Description: Music and Puppetry for Children. Kim teaches and performs for preschool children using the guitar and puppets. Most performances last 45 minutes to an hour and feature musical sing-alongs, rhyming, hand-play, movement, magic tricks, and (of course) puppets. Kim’s 3 albums for Children (“Musical Child”, “Children of the Sea”, and “Humm”) are available.
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Kim was 13 when he bought a Harmony guitar for 30 dollars and played at a party in Rutland, Mass. with his friend Bob Harizi on bass and a drummer they had never met. After tuning guitars for an hour it was time to take the cellar stage. Their band was named “The Back Ground” and all enjoyed the experience and whatever music happened to occur. A year later, Kim joined the band “Yadsendew”—Wednesday spelled backwards. They performed at Fort Devin’s in Ayer, Mass., an Army infirmary during the Vietnam War. Th
After marriage and adopting their son Eric, Kim’s musical compass turned toward children’s music. Going by the name Mr. Kim , he wrote and recorded three children’s music albums. The first album, “Musical Child” (2004) was a winner of the Children’s Music Web Award for best new artist. That was followed by his second album, “Children of the Sea” (2005), which features “The Pop Corn Song” . His third album, “Humm” (2008) was another fan favorite with 30 songs.
Kim’s song, “Value You” from “Children of the Sea” was featured in the compilation “Someone Else Shoes” from Recess Music ’s “Best Foot Forward Series” . The Parent’s Choice Award winning album explores the theme of empathy, and has two four-time Grammy-winning tracks.