Janie Next Door® - Music for Kids!
A Music Performance for Grades Pre K-5
Teaching Artist: Janie Christison
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Jane Christison, also known as children's musician, Janie Next Door®, has developed a whole menu of live musical programs for kids, using an instrument that children don't get to see very often: an accordion. Janie invites the audience to sing along, march, clap hands, dance and be part of the show as she celebrates holidays, visits other countries, and plays music for lots of fun themes.
The program includes movements such as marching, clapping, and dancing every other song. This performance is best scheduled in a classroom, multipurpose room, or a gymnasium space that is large enough for children to get up and move around safely. The maximum audience size depends on the capacity of the room in which the performance will be held, but size will generally be 100 or less per show.
The Janie Next Door®- Music for Kids! program features the engaging, original songs from her award-winning children's CD, Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ (PK,K,1)
She also has these kid-friendly music programs for several different themes:
-Janie Next Door® Plays Patriotic Songs for Presidents' Day: Any day is a great day to sing patriotic songs, march and salute our country. (PK, K, 1-5)
- Janie Next Door® Campfire Favorites: Let's go camping and sing campfire songs around the fire. This program is lots of fun, even if the fire is only pretend! (PK, K, 1-5)
-Janie Next Door® Visits Germany: Polka, clap and even learn to speak a little bit of German during Oktoberfest, or any time of the year. Ja! (PK, K, 1-5)
- Janie Next Door® Visits Mexico: Dance, clap and learn to speak a little bit of Spanish as we pay a musical visit to our neighbor to the south! (PK, K, 1-5)
- Janie Next Door® Visits the Barnyard: Join Janie to sing songs about farmers and barnyard Animals! (PK, K, 1)
Requirements: An electrical outlet within 20 feet of the performance area is needed for the artist's P.A. system. Must take place in a room that is large enough for students to get up and move around safely. Please note this is a 30-minute program. Teachers must be present at all times during the performance.
To schedule this program, use the scheduling button below or:
Phone: 816-531-4022
Email: booknow@kcya.org
Creative Discipline: Music
Maximum Audience Size: 100 students
Program Length: 30 minutes
Availability: Year-Round
Location: At Your School
Fees: $350 single, $625 for 2 on the same day
The break between performances must not exceed 90 minutes to receive the reduced rate
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Curriculum Connection: Fine Arts, Healthy Living
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