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ComposerDad: Music and Adventure Stories for Families
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The ComposerDad Podcast is full of music and adventure stories for kids and their parents. Follow ComposerDad as he receives “intense compositional challenges” from a talking Bible, Animatronic Shakespeare, a supermassive black hole, and families everywhere. Learn about the creative process, listen to great music, and hear fun stories told by silly characters. For music-loving families, fans of Eleanor Amplified, and Story Pirates. Part of the Kids Listen community of podcasters.
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Bonus: ComposerDad's April Fools' Spectacularpisode!
Apr 7, 201900:12:37Tap to summarizeWelcome to a special ComposerDad April Fools’ Star-Studded Spectacularpisode! In this episode, ComposerDad collaborates with Pamela Rogers of the fabulous wordplay podcast Buttons & Figs to co-write a new alphabet song! Actually it’s even crazier than that. This was an intense compositional challenge issued by a bunch of ALIENS from Buttons & Figs wild “War of the Fools” April fools episode. If you are alien or earthling tired of the typical order of the alphabet, Pamela and my new Alphabet song is for you!Also on this episode, meet Mike Mason and his show Good Stuff Kids Podcast, where listeners get to go behind the scenes with the creators of bonafide good stuff for kids. On our April Fools Spectacularpisode, we hear Mike Interview Mr. Eric from What If World, who reveals the melt-your-heart story behind how he got the idea for his kids podcast.Oh, and you’ll also hear from Mick Sullivan, host of the Past & the Curious, who wrote the book, The Meatshower!ComposerDad and all of the shows you’ll meet on this episode are part of Kids Listen, your home for amazing, sensitive, kind, smart, funny, and fun kids and family podcasts.Grownups , would you like to encourage more ComposerDad podcast episodes? Become a ComposerDad patron at www.patreon.com/composerdad and you could even issue your own intense compositional challenge!Don’t forget to subscribe on your podcast app and leave a review so more people can find the show. Thanks!
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S2 Ep. 2: Stroller Tire Explosion! Book Power for Kids!
Apr 4, 201900:28:50Tap to summarizeThe second episode of Season 2 is ACTION PACKED. It features special guest stars, the Book Power for Kids Podcast! We also premiere the hit song from last episode’s challenge, “All the Things Shakespeare Hasn’t Done”, go ALL the way across town to fix our popped stroller tire, and get our next challenge, “Write a song about Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night”. That’s why we need help from the Power Family!Oh AND we play the whole episode from our 2007 Toyota Prius en route to the Danbury Fair Mall! Here’s a video I made all about this MEGA AWESOME MALL.Thank you to everyone who helped come up with ideas from last episode’s challenge, my guests WalterBoy, AlvinBoy, and of course, Book Power for Kids! Find their podcast on your favorite player.Grownups, would you like to encourage more ComposerDad podcast episodes? Become a ComposerDad patron at www.patreon.com/composerdad and you could even issue your own intense compositional challenge!Subscribe to the ComposerDad podcast and you can catch the song from this challenge on the next episode! Oh, and keep an eye out for a special April Fool’s Episode before then :)www.ComposerDad.com
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S2 Ep. 1: ComposerDad vs. Shakespeare
Mar 13, 201900:14:43Tap to summarizeTo kick off Season 2 of the ComposerDad Podcast, we find ComposerDad and the family in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England where ProfessorMom is studying Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute. After a whole year of “intense compositional challenges” from BIBLE, will ComposerDad be able to tackle one from….Animatronic Shakespeare?!?This episode’s challenge is to “write a song about all the things Shakespeare HASN’T done.” If you want to help think up ideas to add to this song, ask a grownup to help you send a note to ComposerDad at www.ComposerDad.com.Special thanks to our guest this episode, the-child-formerly-known-as-SquishyBaby, AlvinBoy!Grownups, would you like to encourage more ComposerDad podcast episodes? Become a ComposerDad patron at www.patreon.com/composerdad and you could even issue your own intense compositional challenge!Also, did you hear WalterBoy telling you about this podcast he likes? It's called What If World featuring Mr. Eric. What If World is awesome. Subscribe to Mr. Eric's podcast and if you like it, become a patron on his Patreon page, like us! We met through Kids Listen, a fantastic community we are both a part of. It's one big happy kids podcasting family over there. Subscribe to the ComposerDad podcast and you can hear the final song from this challenge on the next episode! AND catch upcoming challenges this season from BIBLE, Shakespeare, a talking black hole, the Amalgamated Network of Parents, and who knows!?!The ComposerDad Podcast and YouTube Channel features music and adventure stories for families. We learn about music, emotions, the Bible, Shakespeare, nature, history, we solve problems creatively, and make a lot of silly sounds.
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Season 2 Sneak Peek
Jan 25, 201900:04:00Tap to summarizeHi Families, I’m sitting here at my piano over in the ComposerDad Underground Lair firing up the gear because, guess what? It’s almost time for Season 2 of the ComposerDad Podcast! Expect music and adventures for the whole family, “intense compositional challenges”, special guest stars, and more. The kids, ProfessorMom, BIBLE, Mt. Beacon, and all your favorite characters will be back to join new characters like Animatronic Shakespeare, a talking black hole, and the Amalgamated Network of Parents! Take a listen to this preview of what’s in store.If you would like to issue your own compositional challenge, visit www.ComposerDad.com or become a ComposerDad patron on Patreon!
