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Grateful
Dino O’Dell makes the finest local kids music, and we’re damn grateful to have him.”
- the Pitch Weekly
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Eating Worms
“Dino sings of eating worms, swimming in peanut butter and meeting space aliens. What is there not to like?”
- Andrew Mangels, Director of the Westlake Porter Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
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Crescent Moon
My daughter’s bedtime routine includes brushing her teeth, kissing us goodnight and watching Dino’s ‘Dragonfly’ video. She loves it when the dragonfly falls asleep on the crescent moon.”
- Dr. Chris Powell, Dad, Lake Tapawingo, Missouri
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Story
“Every song has a story to tell.”
- School Library Journal
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Smile
“The “Colors of the Rainbow” song makes me smile and the “Pizza Polka” song makes me laugh. Thanks, Dino.”
- Chloe, age 8
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Celebrity
“Dino has an intuitive ability to reach each child. He has become a celebrity in our classrooms.“
- Patty Zender, Preschool Director, Prairie Village, Kansas
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Lighton Prize
Each year KCYA selects a teaching artist from our roster to receive the Lighton Prize for Teaching Excellence. Somebody who demonstrates commitment to and excellence in the artistic education of young people. Dino O’Dell is an artist who can manage a gymnasium full of Kindergarteners and never lose his cool. He works tirelessly to improve his work and, most importantly, he inspires kindness in his students and to those of us who are lucky enough to work alongside him.
- Kara Armstrong, Director of Education, Kansas City Young Audiences
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Kids “get” Dino
“Kids “get” Dino because
Dino “gets” kids.”
- Peri Goodman, Lakewood Elementary Music Teacher
Overland Park, Kansas
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Convulsions
“His bland but inoffensive voice doesn’t cause involuntary convulsions that recall the agony of childbirth.”
- the Pitch Weekly
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Lighton Prize for Teaching Excellence
“We are pleased to present the 2014 Lighton Prize to Dino O’Dell for his exceptional artistry, creativity, loyalty and dedication to arts education. Dino brings great enthusiasm and genuineness to his programs, creating excellent rapport with his young audiences.”
Martin English, Director, Kansas City Young Audiences
