Ms. Rachel and Aron Accurso announce debut album 'I'm So Happy'
YouTube educators release 23-track album Sept. 25, featuring reimagined fan favorites and childhood classics with real instruments.
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Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso) and her husband Aron Accurso, who run a popular YouTube channel for toddlers launched in 2019, announced their debut album "I'm So Happy" will release on September 25, 2026. The 23-track album features songs aimed at helping children bond through music, with educational and social-emotional themes, produced by Aron Accurso and Grammy winner Scott Riesett, performed by 19 vocalists and 42 instrumentalists.
- Ms. Rachel and Aron Accurso are releasing their first album 'I'm So Happy' on September 25, featuring 23 tracks with reimagined fan favorites and childhood classics.
- The album emphasizes music education with real instruments, social-emotional learning, and inclusive design for children with disabilities.
- Production involved Grammy winner Scott Riesett and 19 vocalists and 42 instrumentalists, with expanded arrangements by Aron Accurso.
- The couple hopes the album will inspire families to experience their music away from screens, particularly through 'living room dance parties.'
How it unfolded
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Event Album release date
"I'm So Happy" is set to release on September 25, 2026.
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Report Debut album announcement
Ms. Rachel and Aron Accurso announce their debut album "I'm So Happy," a 23-track release featuring reimagined fan-favorite songs and childhood classics with real instruments.
“Music is such a wonderful way for people to bond, for parents to bond. I know from the minute my kids were born, we're singing to them.”
Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso) · Press ↗ -
Analysis Album themes and inclusive design
Ms. Rachel emphasizes the album's educational approach, including social skills instruction and inclusive design for children with disabilities and autism.
“We're always thinking about all kinds of kids, whether they have disabilities, whether they're autistic. We just want the world to feel like it's helpful to all children.”
Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso) · Press ↗ -
Analysis Production and arrangement vision
Aron Accurso describes the creative process of expanding and elevating the songs with new arrangements, working with Grammy winner Scott Riesett and a team of 19 vocalists and 42 instrumentalists.
“It was a process of, you know, looking at them and saying, 'OK, what else can we do to this to make it sparkle more? What can we add to it? What does it need to be on the album?'”
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Rachel Griffin Accurso and Aron Accurso attend the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at The Plaza Hotel in New York.
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Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso) and her husband Aron Accurso (known online as Mr. Aron) launch their popular YouTube channel for music education and child development.
What people are saying verbatim
“Music is such a wonderful way for people to bond, for parents to bond. I know from the minute my kids were born, we're singing to them.”
Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso), YouTube educator and music teacher · AP News ↗ · Aug 10
“I am a music educator, so I get excited about kids hearing a real clarinet on 'Icky Sticky Bubble Gum' and kids getting excited about hearing more real instruments.”
Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso), YouTube educator and music teacher · AP News ↗ · Aug 10
“We're always thinking about all kinds of kids, whether they have disabilities, whether they're autistic. We just want the world to feel like it's helpful to all children and the musical worlds as well.”
Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso), YouTube educator and music teacher · AP News ↗ · Aug 10
“Music is at the heart of our show. And so, we've always wanted to release the music and have families experience the music away from the screen.”
Aron Accurso, Co-producer and husband · AP News ↗ · Aug 10
“It's songs that people know from the show, but we decided to expand them and elevate them with new arrangements and reproducing them.”
Aron Accurso, Co-producer and husband · AP News ↗ · Aug 10
“We love to put on an album and dance around.”
Aron Accurso, Co-producer and husband · AP News ↗ · Aug 10