Mother-daughter song team Patricia Lou Harris and Terri Thurman Finck have released four children’s song albums: Galliump!, Galliump! Folk Songs and New Favorites, Galliump Lullabies, and their newest album, Galliump! Around the World. The first three albums were named winners of the 2003 Parents Guide Media Awards.
Galliump Lullabies was named an Outstanding Product in 2007 i-Parenting Media Awards while Galliump! won that same award in 2005. Galliump Lullabies was also named a Best Album for Babies and Toddlers in the 2006 Children’s Music Web Awards. In that same contest the song “Sea Biscuit” was named a Best Song for Older Children while “Galliump!” was named a Best Song for Pre-School Children. Numerous individual songs from the albums have won Best Children’s Song of the Year for four years in Portland Songwriters’ National Song Contest.
The mother-daughter team, Pat Harris and Terri Finck, co-writes a number of their songs while writing other songs individually. Living in different towns they collaborate by phone, internet, and by frequent get-togethers.
The ladies perform their songs and dances for children in interactive shows in schools, libraries, and book stores. Children are invited to sing along, act out humorous songs with animal puppets, perform easy dances, and play rhythm instruments.
Terri Finck is the main performer and principal artist on all the albums, assisted by other outstanding musicians. Her mom Pat assists during shows with dance steps, instruments, and puppetry. Terri’s beautiful singing voice and her magic rapport with children are making her a much sought-after children’s performer!
The song team, Pat and Terri, recently completed filming all the music segments (using their Galliump music) for a television series for children, “Mother Goose and Friends”, a two-year project produced by Klamath Community Television, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The series has won several national awards and may eventually be aired on public television.
Both ladies strongly believe that high quality children’s music impacts children profoundly. Recent brain development research is actually proving that regular music involvement can increase cognitive learning and overall intelligence in young children and older children as well. In addition, good music speaks to the soul, furnishing avenues for creativity and a love for life!
Patricia Harris holds a Master’s Degree in Music from the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. She has taught school for 24 years, including elementary school music and classroom experience. Pat retired early to write and perform children’s songs with her daughter. She also teaches private piano and music classes in her home and leads young children’s music in her church. Pat also subs on her church’s pipe organ.
Terri Thurman Finck holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Oregon where she graduated with a major in business and a minor in vocal music. She has performed since early childhood, beginning in a family singing group with her three older sisters, performing for churches, schools, and community events. Terri occasionally teaches music classes for young children, involving her own two small children.
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