Family Fun - Music with Donna & Andy

Join us at The Kentville Farmers Market Wednesday Aug 14, 10 am til 1:00. pm center square Kentville. We'll be joined by Shawn Trotter (mandolin, guitar, bass and vocals). See you there.



Kentville Farmers Market

Woo hoo! Donna & Andy is nominated for Children's Artist of the Year by Music Nova Scotia. It is always such a joy to be recognized at home for the music we create out in the world! Stream songs at https://donnaandandy.com/ P.S. Even non-kids can enjoy listening to our music. 😊

Woo hoo! Donna & Andy is nominated for Children's Artist of the Year by Music Nova Scotia. It is always such a joy to be recognized at home for the music we create out in the world! Stream songs at https://donnaandandy.com/ P.S. Even non-kids can enjoy listening to our music. 😊

Wednesday, July 24 is going to be another sunny day at the Big EX in Bridgewater for Children's Fun Day. We are excited to be presenting two shows with Donna & Andy and "that other guy" (Shawn Trotter). Wednesday afternoon (1:45 and 4:15) Come for a tune, a dance, get a balloon sword, and try out the Ugly stick. Or just stop by and say hi! See you at the Ex!




Town of Bridgewater

In honour of our neighbour's birthday - here is a video we created when she was 8. It has been a while - this summer she is learning to drive (a car!).... Check out this video in which she was one of the stars (along with her sister) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckMTCfGLMT0

Come join us in Bridgewater on Canada Day. We will start up at 4:00 at the LCLC. Hope to see you there.

📣 CANADA DAY LOCATION CHANGES ANNOUNCED
>>> Forecast rainfall means Multicultural Festival and Kitchen Party will both be moving indoors to the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre

With rain in the forecast for Monday, July 1, Canada Day on the LaHave will be moving indoors to the LCLC, located at 135 North Park Street in Bridgewater.

The festivities will start with the South Shore Multicultural Association's Multicultural Festival, which will run from 11 to about 4 p.m. Opening ceremonies and an official welcome will take place at approximately 12:30 p.m.

The King Street Kitchen Party will become the TOB125 Kitchen Party and will follow the Multicultural Festival in the Galleria at the LCLC from 4 to 8 p.m.

Performers and activities for the day include:

MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL >>>
Dance, family and children's activities, craft vendors, food trucks, and, including:
- The Chinese Arts and Culture Society
- Bridgewater Fire Department Band
- Wontanara Drum and Dance
- James Jermey - Ko'jua Dancer
- Jayson Surette - Grass Dancer
- Miranda Roy - Jingle Dancer
- The Behrooz Mihankhah Quartet
- Oasis Belly Dancers
- Agni Bollywood Dance Crew

TOB125 KITCHEN PARTY >>>
- LIVE MUSIC with Donna & Andy, Kaylyn turner, Amanda Riley, and 3 AM
- Baggles the Clown
- Halifax Henna
- The Pirates of Halifax, made possible by The Peeler Family in loving memory of their son, and former Town of Bridgewater Events Coordinator, Alex Peeler
- Games on the Go
- Sparkle Tattoos with Norena's Glitter Girls
- Discovery Centre mobile exhibits
- BBQ hosted by Rick Perkins form 5 to 7 p.m.
- Girl Guides Smores fundraiser
- Bridgewater Lions Club will be on site with FREE popcorn

FREE TRANSIT SERVICE will also still be offered from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. thanks to the Bridgewater and Area Chamber of Commerce.

For more info, visit www.bridgewater.ca/canada. We invite you to share this message.

Choosing the right music for Music Therapy participants is an ongoing process. Thank goodness I had the good fortune to work with composer Donna Rhodenizer when I was quite a bit younger in my teaching practicum.

If you don’t know Donna’s music, I highly recommend you check her out
www.donnaandandy.com. In my twenty-five years making music with kids, her songs, “I Need a Home for My Dinosaur” and “Ed the Invisible Dragon” have been regular hits!

In this photo, we are sharing “The Vacation Song”, also written by Donna. I am guiding my participant to play in the space between the words that Donna created for improvisation. She really enjoys this song…especially the lyric about the Dad’s beard freezing into icicles. Her Dad has a beard, of course, and she finds this hysterical. Thank you to Mom for snapping this photo of Music Therapy in action.

And thank you Donna Rhodenizer for providing me with some of my all time favourite music for kiddos!

We have enjoyed sharing music with Rhonda for many decades. We are very happy to know that she is using and enjoying our music with her Music Therapy participants!

Choosing the right music for Music Therapy participants is an ongoing process. Thank goodness I had the good fortune to work with composer Donna Rhodenizer when I was quite a bit younger in my teaching practicum.

If you don’t know Donna’s music, I highly recommend you check her out
www.donnaandandy.com. In my twenty-five years making music with kids, her songs, “I Need a Home for My Dinosaur” and “Ed the Invisible Dragon” have been regular hits!

In this photo, we are sharing “The Vacation Song”, also written by Donna. I am guiding my participant to play in the space between the words that Donna created for improvisation. She really enjoys this song…especially the lyric about the Dad’s beard freezing into icicles. Her Dad has a beard, of course, and she finds this hysterical. Thank you to Mom for snapping this photo of Music Therapy in action.

And thank you Donna Rhodenizer for providing me with some of my all time favourite music for kiddos!

If you have an umbrella, a rainy day is an opportunity to enjoy those dripping rain drops! I wrote this song for young singers (ages 8 and under). The range is within an octave and there are repeated phrases that make the lyrics and melody very accessible for this age group. Enjoy the rain!

