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Washington, DC-based kindie (kids + indie) band Marsha and the Positrons play fun clever songs about science and how the world works with positive social messages!
". . . among the Washington area's most creative and distinctive" children's musicians.
— The Washington Post
"...jazz-flavored, poppy rock sound..." — National Parenting Products Awards
“DC rocker who takes an occasional jazzy turn."— Kathy O'Connell, Host of WXPN Kids Corner
Marsha Goodman-Wood, a former cognitive neuroscientist (!), and the Positrons...serve up science with an infectious rock ‘n roll beat." "Woven throughout with humorous asides, the songs offer uplifting messages, too."
— Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice
"Marsha and the Positrons latest album does a superb job of combining science with clever lyrics and playful music. Kids and adults will find this album both entertaining and educational."
— Elena Epstein, director of the National Parenting Product Awards
LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
LIVE at The Coolidge Corner Theater: Counting on My Brain by Marsha and the Positrons (feat. Ayanna Gallant, and Guest Positrons Matt Heaton, Stacey Peasley, and Vanessa Trien), 3/30/24
LIVE at Wolf Trap: The Penguin Song by Marsha and the Positrons (feat. Ayanna Gallant, David Strauss & David Durst), 6/28/22
BIO & CONTACT INFO
Links
Facebook: Marsha and the Positrons
Instagram: @marshaandthepositrons
Twitter: @marshapositrons
CDs/Merch: marshaandthepositrons.bandcamp.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@marshaandthepositrons
Marsha's Bio
Marsha and the Positrons are a DC-based kindie band specializing in fun songs about science and how the world works with positive social messages! They feature Marsha Goodman-Wood (vocals & guitar), Ayanna Gallant (percussion & vocals), and David Durst (keys)! Marsha is a former cognitive neuroscientist, as well as an award-winning songwriter, known for her clever original songs mixing science facts with messages about kindness and friendship. Their music has won a Parents’ Choice Foundation Gold Award, two National Parenting Products Awards, and various songwriting awards. Marsha and the Positrons songs are playful, educational, and entertaining for kids and grown-ups!
Marsha is also a teaching artist with Wolf Trap and has taught various music classes for babies and toddlers, as well as music and drama for preschool and elementary students. She loves singing jazz & blues standards, has written and directed musicals for preschool and elementary students, and sometimes draws on her neuroscience training giving talks on music and the brain. Marsha always brings positive energy and playfulness to the stage and classroom, and loves to inspire curiosity about science through her music!
Email: marshaandthepositrons@gmail.com
Phone: 202-246-6688
Notable Venues
Strathmore
Wolf Trap Filene Center
Wolf Trap Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods
The Chrysalis at Merriweather Post
National Botanic Gardens
Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Maryland Science Center
Port Discovery Children's Museum
Long Island Children's Museum
The Bronx Zoo (NY)
The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
The Avalon Theatre (Washington, DC)
Jammin' Java
Coolidge Corner Theater (Brookline, MA)
Meltdown Festival (MA)
Maryland STEM Festival
Georgia Avenue Open Streets Festival (DC)
Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival (DC)
Annapolis Arts & Crafts Festival (MD)
Taste of Annandale Festival (VA)
Fairfax County Arts in the Parks (VA)
Montgomery County Parks (MD)
Summerfest Family Theater (Frederick, MD)
Town of LaPlata (MD)
Town of Gaithersburg (MD)
Town of Vienna (VA)
City of Takoma Park (MD)
Busboys & Poets (DC, MD & VA)
Boogie Babes at Eastern Market, Union
Market & Atlas Performing Arts Center
Affiliated Organizations
Marsha performs for hospitalized children, senior living communities, and other at-risk groups in connection with:
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