A few weeks ago I wrote with tongue firmly planted in cheek bragging about my musical influence over my kids – getting them to listen to good pop music whether they liked it or not.… Read More »Brainwashing My Kids: Is it Failing?
“So what’ll it be? Beatles? Queen? Billy Joel? Mike Viola?” I asked my kids as we began the two-hour drive to my parents’ house. “Eh, I don’t care,” my 11-year-old daughter replied, absorbed in her… Read More »Forcing Music on My Kids: An Experiment
I have discovered “The Sing-Off.” And I am happy. NBC’s reality/variety/take-off on “American Idol” pits vocal a cappella groups against each other, with something like a recording contract or a million dollars at stake. But… Read More »The Sing-Off