It’s getting chilly in Soundzania (that’s a joke for my friends in northwest Canada).
This newsletter has some big news – please read on…
Do you like iTunes?
You all know the Soundzania Elementary School CD is now available for ordering, right? But, you didn’t know it is now available on itunes! If you’d rather skip the shipping and the beautiful packaging and just get it loaded on your ipod/ipad/computer… go to itunes.com/scottflory and order yourself a digital copy. We are also available in just about any digital purchasing outlet (amazon, spotify, napster, rhapsody, verizon….). If there is one you use and we’re not in it – let us know!
Time is upon us. Gifts for teachers, cousins, nephews and nieces, grandchildren and yourself 🙂 need to be secured. Soundzania is guaranteed to be enjoyed by kids. Order a copy today
Order now to get it there before Christmas! When you place an order, I will ship it via USPS First Class Parcel by the next pickup (around here they pickup at Noon and 5pm). We are in Virginia, so you can figure it will be there in a day or two along most of the east coast and probably a few days for the west coast.
The pre-order time is over (awww). But, there are still discounts when buying multiple copies (say, for all the teachers, or for all your friends’ kids).
All CDs are $10. If you buy 2 or more, they are $9 each, buy 5 or more and they are $8 each, buy 10 or more and they are $7 each.. .and… in case you are running a day care facility or something like that – buy 25 or more and they are only $5 each!
If you’re reading this, it is likely that you already have a copy of a Soundzania CD. This newest CD is awesome (check out the two tracks here on the website). But, we need help letting people know about it. So, we are asking everyone to talk about us to help get the word out, share a link on Facebook, Tweet about it, tell your friends! There are millions of kids who would be bouncing up and down right now if only they were listening to a Soundzania CD!
Well, we’ve done it now. No more changes – the final mixes of the new Soundzania Elementary School have now been uploaded to the manufacturer (www.discmakers.com – highly recommended and very professional service). I expect to have the printed/shrink-wrapped CDs back in my house on December 13th and will begin shipping immediately.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, there are many things we should all be thankful for. It is good to reflect on that. Lately, I’ve been hunkering down in the studio and not had much time with family and friends, so I’d like to thank my friends and family for their support while we put the final touches on Soundzania Elementary School – it is almost here!
We are now accepting orders for the CD here. We will start shipping on December 13th and there is a coupon code we sent out in the last newsletter to give you $2 off if you purchase before December 12th.
I’ve heard a few people ask if they could do anything to help with the CD. The answer is yes, I need help doing some research. I need names and addresses of children’s music reviewers, bloggers, radio stations, internet stations, etc. I want to send a copy to everyone who writes about, talks about or plays children’s music. Do you know of any? Do you want to do some research to find some? If so, use this form here to submit what you have and I will send them a complimentary CD along with a cover letter. We hope they will review it and share what they like about it with others.
So – thanks to everyone!
Oh, and one more thing, I’ve added another song on the website – it should be on the right-hand side – enjoy!
Halloween is here again and all the instruments in Soundzania get dressed up like scary people – ha ha. Anyway, we’re looking forward to a fun fall, and — oh, wait, AAACKKKK whats that ???!!!?? It looks like a music CD !! aaaaaaaaahhhhhh Scary news – our third album is almost ready !
We have been working hard this month and have a production schedule for “Soundzania Elementary School” to be available on December 13th. We are very excited!!
If you would like to pre-oder the CD, you can do that now and be one of the first to have your hands on the new CD. You can pull those other two CDs out of rotation if you like. We will ship the CDs to you starting December 13th. Place your order now.
We’ve been at it again. Another visit to a preschool. This time – Knollwood. I’ve attached a clip of a version of Pancakes I play on the banjo – there is some good clapping from the kids during the song.
Soundzania has been visiting more local preschools and having a good time! The kids love the music, get to clap along and shout some animal names out. Along the way, I share my instruments – stand-up bass, guitar, banjo, ukelele, accordian, tenor saxophone and the kazoo.
I am sharing a video clip here of the stand-up bass section… the kids are laughing at the sound of the bass (unless its me 🙂
Welcome to the October spoooky Soundzania newsletter… whats spooky is that three things have come together at the same time… ooohhh… threes.  Well, other than that, not much spooky about it though. This month the big news is that we’ve got 3 fun things you can do.  Give at least one of them a try, they don’t take much more than a click and you can have fun, and even give a gift away:
Listen to a new song! Click play below and check out this little ditty we wrote about Halloween… a free one, on us. Enjoy, and please post your comments after giving it a listen.
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Giveaway a FREE CD to a Friend ! We’ve been thinking… how do we get more people and kids! to hear (and dance to) Soundzania? Most of you on this list already have bought your own copy and you are kindly reading these monthly updates.  Well, now you have the ability to give away FREE CDs to YOUR FRIENDS !  Check out this link for the details. We’re not kidding, we’ll ship it and everything, so go ahead and try it out and share the love 🙂
Become a Fan on Facebook We had a Facegroup for a while (Citizens of Soundzania), but a group just sort of sits there.  We’ve now built a page in Facebook where we can post other information and stay in touch through Facebook.  So, if you’re on Facebook, be sure to become a fan of Soundzania!
Well that wraps it up for October.  I hope everyone is ready for Halloween and getting some fun costumes.
Soundzania was invited to perform at a friend’s birthday party – what fun !! We recorded it, of course, and can share a clip here with you.
We debuted a new instrument – the Magic Carpet… thats right, a magic carpet! The kids had a good time jumping on the carpet and making crazy sounds. We’ve got lots of ways to make the magic carpet part of the fun of a birthday party.
If you have a little one with a birthday coming up, let us know ! We’d love to come out and perform for the party!
Sorry for the late post, but things have been very busy at Soundzania. New instruments are arriving at an alarming pace – but more about that later.
Knollwood Preschool had Soundzania come visit in May. We, well I, came in and brought the standard fare of instruments: stand-up bass, acoustic guitar, banjo, ukelele, kazoo and a new one…. the accordion.
I performed on two different days and everyone had a wonderful time. I loved it when the kids just got up and started dancing during the Soundzania theme song – that was a blast! I think its the kazoo that does it 🙂
I’ve included a video here to show to some of it as it happened. I will likely be coming back to Knollwood at some point next year as well, so if you’re kid goes there, they’re in for a treat next year 🙂
So, long for now, and enjoy the video.
If your child goes to a local preschool, and you would like Soundzania to come visit, please let me know – scott@soundzania.com
I recently gave a musical presentation to a local preschool. It was a blast, so many good questions and quotes from the audience! Like, after guessing the animals in one song, someone yelled out “we have very large brains”. Of course they do!
While I was showing them the accordian, and letting them hear how it sounded, a girl in front raised her hand and said that it looked like a trumpet… I said “Really?” eyebrows raised… she replied, “a square trumpet!” Wow, nice perspective, I love it.
They were definitely enjoying the fun we had. In all, I played acoustic guitar, stand-up bass, banjo, ukelele and kazoo, and I closed with accordian. For the last song, I played a song the preschoolers were all familiar with (that they sing in the school regularly anyway) – This Little Light of Mine. It brought down the house – if you can do that at a preschool! Everyone was singing along.
So, I will be doing this again I am sure, and if you’re reading this and know of a school that would like a visit, give us a holler.
I captured it on video and have uploaded a clip of the part of the presentation with the ukelele and kazoo. Give it a watch, its fun.
