We are pleased that Des Moines Public Schools have adopted Kid Komposers as a tool for every counselor in the elementary schools. The song messages are timeless, and the passion of the lyrics and the children's voices reflect the thoughtful and frank exchanges between at-risk students, counselors and artists. Kid Komposers was written and sung by students of Edmunds Academy of Fine Arts, Des Moines, Iowa with guidance from Smoother Sailing counselors, Lois Edwards and Rick Miller, Educational Coordinator, Diane Kebede, and Iowa Arts Council artists, Judi Ann Brown and Brian Tabach. Recently, when I was teaching music part-time, a 5th grade teacher gave me a song that he wanted the students to learn for their 5th grade graduation. Happily, I discovered the song was "Changes" from Kid Komposers. I was thrilled that he had requested it and grateful to have been a part of it. - Judi Ann Brown