Peter Alsop

Peter Alsop
Peter Alsop
	Peter Alsop
Born	September 18, 1946 (age 79); Connecticut
Occupations	director, teacher
Spouse	Ellen Geer
Children	3, including Willow Geer
Website	www.peteralsop.com

Peter Alsop (born September 18, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter whose work has ranged from children's music to satirical music for adults.

Early life and education

Alsop was born in 1946 in Connecticut, and raised in an alcoholic family. He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, graduating with a BA in Religion in 1968. He then attended Columbia University Teachers College and Columbia Pacific University, graduating with a PhD. in educational psychology.^[1]^[2]

Work with children

Prior to his musical career, Alsop worked as the director of The Harbor Schools Residential Treatment Center for emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine, and as a New York City elementary school teacher in the South Bronx.^[3]

Musical career

Alsop and a child demonstrate different ways of dealing with noise.

Alsop has been producing children's, educational and humorous music since 1975.^[1] He received a Parents' Choice Award for his 2010 album Grow It At Home.^[4]

Personal life

Alsop married actress Ellen Geer, the daughter of actor Will Geer, in 1975. The couple live in Topanga, California; they have two daughters, artist/photographer Megan Geer-Alsop and actress Willow Geer-Alsop.

Discography

Peter Alsop (1975)
Asleep at the Helm (1977)
Draw the Line (1980)
Uniforms (1981)
Wha'D'Ya Wanna do!? (1983)
Fan Club Favorites (1985)
Take Me with You! (1986)
Stayin' Over (1987)
In The Hospital (1989) w. Bill Harley
Family Roles (1991)
Pluggin' Away (1991)
Chris Moose Holidays (1994)
Songs on Loss & Grief (1997)
Songs on Recovery & Addiction (1997)
Songs on Sex & Sexuality (1997)
Did You Walk? (2001)
Uh-Oh! (2002)
Ebenezer's Make-over (2004)
Disciples Of PerFection (2010)
Grow It At Home (2010)
River Of Life (2014)
Camping With Dads (2020)

Videography

Here We Go Volume 1 (1987)
Opening Doors (1988)
Costume Party (1988)
Wake Up (1992)
When Jesus Was a Kid (1993)
Get Real! (1995)
When Kids Say Goodbye (1995)
After Romeo (1998)
Sometimes Si, Sometimes No! (2007)

References

1 2 Rauzi, Robin (1998-08-13). "All Grown-Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
↑ Wax, Roberta G (1993-07-09). "Tuning in to Kids : Peter Alsop and Hap Palmer educate children, parents and teachers with their wise and funny messages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
↑ Donkin, Annemarie (August 24, 2018). "Peter Alsop's Kid Koncerts and Reunion". Messenger Mountain News. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
↑ "Grow It At Home Awards". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

External links

[Rauzi-1] 1 2 Rauzi, Robin (1998-08-13). "All Grown-Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[2] Wax, Roberta G (1993-07-09). "Tuning in to Kids : Peter Alsop and Hap Palmer educate children, parents and teachers with their wise and funny messages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[reunion-3] Donkin, Annemarie (August 24, 2018). "Peter Alsop's Kid Koncerts and Reunion". Messenger Mountain News. Retrieved July 11, 2019.

[pare_Grow-4] "Grow It At Home Awards". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

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