Online Music for kids

Discussion in 'Parenting & Family' started by Sachin, Oct 12, 2006.

  1. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Anyone know of a good online radion station that plays kids music?
     
  2. Ringo

    Ringo Member

    Jun 10, 2002
    Rough and Ready
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    trick question from a new parent.

    there is no 'good' station that plays children's music.
     
  3. Lizzie Bee

    Lizzie Bee Member+

    Jul 27, 2004
    Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    <vent>
    I can't stand all the new "kids" music which consists of some "cute" man or woman with unruly hair holding a guitar, swaying back and forth with kids running around them. Lame. I dont' care what the content of the song is. LAME.

    Give me Raffi anyday, where the kids are encouraged to join in and be a part of the music. THAT is kid's music.
    </vent>
     
  4. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    So far, we've got a bluegrass and reggae baby.
     
  5. Lizzie Bee

    Lizzie Bee Member+

    Jul 27, 2004
    Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not bad taste for a little tike!
     
  6. Ringo

    Ringo Member

    Jun 10, 2002
    Rough and Ready
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    my boy digs it when I put on the beatles for him. i'm so freakin' proud.
     
  7. Sachin

    Sachin New Member

    Jan 14, 2000
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    We're introducing Jimmy Buffet and Sufjan Stevens today.
     
  8. Ringo

    Ringo Member

    Jun 10, 2002
    Rough and Ready
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    my guy also likes my gee-tar rawk. he starts dancing. he likes buckcherry, but I'll have to stop playing that for him once he can start repeating all the naughty words.
     
  9. Lizzie Bee

    Lizzie Bee Member+

    Jul 27, 2004
    Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was raised on the Beatles, myself. Many a happy memory dancing around the living room with the Beatles on full tilt. Good times...
     
  10. Pints

    Pints Member

    Apr 21, 2004
    Charm City
    My little girl loves watching me play air guitar. She gets such a kick out of it.

    I FINALLY HAVE AN AUDIENCE!:D
     
  11. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You have satellite radio? Both services have kids channels. Sirius has radio disney and their own kids channel. I don't know what XM has for kids.
     
  12. Ringo

    Ringo Member

    Jun 10, 2002
    Rough and Ready
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Me too ... I love to shred. my wife is a damn good air drummer (really). so we're gonna teach our kid to play some air guitar (air bass?) and we'll go on tour Partridge style.


    funny story ... wife was teaching her seventh graders a year ago. and nobody in this english class knew what an air guitar was. Seriously!
    but i'll tell you ... that's probably the only thing those kids will remember from that class 20 years from now.
     
  13. chibchab

    chibchab Member

    Jul 8, 2002
    New Jersey
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [I put Yahoo radio on my laptop and connect it to my sound system speakers. I tune in kids stations but they seem to prefer the classical - jazz stations.

    It also provides variety to expose them to different music i.e. African, Latin, Asian etc..
     
  14. Father Ted

    Father Ted BigSoccer Supporter

    Manchester United, Galway United, New York Red Bulls
    Nov 2, 2001
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    Raffi is the way to go. We got a 4 cd set of Raffi when the kids were young 'uns. We still play it for them after 7 years.
     
  15. Lizzie Bee

    Lizzie Bee Member+

    Jul 27, 2004
    Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We just got a Raffi 3-concert DVD for Christmas. Excellent stuff!
     
  16. Ringo

    Ringo Member

    Jun 10, 2002
    Rough and Ready
    Club:
    Yeovil Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    is raffi dead?
     
  17. Lizzie Bee

    Lizzie Bee Member+

    Jul 27, 2004
    Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  18. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I disagree!

    I love XM Kids! Good music... fun personalities... sure there's some annoying stuff, but there's a lot of great stuff on that station.
     
  19. DoctorD

    DoctorD Member+

    Sep 29, 2002
    MidAtlantic
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea
    Swimmin' around in your own pee
    ...
    (I'll remember the rest in a few days)
     
  20. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    NPR's All Things Considered runs an irregular series on what is new and noteworthy in kid's music. The last installment in December was entitled Children's music revives spirit of Punk Rock. Click on the story and you'll find links to songs from Wee Hairy Beasties, the Jellydots, and Johnny Bregar.

    Below that story is a list of the best children's albums of the year. Not really "online music" but songs you can give a try to online!
     
  21. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
  22. curvanord

    curvanord New Member

    Mar 30, 2007
    I would definitely try to educate your children with music, not give them dumbed down versions of pop songs and all that mess. Nursery rhymes and all that stuff is great and every kid should listen to it. I also want to keep kids KIDS so suitable kiddie pop is necessary. But I agree with them listening to early Beatles and some Motown classics. Even if they are of the age where they can listen to popular hits on the radio, please listen to them first and really understand the lyrics before you have your children listen to it!!
     

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