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If you offer children fun and love, they'll respond.
-Rosalie Moscoe
MEET ROSALIE MOSCOE!
Hi, I’m Rosalie Moscoe, children’s singer/songwriter/recording artist based in Toronto, Canada! My kids’ music is lively, fun and my songs speak to feelings, fun, fantasy, self-confidence, and empowerment. I like to choose subjects that are important for children, then I write songs to make those messages come alive.
As a child (and adult), I took many years of music lessons; music was a large part of my life. In the ‘70s, I worked as a music instructor and my first project was singing at my daughter’s nursery school! Then I played at other nursery schools, day camps and library programs and started writing children’s songs. In the ’80’s, I teamed up with Jim Duchesneau, as a professional kids’ singing duo (Jim and Rosalie.) We recorded three albums, Listen to Me, At the Music Factory and Songs in Action and were thrilled to receive nominations for two Juno awards. We had great musicians on our albums! We played to many happy faces in schools and large theater venues in Ontario.
Then, we toured across Canada singing in Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and across Newfoundland in large concert halls with various musicians and arranger, pianist, Ron Harrison. In the early ‘90s, for a few years. I went on to a solo career as a children’s singer and I played in Ontario theater venues with The Sphere Clown band (Pat Silver), as my back up group. At that time, I released two new albums, now called Journey to My World and Imagination Station, which can be found on my website: www.RosalieMoscoe.com.
I decided to leave the music business, and went on to study another passion of mine, health and wellness/nutrition. For 20 years, I gave workshops, keynote addresses for companies, government and community organizations; also, I gave nutritional consulting until 2016. (You can find my book Frazzled Hurried Woman! on Amazon).
However, in 2022, it was time to bring back my music to the digital world – and my solo albums can be found on my website, RosalieMoscoe.com. Also, I created over 35 music videos found on my YouTube Channel, www.YouTube.com/@rosaliekidsmusic, and am available on social media at Instagram.com/Rosaliechildrensmusic, Facebook.com/Rosaliechildrensmusic, Threads.com/rosaliechildrensmusic and TikTok.com/@rosalie_moscoe.
Presently, I’m writing new songs, and a new album is forthcoming in the spring with songs such as The Recycling Rap, I am Mother Earth, Junk Food Blues, Veggie Power and Be Proud of Who You Are and some other favorites of my songs from the Jim and Rosalie albums. I think your kids will love the new album!
Newspaper Quotes from Rosalie’s Shows
The Toronto Star: A Song in Her Heart, by Lindsay Scotton
Rosalie Moscoe first started singing for children (with her ukulele) at her daughter’s nursery school where she discovered music’s power to reach and teach children. After more than 20 years as a professional children’s entertainer, Moscoe is still impressed by the way children
react to music. According to Rosalie: “The songs I wrote come from aspects of children’s lives,often from my own childhood, and from my own children’s lives as well when they were young. Kids love to move; kids love drama and love to have their imagination sparked.
Brampton Times: Children’s Entertainer Rosalie SRO for twelve Brampton shows
Rosalie Moscoe chose Brampton to kick off her solo career, and it turned out to be a wise choice.All 12 of her shows at the Lester B. Pearson theatre were sold out. “There’s a lot of songs about self-concept; a lot of my songs are about feelings and feeling good about yourself – things that happen to children from their point of view,” she says. “I try to touch on things that are really fun for kids.” “I can only be who I am. I’m a joyful person and I bring that joy to the stage (and my albums.)”
The Toronto Star: North Edition, Neighbors, by Brigid Kelso : Performer loves the spirit of young audiences
Rosalie Moscoe loves children. She loves their imagination and their creativity. That is what inspires the North York children’s performer to write and sing songs for them. She finds she enjoys working on her own. Moscoe taught music to preschoolers, first as a volunteer in nursery schools, then taught classes at libraries and day-camp music programs, (then as a teacher at Sheridan College for ECE undergraduates.) She finds that experience helps her control the audience. “Performing is different from teaching, though. You’ve got to be bigger than life to capture the kids’ attention. I’ve never competed with anyone else. My show is unique.”
Markam Economist & Sun by Alain Shackleton: Children’s performer Rosalie Moscoe promotes a positive attitude for kids.
Her shows at Markham Theatre had the kids up dancing in the aisles. She started working with pre-schoolers and extended her reach to elementary school students as well. Moscoe said she puts a lot of thought and time into the performances (and songs) she presents for the children. Her show had kids up dancing in the aisles. “I try to build up kids’ self-esteem and let them know they can do things if they try”.
Niagara Falls Review: Kids: A great crowd but tough critics
Moscoe looks at life through the eyes of her audience and invites them to enter a world of music and humor during her shows. They’re always willing to go along for the ride. Children love the concept of time-traveling, Moscoe has discovered, and it’s one of the show’s highlights and it is featured on her Imagination Station album. Like all her material, Moscoe balances entertainment with education, but she knows her limits. Children don’t want to be overloaded with messages; she refuses to exploit the emotions of her audience.
The Brampton Guardian, Entertainment
We believe in audience participation, said Moscoe, a mother of two kids herself who also sports an extensive background in teaching music to pre-schoolers. The animated performances and tot-oriented pop music has been delighting kids across the country. They had children clapping
their hands, pinching their noses, and driving imaginary cars during the hour-long fests. The kids were caught in a musical trance enjoying themselves in the company of their peers with little thought of the (warm) weather outside.
The Sault Star, by Rob Bostelaar of The Star
“Such celebration is contagious, especially when the musicians make it clear they are happiest when the audience is at its loudest. They establish an immediate rapport because their music is a child’s exploration of the joys and frustrations of life, ranging from the embarrassment of
such things as “humungous feet”…Unlike the records of many children’s entertainers, the instrumentation (on their albums) goes beyond the customary strumming guitars. You hear bass lines, lead guitar riffs, and bluesy piano.
The Examiner, serving Barrie and Simcoe County: Parents have no time to twiddle
Many times, the parent who accompanies the kids to children’s shows ends up twiddling their thumbs throughout the entire event. Such was not the case at the Toronto duo’s show. For as often as not, the parents got into the act too. “We like to give them (the kids), something to do
in the songs, whether it’s singing or some physical action”…The performance not only kept the kids enthralled for an hour, but it also kept the parents entertained as well.
The Cambridge Reporter
When Rosalie Moscoe was a little girl, she loved to take her place in the limelight in front of her friends. And now, years later, she still loves to perform, and her audiences are still youngsters. “I’ve been into it since I was born - dance lessons, music lessons, ukulele, guitar, acting, voice,”
she said. “It’s in my blood – my mom and I used to act together. “I seem to be able to let loose and have fun in front of kids.” “The kid in me seems to come out.” Shows are mainly her original music that gets kids jumping in their seats and singing along, she said.