So Long, Cuz: CJ Mueller, 1933-2011.
He might not have been blood, but he was family and always will be.
RIP Selmer Sax 1929-2011
Mr. Sax, a tenor, had a short career in a New Jersey elementary school band.
MOMMASAID CLASSIC: The New American Idols Break Our Hearts for the Wrong Reason
Springsteen was playing last week just ten miles from the Prudential Center over at Giants Stadium, the Boss’s home court. And yet Scott and I weren’t there. Instead, we were with a bunch of screaming tweens at what can generously be described as a well attended amateur night.

GUEST POST: Ocarina–The Easy, Economical Way to Introduce Kids to Music
I know that not all families have the time, resources and or interest to devote to private instruction and buying or renting a violin, cello or piano.
Wanna Rock and Roll All Night. Or Maybe After Naptime.
That’s right: It’s a pink KISS T-shirt for toddlers. And it makes me giggle.
Does Your Baby-to-Be Really Need Beethoven in the Belly?
Moms-to-be have enough to worry about without having to strap on an iPod to their pregnant bellies so their babies can get a headstart on their Beethoven (or Devo or Lady GaGa) musical education
What's Up Doc? Embarrassing Tunes for My Son's iPod
I played grown-up music for my kids, some of it rather kid-friendly, such as The Partridge Family, and the rest decidedly grown-up, like my father’s Benny Goodman CD’s.