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Making Music

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Music, Storytellers

Audience Age
18 mo. to 6 years

Description

Blurring the lines between storytelling and music, rhythm and reading, music and movement, and instruments and imagination, preschool music teacher Ellen Hoffman brings her guitar plus bags of instruments, books, and props for 45 minutes of interactive fun.With imagination,drums and mallets become pans and spoons to make birthday cake; sand blocks become the gas pedals of cars, airplanes, helicopters, snow plows or train cars; rhythm sticks become oars, ski poles, walrus tusks, or violins, and pom poms become brooms, paintbrushes, silly hair or hula skirts. With bags of fun, Ellen aims to not only entertain, but to provide parents (and librarians!) with ideas on how to make story time more magical by incorporating music and instruments. She emphasizes rhythm in language, stressing that musical fun can be had even if one can't carry a tune! Themed programs are available too - including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter, Colors, Transportation, The Magic of 3 (triangles, triceratops, the waltz beat) and others. Each participating child gets an instrument.

Recent Library/School Appearances by Ellen Hoffman:

Norton Library, Chatham Library, Wayland Library

Fee
$200.

Discount if 4 programs are done - 760

Group Size
16-20 children

Program Length
45 minutes

Facility Requirements

Carpeted room preferred. Chairs removed or pushed to the side to allow children to move freely with instruments.

Last Modified
10/08/2015

Comments

see my website for further information

http://ellenshoff.wix.com/making-music-

Recent Library/School Appearances by Making Music

Tammy DePasquale
Eldridge (Chatham) Library, MA
 (508) 945-5170

Pam McCuen
Wayland Library, MA
 (508) 358-2311

Kitty Schaact
Mansfield, MA
 (508) 261-7380

Leslieanne Costello
Norton Library, MA
 (508) 285-0265

Laura Ford
Falmouth, MA
 (508) 457-2555

Performer’s Contact Information

Making Music

Ellen Hoffman
19 Fells Pond Circle
Mashpee, MA 02649
 (508) 477-4763
 ellenshoff@comcast.net
 http://ellenshoff.wix.com/making-music-
Preferred Contact Method: Email

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