Barbara Milne

Barbara Lorraine Walters Milne (born March 8, 1946) is an American educator, author, singer, and songwriter specializing in educational resources for children from prenatal to age six. Her innovative approach, inspired by Georgi Lozanov's research on accelerated learning, utilizes slow and repetitious music proven effective in early childhood development.

About

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Shirley Milne was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from North Phoenix High School in 1964, distinguished by her involvement in the performance choir and membership in the National Honor Society.

Milne pursued higher education at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree and a lifetime teaching credential. During her time at USC, she was an active member of the Delta Gamma Sorority and the University Choir, and was honored as queen of the Phi Tau Fraternity.

To enhance her teaching skills, Milne attended the University of Cuernavaca, Mexico, to study Spanish for the Santa Monica School District's bilingual program. Additionally, she has completed postgraduate coursework in elementary and early childhood education at California State Northridge, UCLA, and California State Fullerton.

Career

Educator

Milne started her career as an elementary teacher in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Several years later, she moved back to California and taught first grade for seven years at Will Rogers Elementary School in the anta Monica School District. After pausing her teaching career to become a mother, she later resumed teaching in Cerritos, California, where she taught parent education at the ABC Adult School for over 25 years. She taught parents how to enhance their parenting skills and educate their infant and preschool children.

Milne is a content partner with HELIO, an educational night light projector system that emits LED light through a series of academic and entertaining discs.

Educational musician

Barbara Milne's music career began in 1980, focused on educating young children through song. Initially writing for her daughter, she expanded to create educational bedtime songs, evolving from tapes to CDs, digital downloads, and streaming on major platforms. Her product line now includes musical videos, books, teaching aids, educational games, and PDF downloads.

Milne's debut album, Sounds Like Fun (1984), was exclusively marketed by Discovery Toys. Alongside Sounds Like Learning, these albums remain the most successful educational music releases in Discovery Toys' history.

Author

Milne collaborated with her friend JoAnne Brosnahan to create A Calendar of Home/School Activities. The book, designed for grades K-3, was originally published by Scott, Foresman, and Company and later by Goodyear Publishing.

Opposites Are Fun, a comprehensive book of opposites with music CD, was published by Tender Learning Concepts for Discovery Toys in 2005. The songs were written and sung by Barbara Milne. Illustrations were by Olga Munoz and music arrangements by Dana Morris.