CD’S AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
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ANGELS AND VEGETABLES Songs composed and performed by Patty Zeitlin, accompanied by Ray Frank on guitar, banjo and vocals. They celebrate acts of kindness, gardens, love, cleaning up clutter, and slowing down to enjoy life. Angels, The Little Things, The Miller, Vegetables, Take time, Life Had Other things in Mind, All The Things I Can’t Throw Out (Gary Baran, co-author), The Leaves, Giraffes, Part of the Whole, Long Ago, Right Here, A Nice, Quiet Boy, The Miracle of Peace. |
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THE CALIFORNIA GRAY Celebrate in song with banjos, guitars, piano and voices in harmony to save the gray whales, and appreciate the beauty of wildflowers. Mourn the loss of trees, and join the Brand New Union to save the animals. For ages 10 to 100! The California Gray, Brand New Union, Polyethylene Pillow Mommy, What's a Tree?, The Shark, Wildflowers. |
CD's For Children
with Patty Zeitlin and Marcia Berman
(Click album titles for details and song samples)
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SPIN, SPIDER, SPIN, Songs to encourage appreciation rather than fear or revulsion for harmless and beneficial spiders, bees, snakes, worms, and other backyard creatures. Learn about their beauties and benefits instead. Lots of worms, Spin, Spider, Spin, One Little Bird, Down By the Creek, Just a Snail, and others. (3 to 8 year olds) |
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WON’T YOU BE MY FRIEND? Some songs help children handle the joys and challenges of friendship. Others help them accept and handle strong feelings, like fear, loneliness, anger, and to celebrate the delights of childhood, in song and dance. Angry Song, I’m Afraid, What Makes Me Happy? Sad Little Bird, Get Your Ticket to the Train, and others. (2 and 3 year olds) |
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EVERYBODY CRIES, SOMETIMES, To a jazzy ragtime beat, children can celebrate the joy and ability to move or sing to a call and response song. Some songs encourage self-esteem, inclusion and an appreciation for diversity, while others offer reassurance in times of fear, sadness, or loss. Beautiful Arms, Room in the Boat, Everybody Cries, Sometimes, Scary Things, and others. (3 to 7 year olds) |
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RAINY DAY DANCES, RAINY DAY SONGS, (With Anne Leif Barlin) In movement, children re-create the process of growing from infancy to age four, guided by songs and a story, with the rain as a theme. They can also sing other songs about the rain and the weather, accompanied by hammer dulcimer, viola, children’s chorus and guitars. Umbrella Song, Wind Song, Thunder Comes, Crawling, Walking, Hopping, I Don’t Care if the Rain Comes Down, Why Can’t I Play in the Rain? and others. (3 and 4 year olds) |
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CASTLE IN MY CITY Songs about kittens, caterpillars, worms, families, weather, trains, waltzing bears, and more. Easy to learn, sing along and add your own verses. (These are the first songs Patty wrote and recorded that grew out of her work as a young teacher of preschool children.) Round and ‘Round, Found a Little Dog, Lots of Worms, Fuzzy Caterpillar, and more. (2 to 4 year olds) |
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A SONG IS A RAINBOW A rainbow full of favorite folk and original songs by Patty and other artists, with fiddles, guitars, and lively hand-clapping rhythms. China Doll, Paw Paw Patch, The Shirt Song (byTom Hunter) Roll That Pumpkin Down to Town and others. (2 to 6 year olds) |
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MY MOMMY IS A DOCTOR Songs for equal roles in occupations. Girls and women sung about as doctors, fire fighters, mail carriers, and train engineers... boys and men as artists, teachers, and musicians. Sing and dance along with jazz, blues accompaniments and children's chorus.
Maybe I'll Be.., My Mommy is a Doctor, My Daddy Flies a Ship in the Sky, Did You Ever Think?, Hard Life of the Housewife, Occupation Game, I Hope I Can Still Be Me…etc. |
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I'M NOT SMALL Children can dance or play simple circle games to the lively rhythms of bluegrass banjos and guitars, then relax or sleep (with the very youngest) while The Dream Rider tells you a relaxing story with gentle lullabies. I’m Not Small, Birdie, Fly Down Down, Dance Around, Goodnight Song, I See A Sleepy Head, The Dream Rider…etc. (Preschool, kindergarten, and also babies!) |