Author: Liz Buchanan
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Songs to Get Ready for Winter!
It’s early November and the season is definitely changing, at least it is where I live in northern Vermont. It’s a good time to sing with children about how animals get ready for winter, using songs such as my “Nuts for the Winter,” which features my little stuffed squirrel, Chipper….
2020. Whoa. What a Year.

The New York Times asked people to describe the year 2020 in one word. Momentous, challenging, scary, tragic, frustrating, disturbing, perhaps illuminating. For me, it boils down to one word. Whoa. WHOA. Things started out so routinely. I went about my business as an early childhood music specialist, teaching my…
Making the Case for Arts in Education

The following post is based on my recently-delivered workshop on Music and Early Literacy for the Children’s Music Network. Arts education and arts integration (defined below) are both critically important! Musicians and other artists need to be strong advocates for arts in education. We can make our case by offering…