RACHEL BUCHMAN
Lecturer in Music
Head of the Young Children's Division

2234 Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-4854

DISCOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Available online at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and in Houston at Joel’s Classical Shop 713-665-0954

RECORDINGS
1. Hear & Gone in 60 Second (ages 3-8)
Rounder Records #1161-8115-2
A compilation of 29 one-minute songs for children by various artists
•National Association of Parenting Publications-Gold Award, and seven other awards!
•Grammy Award Semi-Finalist, 2003

2. Baby and Me - Songs and Rhymes to Share with Your Baby (ages 1-3)
A Gentle Wind # 1055
“The very youngest listeners will enjoy songs and nonsense sounds created and sung here”-Booklist

3. Hello Everybody!
Playsongs and Rhymes from a Toddler's World (ages 2-6)
A Gentle Wind #1038
•American Library Association Best Album Award
•Parents’ Choice Best Album Award; Oppenheim
•Toy Portfolio Best Album Award

4. Sing a Song of Seasons (ages 2-6)
Rounder Records #8042
•One of Six Best Recordings, 1997 - Sesame Street Parents Magazine

5. Songs and Games from Around the World (ages 3-7)
Rounder Records #8006
“Rachel establishes an immediate rapport with children…Not your usual collection of songs!”-Billboard

6. Jewish Holiday Songs for Children (ages 2-10)
Rounder Records #8028
•”…a charmingly simple recording that can be enjoyed by children of any religion any time of year.” – Chicago Tribune
•”The joy the group must have had recording these selections will surely extend to the listeners.” – Early Childhood News

 7. Shine Little Candles - Chanukah Songs for Children (ages 2-10)
Rounder Records #8098
•Grammy Award Semi-Finalist, 2001

BOOKS AND ARTICLES

1. Jewish Holiday Songs for Children, Mel Bay Publications.  1997.

Songs with lyrics and music, explanations about the holidays, ideas for inter-disciplinary projects for parents and teachers. Available at: www.musicalinstruments.com 888-549-4108.

2. “25 Years at Longy: Enduring Qualities.” American Dalcroze Journal, Volume 32, number 1. Fall/Winter 2005: pp.16-18.

3.  “How Singing Transforms Our Children Into Friendly Citizens of the World.” HAAEYC Advocate-A journal of education and advocacy for young children, Volume 21, number 1. August 2001: pp. 12-13.