Umbrellas - Song for Young Singers - by Donna Rhodenizer A Song for Young Singers about the merits of having an umbrella, enabling them to enjoy the rain. Have fun singing Umbrellas - composed by Donna Rhodenizer

We are the Children of the World was recorded on our Donna & Andy Computer Cat CD many years ago now. The message is still relevant today as we acknowledge our differences while celebrating what unites us. The pop style creates a strong musical foundation and multiple key changes creates energy and momentum. Download your copy at https://donnaandandy.com/product/we-are-the-children-of-the-world-song-by-donna-rhodenizer/
Written with two arrangement options, this song works well for unison/optional 2-part ensembles, as well as for combined Treble Choir with SATB Choir. We are the Children of the World is a great finale song for massed choirs while remaining accessible for smaller ensembles. Use the thought-provoking lyrics for Character Trait Education topics such as: community, respect, environment, multi-culturalism and acceptance. Download includes printed music with rights to make copies, accompaniment tracks and more!

We are the Children of the World Composed by Donna Rhodenizer We are the Children of the World is a wonderful closing “anthem” for a school concert. An excellent repertoire choice for elementary and middle school.

We woke up this morning and we are still 2024 ECMA nominees - it IS real! We are in a nomination pool with other talented children's performers. Check out the "official" ECMA announcement including all the nominees in the category. Congratulations to all!
www.donnaandandy.com

Woo hoo! We are nominated for East Coast Music Association (ECMA) 2024 award - Children's Entertainer of the Year. This is the result of our new Donna & Andy CD: A Jolly Bunch are We. We share this nomination recognition with the musicians who added their talents to our CD: Chris Mitchell, Jamie Gatti, Shawn Trotter, Tom Roach, Don Chapman, Danny Martin, Ryan Cameron, Ross Billard, Tim Keels, Julie Cuming, Ray Legere, Rick Spinney, Richard I. Bennett, Merryweather Bevan, Isla Jess, Ada May Levy, Piper Scott, Georgia Lewis-Taylor, Adeline O'Neill, Kory Bayer Audio, Rick Waychesko, James Logan, and Holly Arsenault

What a fine and jolly bunch of musicians!

We (Donna & Andy) are thrilled to be 2024 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) nominees for Children's Entertainer of the Year. We got up "early" to watch the live press conference and there was much cheering when our name appeared on the screen. We took a quick photo to save the moment - and here it is!!!! We are heading to PEI for the ECMA event May 1-5 and we will be heading out from there to tour in Cape Breton and then on to Newfoundland. On the road again!

Check out our new CD: "A Jolly Bunch are We" at https://donnaandandy.com/product/a-jolly-bunch-are-we-donna-andy-cd/

Join us at the Wolfville Farmer's Market this Saturday (Jan 06, 2024) for some music and fun. We'll have some spoons for you to play and our Newfoundland Ugly Sticks too.

We had great fun singing at the Acadia Holiday Skate and Carol Sing on December 3. If you look closely, you can see that I am playing the piano with my gloves on! It was nippy but there was a bonfire and hot beverages, and of course, Santa was there which made it all very jolly and festive! I may have blatantly mentioned to Santa that I want (need) a catalytic converter for Christmas. We'll see how that goes! Merry Christmas!
You can see more photos at this link https://www.flickr.com/photos/acadiauniversity/albums/72177720313147098/

We have a booth at the Wolfville Farmers' Market Sat Nov 25. Drop by and say hi and get a balloon sword.
See you there.

Stream all the fun tunes from "Computer Cat" from this site. Enjoy!

Computer Cat Donna Rhodenizer, composer and music educator, has created 12 original songs for home and classroom singers. Also on this award winning CD are instrumental accompaniments for all 12 tracks, for singing along or to use in concert performances.

Stream or download all "A Jolly Bunch Are We" tunes here. Enjoy!
https://donnaandy.hearnow.com/a-jolly-bunch-are-we

A Jolly Bunch Are We

Join us on Twitter as well.

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We just started our "Buy Donna & Andy a coffee" page.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/donnaandandy
Thanks for all your support over the years!

Donna & Andy is Fun Songs for Sophisticated Listeners ages 3-12 Donna Rhodenizer and Andy Duinker are the renown performing duo, Donna & Andy. They have performed for over 700,000 audience members in 1500 performances throughout Canada and made their international debut during a four-week Artist-in-residence engagement at the Canadian International School of Hon...

Christmas Songs - by Donna & Andy.
Stream "It's Christmas Time" - full CD by Donna & Andy.
10 original Christmas songs composed by Donna Rhodenizer and performed with studio band. Enjoy!
https://donnaandandy.hearnow.com/

It's Christmas Time A masterful collection of songs for the Christmas Season by Donna Rhodenizer. Also on this CD are instrumental accompaniments for 10 tracks for singing along or to use in concert performances.

Since we are being nostalgic, looking at Donna & Andy concert photos from years ago, here is another student who attended the same school as Reuben. Terra Spencer will know one of these line dancing students I am guessing! What a blast from the past!!

Many years ago at a Donna & Andy school concert a student volunteered to play the Newfoundland Ugly stick as part of our kitchen party. We could tell right away that this kid had talent! Sure enough, years later, he is on his own musical career path as a great Maritime performer with his siblings. Reuben, to you remember this Donna & Andy concert? The Gilberts

Songs for Teaching

We are expanding into the digital world with our Computer Cat CD and cross-curricular classroom activities. A big thank you to Songs For Teaching for adding our music to their distribution site. We have at least 48 more songs to upload during the summer (a nice little summer project).
http://www.songsforteaching.com/store/donna-andy-c-421.html
Click on the link to visit the Songs For Teaching Donna & Andy artist page and send us a "like" if you have a chance.
Also looking forward to going into the studio and recording a new batch of 12 songs this summer as well.

Here's a fun one for summer. . . great for school performances too! Thanks Andy Duinker!