Singing Up a Buzz Turns 13: Celebrating Learning Young Children Can Feel

Thirteen years later, the buzz is still bright.

Singing Up a Buzz began as more than a children’s music CD. It was part of a larger vision from Dr. Bisa to make early learning joyful, memorable, and meaningful. Built alongside WINGS Curriculum's second edition, the project gave teachers, parents, caregivers, and young children something powerful - songs that help learning stick.

Since September 2013, these songs have traveled through classrooms, circle times, car rides, family child care learning homes, and little voices. This is worth celebrating.

Dr. Bisa’s work has long centered on young children and the adults who help them grow. WINGS Curriculum reflects that mission. Our system supports early childhood development through learning experiences that feel active, warm, and child-friendly.

Music was a natural fit.

Young children learn through repetition, movement, rhythm, and connection. A song can make a routine easier. A melody can help a child remember a new word. A beat can turn a transition from stressful to smooth.

That is the heart of Singing Up a Buzz. The CD brought the emerging new edition of WINGS Curriculum to life in a way children could sing, clap, dance, and carry with them.

The project also grew through collaboration. In addition to featuring her youngest son singing in the studio and on the tracks, Dr. Bisa worked with a Grammy Award-winning artist and songwriter, adding professional musical craft to the purpose behind the curriculum. The result was a collection that feels made for real children, real classrooms, and real moments of learning.

Music has a special way of turning early lessons into lasting memories.

WINGS Curriculum found another voice through song

The best early childhood songs do more than entertain. They help children practice skills without feeling like they are being tested.

In early learning spaces, songs can support:

• Language growth

  Children hear new words, repeat phrases, and connect sounds with meaning.

  
  

• Memory and sequence

  Lyrics help children remember steps, routines, and ideas in order.

  
  

• Social-emotional learning

  Music gives children a gentle way to explore feelings, friendship, patience, and self-expression.

  
  

• Movement and coordination

  Clapping, stomping, swaying, and pointing build body awareness and rhythm.

  
  

• Classroom community

  Singing together helps children feel included and connected.

  
  

These developmental benefits are reasons why the songs from Singing Up a Buzz continue to matter. They meet children where they are. Instead of asking young learners to sit still and absorb information quietly, they invite them to join in.

Rhythm helps young children take part in learning with their whole bodies.

The 12 songs still bringing joy to young children

The Singing Up a Buzz children’s music CD features 12 songs created to support learning through rhythm, repetition, and fun. The full set can be played from start to finish as a complete early childhood music experience, or sprinkled into the day during circle time, transitions, movement breaks, and family play.

Here is the 12-song collection to look for on streaming platforms:

Track	Song
1	January New Year Wonderland
2	Personal Love
3	I Am Special
4	Welcome, Springtime
5	Look Who Came to School Today
6	Global Greetings
7	Summer Fun
8	I Love School
9	We Are Family
10	It's Fall
11	Thankful Days
12	Birthday Months

You can find the complete collection by searching for “Singing Up a Buzz” or “Dr. Bisa” on your favorite music service, such as:

• Apple Music

• YouTube Music

• Amazon Music

  
  

Once found, save the album to a playlist so it is easy to play during the moments you and young children need it most.

A simple music corner can turn everyday moments into learning opportunities.

Why these songs remain popular after 13 years

Children’s music lasts when it is simple enough to sing, useful enough to repeat, and joyful enough to request again. Singing Up a Buzz has stayed meaningful because it fits into the real rhythm of early childhood.

A teacher can use a song to gather children to the carpet. A parent can play it during a morning routine. A caregiver can use it to start a playful movement break. A child can hum it later, long after the lesson ends.

This kind of staying power matters.

The songs connect learning with delight. They also give adults a practical tool. Instead of explaining the same direction again and again, a song can cue the behavior with warmth. Instead of forcing a child into a learning moment, music invites participation.

Sharing a song with one child can create a memory that lasts.

Thirteen years later, Singing Up a Buzz still does what it was created to do. It helps children learn with joy. It honors the vision of Dr. Bisa and WINGS Curriculum. It reminds us that the right song can turn a simple moment into something children remember.

So press play, turn it up just enough, and let a new generation sing up a buzz.