Music encourages children to think. It gives them something that can be theirs, something no one can criticize, and it can be inspiring. They think about the subjects of the songs. They think about the validity of the lyrics. They decide whether or not to believe in what a song is saying. As the music becomes familiar to them, the tune is thought of even when the child is not actively listening to the song. Many children make up their own words to tunes they know, and many make up their own tunes as well.

Children know what kind of music they like. Often it is a reflection of their parents' tastes, but as children are exposed to new types of music they begin to choose songs on their own.

I try to write songs with simple, catchy melodies and lyrics that will make a child think of something... anything.

In the song "Imagination", I am trying to encourage children to dream, to let them know that wild ideas are valid as thoughts. It doesn't matter that whatever they are thinking may be improbable. What matters is that they use their imagination. A dream cannot become reality if no one goes out on a limb. All great thinkers, inventors, and innovators have gone beyond what others considered logical.

Other songs are for fun, such as "My Song (Knock Knock Knock)", a song about playing alone, and "Indie" a song about my cat. Many of my songs were inpired by the antics and adventures of my own children.

I think my philosophy can best be summed up by saying that I want to show children that music is fun!