Pick Me Up! Music
Executive Producers: Bob Tarcea and Robert BergMusic Produced and arranged by Roger Treece
Lyrics written by Nancy Stewart, Robert Berg, Roger Treece, Bob Tarcea, and Joseph Garcia
Recorded and Mixed by Roger Treece at The Living Room, Kirkland, Washington
Additional Recording by Steve Culp at Triad Studios, Redmond, Washington
And John Morton at his studio
Vocals (alphabetical): Sandra Anderson, Steve Bolanos, Thea Cole, Carl Connor-Kelly, Missi Hale, Dave Irish, Lauren Kinhan, Kelly Kunz, H.B. Radke, Aimee Solamon, Roger Treece, Libby Torrance.
MIDI Programming: Roger Treece
Keyboards and Piano: Roger Treece
Guitar: John Morton
Double Bass: Doug Miller
Drums: Ben Smith
Sax: John Goforth
Trumpet: Brad Allison
Pick Me Up! Enhanced CD
Multimedia design and production: Alex EckardtCD Label Design: Kristine Svehla-Brown
Video sequences:
Written and produced by Robert BergGraphics & Illustrations: Shawn Diaz, Alex Eckardt, Kristine Svehla-Brown, and Dan Engler
Videography: Stan McMeeken, Alex Eckardt
Video & Audio Post-Production: Alex Eckardt
Photography: Bob Tarcea, Chris Smith
Set Decoration: Kristine Svehla-Brown
Narrator: Melanie Workhoven
Sign Illustrations: Lee Shapiro, Alex Eckardt, and Shawn Diaz
Teachers: Nickie Gael, Judith Anderson-Wright
Signing Students: Mathew Brown, C. Riley Brown, Isaiah Cormier, Savannah Cormier, Emma Hall, Nicholas Hunter, Emma Hall, Livia Kong, and Dylan Koski
Cartoon Illustrations: Casey McGahan
Activity Guide
Design & Layout: Kristine Svehla-Brown
Written by Robert Berg and Joseph Garcia
Edited by Bob Tarcea and Lee Strucker
Consultants: Joseph Garcia, Kelly Kirchmar, MA, CCC-SLP, and Judith Anderson-Wright
Sign Illustration Concept Design: Harry (Hawk) Jones
Signs Sequence and Activity Design: Joseph Garcia, Nancy Stewart, Robert Berg, Bob Tarcea, and Kelly Kirchmar
Evaluation Coordinator: Judith Anderson-Wright
Sign2Me Supporting Staff: Judith Anderson-Wright, Dan Engler, JJ Hale, Harry Heersema, David Jessup, Glenna Klein, and Donald Stone.
Special Thanks
The staff and management at Sign2Me® would like to extend our thanks to all of the Sign2Me® Presenters, childcare providers, parents, child development professionals, and their children, who tested and evaluated this product to help us ensure these activities work in the real world. Special thanks to Kelly Kirchmar and the children and caregivers in her Sing and Sign® Classes in Denver, Colorado for singing and signing to these songs, and providing invaluable feedback during the early development of the music and activities.