Transcribe →How to Fix a Melissa & Doug Toy Piano
Jan 4, 2019Tap to summarizeOur two year-old and I sat down to play some piano only to find that the top of our Melissa & Doug "Learn-to-Play" Toy Piano wasn't working. Instead of the usual happy "ting-a-ling," it was more of a "clang- clank." This set us off on a three-hour instrument repair adventure! See inside the Melissa & Doug Toy Piano and learn how to fix this piano if the same thing happens to you. Remember, fixing things with your kids takes always takes extra time. Be patient, take breaks, and make sure they are safe. It's more about the journey and connecting with them as you repair. You may not even get your project completed. Have fun along the way!Special thanks to Brett's Hardware in Beacon, New York, for help finding the M6 bolt we were missing. And thank you to WMHT's Classical Companion radio station. It's a great station, and we were listening throughout our little father-son repair project. For more how-tos, family music, and adventure stories, subscribe to ComposerDad on YouTube and find the ComposerDad Podcast on your favorite podcast app!
Transcribe →Robot Martin Luther vs. Animatronic Shakespeare
Oct 31, 2018Tap to summarizeIt's the 501st anniversary of the Reformation, and Robot Martin Luther is back to sing a special duet with Animatronic Shakespeare. Featuring Luther's top single A Mighty Fortress, Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, and beats by ComposerDad and the kids, this is an all-star collab. The setting: Stratford-upon-Avon in the United Kingdom, Shakespeare's Birthplace, where ComposerDad and family are living while ProfessorMom studies Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute. Subscribe on YouTube and signup for the mailing list here for more great stuff! WORDS: A Mighty Fortress Martin Luther A mighty fortress is our God, A trusty shield and weapon; He helps us free from ev'ry need That has us now o'ertaken. The old evil foe Now means deadly woe; Deep guile and great might Are his dread arms in fight; On earth is not his equal. Sonnet 18 William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Transcribe →SuperZings Unboxing
Oct 18, 2018Tap to summarizeHi ComposerDad Adventurers, We are still in the UK while ProfessorMom studies at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. We have been busy exploring Stratford, learning about Shakespeare (today we learned that his dad got busted for shady sheep wool business dealings!), and generally trying to keep it together. At the grocery shop, the boys spotted a rack of toys called SuperZings. We avoided it for a for awhile, as parents do to racks of toys in the grocery store, but…BOY WERE WE WRONG. SuperZings are amazing. We got a couple and were totally smitten. It inspired BuilderBoy and I to get two more and make our very first “unboxing video.” If you’ve never seen an unboxing video, it’s where you, well, unbox something…on a video. Watch as we discover which SuperZings we got!SuperZings Unboxing on ComposerDad YouTube. Maybe this moment will end up in season two of the ComposerDad vs. Bible podcast! Maybe we’ll take a DEEP DIVE into Shakespeare minutiae. It’s too early to tell, but I do know we are gathering lots of great experiences that will eventually turn into fun podcasts, songs, and videos for you. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these updates along the way. Your friendly Rival of Kaboom,ComposerDadSubscribe to the ComposerDad YouTube channel and sign up for the mailing list here.
Transcribe →Stratford-upon-Avon: First Look for Families
Oct 8, 2018Tap to summarizeComposerDad and family here. We are in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, while ProfessorMom is studying Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute! After our first week, we wanted to give you a little “first look” on this amazing family-friendly town in the UK. Not only is Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare's Birthplace, but it is also full of family friendly places to discover. Some of the places we enjoyed in our first week include:The MAD Museum (Mechanical Art and Design Museum) Marbles tubes, mechanical moving art, nice automata sets for kids, activity packs.The Butterfly Farm: So many butterflies! Great activity books in gift shop!) Stratford also has a tremendous playground in their Recreation Grounds,And don't forget the Royal Shakespeare Company and all the wonderful Shakespeare-.elated sites! We especially love the New Place. Other tips: If you are traveling from far away like us (America), it might take some time to adjust after jet lag etc. Be sure to build in some down time. ProfessorMom managed to pack all our Duplos for the boys to take breaks from our adventures. Also, if you are here for awhile like us and want to connect with other parents, try signing up for some classes. In addition to the ballet class we mention in the video, we also have enjoyed some playgroups at area churches, and even a LEGO Animation Club. And of course, just enjoy walking around town. It's beautiful. River Avon runs right through it and the grounds in front of the Royal Shakespeare Company are especially great for romping. Oh, we hear the RSC has a fantastic playgroup for little ones, too. Enjoy!Subscribe to the ComposerDad YouTube channel and sign up for the mailing list at www.ComposerDad.com
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ComposerDad vs. Bible: Road Trip Edition
Sep 12, 201801:41:59Tap to summarizeHi ComposerDad Adventurers! The family and I recently got back from ComposerDad’s Great American Road Trip (Now with Canada!). It was a blast. One of our favorite things to do on the open road is to listen to a family podcast and just let it roll, no interruptions. So, for you, fellow parents, we recut the entire season one of ComposerDad vs. Bible into one GIANT EPISODE. Welcome to ComposerDad vs. Bible: Road Trip Edition. It’s over 100 minutes of adventure for your next road trip! Enjoy and don’t forget to subscribe to ComposerDad vs. Bible via your favorite podcast app.Special thank you to Eleanor Amplified, one of our favorite family podcasts, and the first place we heard a “Road Trip Edition” episode. Check it out, you’ll love it, too!
Transcribe →ComposerDad's Great American Road Trip (Now with Canada!)
Aug 20, 2018Tap to summarizeThis summer ComposerDad and the gang took a classic family road trip! Watch ComposerDad try to relive the magic, then catch BuilderBoy aka WalterBoy share his latest podcast episode!
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