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...kind of reaction Greg Scelsa, 55, and Steve Millang, 54, have grown used to. As Greg & Steve, these middle-aged dads have been performing children's music for almost three decades. They have sold nearly 4 million records and recently released their 15th album, Fun and Games (Greg & Steve Productions...
Raised in Newport Beach, Calif., Scelsa and Millang met in high school, where they jammed in rival bands. Years later, while working after college as teaching assistants for special-ed classes, they recorded a collection of songs for children and hand-carried the albums to a teachers' convention in Texas. In just two days they sold nearly 500 copies...
Time spent with slow learners gave them insights into how all children think. "Scientists are just now starting to [understand] how music and movement stimulate the brain in developing kids," says Millang. "Being in a classroom every day, we saw it firsthand. You have to use repetition, body movements and call and response at a pace they can understand and can get involved with while still having fun." The two continue to pay particular attention to special-needs students and have become mainstays at teachers' workshops. Although they perform some 100 concerts annually, they also play for free at schools...
Both men feel that face-to-face contact with audiences is essential. So when Step by Step instructor Lonnie Martinez phoned a number listed on the Greg & Steve website to buy the album Kids in Motion, Millang realized that the center was near his home and personally delivered the disc...
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