I remember going to a luncheon once and they've got us sat at a table. I said I had been the music director on Barney and this one guy — and I'm sure he was well-meaning — said ‘Wow ...

Then, baby-friendly instruments and props such as egg shakers ... lack of diversity in most children's songs. "I call it 'Barney music.' A lot of it just sounds the same," she says.

The Whitefish Education Foundation has a momentous goal to equip over 13,500 music students with adequate instruments over the next few decades. The nonprofit’s first ever capital campaign ...