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Programs by COSMIC MOXA Nancy Valois and John Salonen
| Program Name | Virtual | AudienceNum | Audience | Description | Last Modified |
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| CHRISTMAS LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD | No | 4 | Young Children (6-8) | Storyteller Nancy Valois weaves magical legends from around the world, the legend of the pickle (Germany) the legend of the spider (Finland) the legend of the Rose (Mexico) and more. A beautiful hour ...Full Description |
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| DOES THE MILKY WAY SERVE ICE CREAM? How those constellations and planets got their names | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Myths and legends of outer space and our solar system. Marvelous tales that have you on the edge of your seat, laughing until you cry, and learning more than you thought you would. Storyteller Nancy ...Full Description |
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| Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things | No | 4,5,6,7 | Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | "I wonder where that came from?" Ever wonder where those everyday items came from, superstitions, fairytales, songs, customs, expressions and more. Fun facts are explored using humour, music and storytelling. ...Full Description |
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| GO GREEN TREASURES LET'S MAKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM RECYCLED EVERYDAY ITEMS | No | 3,4,5,6 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17) | Going GREEN what does it mean? Engaging storyteller Nancy Valois reveals the origins of everyday items, and along with musician John Salonen sings and tells amusing tales, and then the fun really begins ...Full Description |
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| GUITAR WORKSHOP ADVANCED LEVEL | No | 6,7 | Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | This workshop will cover chord scales, more advanced note scales, modern hammering techniques, group improvisation will be explored. Various styles including jazz, rock, country, blues and more. ...Full Description |
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| GUITAR WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS | No | 4,5,6,7 | Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Participants will explore fundamentals of music theory, instrument tuning, basic chords and writing and playing songs. Fun and informative, learn to play that guitar you've put away. On completing ...Full Description |
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| GUITAR WORKSHOP INTERMEDIATE | No | 4,5,6,7 | Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Participants with some knowledge of guitar playing will expand their horizons. They will explore different musical scales, patterns, techniques, playing styles, more advanced chords. Playing songs as ...Full Description |
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| Jazz for All Ages | No | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | A relaxing hour of tradional, contemporary and original jazz. Sit back and let us take you on a musical journey from 1920's to the future of music is explored. ...Full Description |
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| LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS PICKLE AND OTHER TALES AND MYTHS | No | 2,3,4,5,6,7 | Three Year Olds, Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Engaging storyteller Nancy Valois, weaves her magic telling stories from her upcoming book "The Legend of the Christmas Pickle and other tales" "Hella's Christmas Tree Surprise" "Mr. Mean and His Potato ...Full Description |
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| MAKING MUSIC IS FUN | No | 3,4,5,6 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17) | Interactive program designed to lead children through the fundamentals of making a song and music together. A song will actually be composed by the audience using a variety of hand instruments to include: ...Full Description |
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| Native American Tales, Legends and Crafts | No | 4 | Young Children (6-8) | Discover tales from Native Americans, how constellations were named, myths of forest creatures, how thunder came to be, culture, legends, clothing, shelter and more, plus we'll make an authentic native ...Full Description |
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| SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS TALES | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Storyteller Nancy Valois weaves her magic once again telling the tale from Finland of "The legend of the Christmas Spider" accompanied by John Salonen on guitar and keyboards a magical hour is assured. ...Full Description |
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| STARSHIP ADVENTURES IN OUTERSPACE | No | 2,3,4,5,6,7 | Three Year Olds, Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Storyteller Nancy Valois weaves her magic and takes you on wild adventures through outer space. Tales of other worlds, fantastic creatures, and even some legends of our own universe, planets etc. Accompanied ...Full Description |
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| WILD LEGENDS AND MYTHS | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Legend of the Loch-Ness, Big foot, and other wild legends are explored with humor, song, and music. ...Full Description |
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| WILD STORIES WILD BEATS | No | 3,4,5,6,7 | Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Performance storyteller Nancy Valois weaves her stories and draws the audience in so completely that you'll find yourself saying, more more. Stories are told in dramatic form without using book to the ...Full Description |
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| WILD WORLD BEATS | No | 2,3,4,5,6,7 | Three Year Olds, Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Take a trip around the world exploring WILD WORLD BEATS, African, Asian, Spanish and more are played. Audience participation using a variety of ethnic instruments. First part of program we describe ...Full Description |
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| WORLD BEATS TOUR W/ COSMIC MOXA | No | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | Babies and Toddlers (0-2), Three Year Olds, Preschoolers (4-5), Young Children (6-8), Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Tour the world of beats and music with Cosmic Moxa. Using an array of ethnic instruments i.e. Jambe (african drums), Native american drum, Latin American Conga drum, rain shoot, Russian Balalaka, wooden ...Full Description |
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