Tune Up Trailer

Tune Up 💜🎶 is a short-form podcast series that uses the healing power of music to help children (and the adults who love them) tackle challenges of early childhood, from cleaning up to including others on the playground. In each episode, teacher and musician Benjamin Weiner chats with a child (aged 4-8) about a difficult topic, and together, they write a song to help themselves and other children learn from the challenge and grow. Benjamin’s candid conversations with young children can help parents, educators, and children work together as they  navigate tricky situations like apologizing for mistakes, being patient, and trying new things. Find Tune Up Everywhere!Coming soon to YouTube, Apple, Spotify, or wherever your family listens to podcasts! Find it on the Sparkler App, too!Sparkler families: You'll also find Tune Up on your Sparkler app! Sparkler Learning is the nonprofit organization that produces Tune Up. Sparkler is also a technology platform that helps early childhood professionals connect families with developmental screening and play-based learning activities to boost children’s early learning and development. About the HostBenjamin Weiner is the host of the Tune Up podcast. He worked with the team at Sparkler Learning to create Tune Up. Benjamin Weiner is a writer, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. After being a classroom teacher for 10 years, he became a writer and composer. He writes for shows like Dora the Explorer on Paramount Plus, Rosie's Rules on PBS, and Vida the Vet on Netflix, and makes kids music as Princess Backpack and Benjamin. His first picture book is in the works with Simon and Schuster. He has worked with Sparkler since 2022, and he regularly composes and performs songs for Sparkler's Little Kids, Big Hearts podcast. Learn more: playsparkler.org/tuneup