Adam Miller Storyteller,folk singer & autoharp virtuoso
For over a decade, award-winning folksinger & autoharp virtuoso Adam Miller has presented multi- cultural. Singing Through History! assemblies across the United States. All programs are designed to encourage group singing and inter-activity and are tailored to be age-appropriate for any combination of grades.. Select from:
Frogs, Dogs and Wild Boars (Grds K-4) Traditional European and American children's folk songs about birds, farm animals and wild beasts.
Just for Fun Sing-A-Long Songs (grds K-5) Folk songs with easy choruses, musical games and story-songs with an emphasis on having fun & singing together.
Halloween Songs (Grds K-5) Traditional & contemporary chants, stories & folk songs for All Hallow's Eve.
Songs of the Winter Holidays (Grds 3-12) Well-known & not-so-well known traditional folk songs & carols for New Year's, Hanukkah, Christmas & the Winter Solstice.
Going to the West - (Grds 4-12) Folk songs of the Gold Rush: the westward migration, the Native-American experience & stewardship of the land.
Cowboy Songs & Ballads (Grds 4-12-) An introduction to Western folk songs, contrasting the rough experience of real, working American cowboys with the image portrayed in the movies & literature.
Colonial Days - (Grds 5-12) An exploration of life in the American Colonies: ballads, broadsides and folk songs from the War for Independence.
Songs of the American Labor Movement (Grds 6-12) Folk songs of the women & men who built America: their accomplishments & their efforts to improve the conditions of their labor.
Women in Folk Song (Grds 5-12) Folk songs about the relationships between women & men, historical attitudes toward women & their contribution to society, family and vulture.
Whaling & Sailing Songs - (Grds 3-12) Songs of the sea, shanties, sailing songs, and whaling songs from the days of Moby Dick.
Railroading on the Great Divide - Grds 3-12) Robber barons, hoboes, brakemen, engineers, steel-driver, orphans and bank robbers they all rode the Great American Railroad
Songs of Woody Guthrie: American Balladeer (Grds 4-12) a sing-along program tells the story of the man who wrote This Land is Your Land
Cost for 2 performances - $795
School Support Cost - $400
Check his website at www.folksinging.org |