Once upon a time there was a little girl who stood on the cloth-covered couch while her Grandmother made currant cake and lamb chops with mint jelly (it was pretty green!). She loved to sing for her Grandma and her Grandma loved to hear her. Over and over Grandma would say, "Sing it again just for me". And she did. And that little girl has been making music ever since!

Music does that for us all! It makes everybody...the little girl, the little boy, the child in all of us...want to sing, want to make music. It requires that we see the best in all things. It makes us feel real good about ourselves. It colorizes our world.

That is I Am Me.

It is songs, books, poems, concerts and so much more. It is a world that is defined with music that encourages the child in all of us and reminds us of all the really good stuff! You know, the stuff that counts, that matters, that is sacred, that transforms lives!

Branice McKenzie is an artist and an educator. She has worked in 'edutainment' for over 25 years and has developed curriculum, shows, writings and residencies in conjunction with her outstanding catalogue of children's songs that encourage young people to use their minds, their hearts and their total beings to create a wonderful life, to learn about themselves, to participate in the world and to nurture all that is good and better in who they are.

Branice has a B.A. in Psychology from Brown University and an M.A. in Music Education from New York University. A recent recipient of the Meet The Composer grant, she has penned music for many children's theatre pieces including Shelter: A Child's Song, Vocal Symphony in Five Parts and she made her directorial debut in the World Premier of Celebrate Kwanzaa, a family theatre production, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Harry Belafonte, Gregory Hines, Roberta Flack, Miriam Makeba, Carly Simon and Hugh Masekela are just a few of the luminaries she has shared the stage with. Her compositions and exceptional four octave vocal instrument have been heard on stages all over the world.

She is currently a faulty member at Oakland School for The Arts in Oakland, California. A consummate artist and a committed educator, Branice is using her music to help our children hold themselves up to the light in order for them to see how beautiful they truly are.

I Am Me is bringing childhoods to children. It is bringing smiles to faces, joy to hearts, sounds to ears and words that feed the soul. And children everywhere are moving and dancing and singing and feeling good because of this music that is alive with their spirit. I Am Me means you are yourself. And it doesn't get any better than that.

Here's what people are saying about I Am Me and Branice McKenzie:

"When she sings, I love me!" ~ a Second Grade Student

"I found the songs to be absolutely delightful. And I also...enjoyed the fact that this music encourages children to feel good about themselves and have a great big dose of healthy self-esteem." ~ Angus Killick, Director, School and Library Marketing, Disney-Hyperion Books for Children

"WOW!!!! Your CD (I Am Me: Melodies, Lyrics and Lessons) sounds priceless and I will definitely order several copies and send out the link to my friends!!! (I felt like a cherished soul and a child again just hearing it...) I have been struggling to find quality gifts for the kids that I know and I was running out of books for my godchildren." ~ A. Hardy, Oakland, CA