Programs by Category
School Subject: Music
Drumming Up a Healthier & Happier Brain and Body
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This brain-based rhythm program uses the music ensemble as a metaphor for teaching students how healthy brains and bodies work together in…
Junk Jam: The Multi-Day Experience
Artist: The Junk Jam Band
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, Science / Math
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students experience making music with found objects and create their own found-object instrument they can keep. Long-term residencies (10 days or more)…
The Amazing Junk Jam
Artist: The Junk Jam Band
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Multi Art, Music, Science / Math
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Are you ready to jam? Environmental sustainability and social responsibility take center stage in The Junk Jam Band’s high-energy educational program featuring…
Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
Artist: Karim Nagi
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Multi Art, Music, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian and performs on multiple percussion and string instruments from around the Arab world. He describes the…
Beats, Rhymes, and Life
Artist: Poetry Meets Percussion
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Language Arts, Multi Art, Music, Poetry
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This energetic and engaging exploration of percussion and poetry introduces students to how rhythms and spoken word can awaken their inner artists. Students…
Afro-Cuban Percussion
Artist: Josh Robinson
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students play a variety of percussion instruments from Latin American countries while learning about culture and history through stories and demonstrations. By…
A Journey Through Latin Percussion
Artist: Samba to Salsa
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: All Grades, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Celebrate the traditions of Latin percussion with this display of Samba to Salsa’s syncopated sounds and powerful rhythms. On this trip through…
Japanese Festival Drums
Artist: Taikoza
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
The music of Taikoza personifies power, grace, pulse, and driving rhythm. After decades of training in Japan, Marco Lienhard leads this electrifying…
Eda Ne Kakati (From the Past to the Present)
Artist: Ssuuna
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Multi Art, Music, Social Studies, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This jubilant assembly introduces students to the artistry of East African cultures through dance, music, and storytelling. Sharing music from his native…
Land of the Leprechaun
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Explore the myth and magic of everyday Irish life. This sprightly collection of stories, melodic ballads, pennywhistle tunes, and jigs performed on…
Medieval Feast
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, Social Studies
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Join Mary in exploring medieval music and instruments and their continuing influence today! This fascinating collection of chants, ballads, recorder melodies, troubadour…
Rhythms Connect Us Around the World
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Experience the music and rhythms of our world community. Students travel to an array of cultures through songs, instruments, legends, and history….
