Lomax, the hound of Music
I received a blog comment that reminded me I have been meaning to blog about the new PBS Kids series, “Lomax, the Hound of Music”.
I have never met a John Feierabend material I didn’t love. I use the First Steps in Music curriculum devotedly in my classes and it has really improved the quality of teaching and learning in my room. I was very excited when I heard Mr. Feierabend was involved in a children’s television series.
Unfortunately my local PBS stations have not begun carrying the show, although I hope they will (I sent them an email, if you have in SE Virginia won’t you please send them one too? info@whro.org) I have had a chance to explore the website, which has some wonderful interactive games and some great videos from the series. From what I can tell the show is exactly the high quality program I would expect from something with the Feierabend name on it. The songs are the kind of high-quality American folk songs our children need to be learning and they are presented in a fun, interactive way. I have shown one of the videos (Bill Grogan’s Goat) to my students because we happen to be learning that song and they really enjoy the style of the series.
Check it out yourself and if it looks good to you please lobby your PBS station to pick it up. I hope we can enjoy this show for years to come (and I REALLY REALLY hope that Sirius Thinking will make a DVD release!!)
