Victor Vito is
really, truly neato” and Children’s Music Web claims Victor Vito to be the
Best Recording for Toddlers. Laurie Berkner’s music is also a big hit with
parents!
Gone are the days when parents would cringe and reach for the pain
relievers and ear plugs whenever the big purple dinosaur would sing “I
love you, you love me!” Berkner has knack for writing and performing
children’s tunes. Parents are popping in the CDs because they too love to
sing along. The lyrics may be silly, but the music is very acceptable to
adult audiences.
Laurie Berkner has been involved with music since 1992, but her recent
success as a children's recording artist was a surprise to her. "It was so
unexpected," says Laurie. "I'd been performing in rock and struggling to
write original music. Writing music for kids has not been a struggle at
all. The more I started working on material for children, the more I
realized that it opened up creativity in me that I never knew I had."
After college, Laurie worked as music counselor at summer camps, and later
worked for several years as a children's music specialist at New York area
preschool and day care centers. Working with children became the perfect
creative outlet for Laurie to express her talents and create something
that, she says, "has turned out to be incredibly rewarding."
Laurie is a mom from Princeton, NJ. There are two other members in her
band, Susie Lampert, the pianist, is a longtime friend of Laurie's. Brian
Mueller, the bassist, is Laurie's husband! In addition to her CDs and
video, a new DVD will be released soon. Laurie also performs daily on the
TV show, Noggin. NOGGIN is the only commercial-free educational channel
dedicated to preschoolers 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Check your local
listing).
Check out the song titles on her Victor Vito CD: Victor Vito, Bottle Caps,
Moon Moon Moon, Froggie Went A-Courtin’, I’m Not Perfect, The Toy Museum,
O Susannah, BOOTS, Oleanna, The Crabs, Sneaks, The Goldfish, Zodiac,
Trucks, Fruit Salad Salsa, The Story of my Feelings, I Feel Crazy so I
Jump in the Soup, Shakin’ Down the Sugar, Googleheads, Tingolayo, White
Coral Bells, Goodnight. It’s easy to see this is a fun album.
Many of her songs are just fun to sing and make you feel good. Others have
a great life lesson tucked neatly inside Laurie’s acoustic guitar flute,
harmonica, horns and maracas. If you’re looking for children’s audios that
you as a parent will not only tolerate but have fun with too, Laurie
Berkner is an artist to definitely listen to.
Fun in music
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Duane is a graduate of Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon with a BS & Masters Degree in Humanities (Music & English literature - a double major) and he is
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and that love of piano playing and music in general is contagious.
He has worked with many doctors and professional people who otherwise wouldn't be able to attend a scheduled lesson in a studio, because they can do it on their own time. He also works with church pianists and music directors to help them hone their skills, as well as beginners that don't know Middle C from Tweedle Dee, and everyone in-between.
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