The show’s music has also resonated with others in the industry and Sesame Street’s music has been recognized with 11 Grammys, the first in 1970 for Best Recording for Children for the Sesame Street Book and Record. Sesame Street became an international institution and household name by focusing on education through catchy music and hilarious skits that not only engage its audience but also teach at the same time, leveraging the powerful, accessible medium of video to teach useful skills and lessons in a fun way that resonates with younger kids. It made me kind of emotional to see behind the curtain of such a big part of my childhood.” “It was a massive honor to be a guest on the show and something I’ll never forget. “There are few institutions more iconic than Sesame Street, and I’ve always adored how they blend music and learning,” says Musgraves. Credit: Sesame Workshop, Richard TermineĬountry singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves also had a similar, moving experience when filming her episode, which is airing on December 2. The show made a strong impact on a young Jon Batiste who admits that his eyes welled up at one point, while on set, because he’s dreamt of appearing on the show for so long. Jon Batiste is this season’s first musical guest on November 18th. For more than five decades, the show has enlightened generations of kids-including myself and my little guy, Thomas-to an eclectic mix of genres, to artists and musicians of all backgrounds. and, for some kids, a pivotal and positive introduction to the world of song. It’s this focus on music that has resulted in Sesame Street evolving into an almost generational curator of musical tastes that goes back to 1969 when the show first lit up living room television sets across the U.S. These relationships are deeply rooted in music, and through the show’s well-written, interactive songs, that connection is also open to whoever is singing and dancing along, something significant in a child’s impressionable head and heart. Sesame Street recently celebrated its 52nd birthday, announcing yet another season of engaging and entertaining children’s education through the relationships and songs of incredibly likeable live actors, influential artists and musicians, and of course, those transcendent singing characters like Elmo, who is back with a new puppy named Tango this season.
His first utterance of the allegedly 30,000 words he will learn in his lifetime was actually “Elmo.” It was one of his earliest attempts at language and most importantly, his first acknowledgment of another soul in which there was instant affection when he laid his curious eyes on the bright-red, falsetto-singing monster, immediately accepting Elmo as a real person. T he first word that ever came out of my toddler son’s mouth was “Daddy.” Okay, okay…this might be wishful thinking.
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