Mountain Music, Stories and Dance
PO Box 56
Black Mountain, NC 28711
jeffrobbinsmusic@live.com
828-669-5693
PO Box 56
Black Mountain, NC 28711
jeffrobbinsmusic@live.com
828-669-5693
Preschools
Jeff visits preschools all year long.
Call or e-mail Jeff to schedule a performance and optional workshop!
828-669-5693
Please be sure to ask us about our corporate rates.
jeffrobbinsmusic@live.com
I am the director of a preschool in Tampa, FL. It has been an honor of our school to have as a special guest for the past 3 years, Mr. Robbins and his mountain music program. Our students range from 18 mo to 12 yrs of age and he totally captivates every age group with ease.
Cathy Worthy
Seaborn Day School
Jeff Robbins is an
educator who makes learning fun. Robbins exposes children and young students alike, to the wide
variety of sounds that comprise America's richest musical tradition, the
music of the southern Appalachians. Jeff Robbins, a southwestern
Virginia native , presents an upbeat, informative program of southern
Appalachian music, stories and dance.
Blending education and entertainment, Robbins will familiarize your preschoolers with the instruments that he and his father have made such as the fiddle, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, guitar, and a, "One String Pork-n-Bean Guitar." Upon request, Jeff also offers a workshop making, "One String Pork-N-Bean Guitars."
Performances are 30 minutes long, participatory, engaging and designed with your children in mind. Jeff will hold the "little ones" attention from the very first note to the last. And all the while, your preschoolers are being reinforced the lessons their teachers are instilling...the days of the week, their 1, 2, 3's, colors, and animals.
Your preschoolers will grow quiet during his traditional mountain tales, and share the joyful energy and participation of sing-a-longs such as This Old Man and It's a Shame. The performance is "familiar", educational, and most of all, a lot of fun!
The following is a partial list of preschools Jeff has performed for:
Woods Child Development, Dacula, GA
Victory Christian Center Children's Ministry, Pell City, AL
Kids-R-Kids, Orlando, FL
Bright Horizons, Birmingham, AL
Westminster Presbyterian Preschool, Asheville, NC
Celebration Baptist School, Tallahassee, FL
Epiphany Lutheran Preschool, Tallahassee, FL
First Baptist Learning Center, Plant City, FL
Cornerstone Preschool, Tallahassee, FL
St. Patrick's Church and Preschool, Miami Beach, FL
Colors-R-Us Child Development, Lakeland, FL
Beach Park School, Tampa, FL
Terry Learning Center, Tampa, FL
Sugar-n-Spice at Lexington, Wesley Chapel, FL
Seaborn Day School, Tampa, FL
Beach Park School, Tampa, FL
Lake Magdalene Preschool, Tampa, FL
First United Methodist School, Kissimmee, FL
Grace Covenant Preschool & Kindergarten, Mauldin, SC
Early Arts Center, Birmingham, AL
Program Details and Requirements:
The program is 30 minutes however it can be tailored to meet your scheduling needs. Set-up and break down time take approximately 10 minutes each. The only requirement is access to electrical power. Jeff will provide his own PA.
A typical set list for preschoolers:
1. She'll be Coming Around the Mountain (banjo sing-a-long)
2. Soldier's Joy (fiddle made by Jeff's father)
3. My Home is Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (dulcimer made by Jeff)
4. Sit Down Square Dance (banjo/guitar)
5. Cluck 'Ole Hen (fruitcake can banjo)
6. Skip to My Lou (Jeff's first homemade dogwood banjo)
7. Preschool Blues (Jeff shows preschoolers how to make one string
pork-n-bean guitar)
8. Jaw Harp demo
9. This Old Man(mandolin made by Jeff's father and
a sing-a-long that teaches numbers)
10. It's a Shame(guitar sing-a-long - teaches days of week)
The music is intertwined with stories, history, and age appropriate jokes.
Workshop:
Jeff offers an "optional" hands-on workshop:
"How to Make a One-String Pork-N-Bean Guitar" - Workshop includes all materials necessary to build this instrument. Since this workshop also has a recycling aspect, we do ask your children to bring in a recycled can (with the lid cut out of one side) in preparation for the workshop. Additional details of this workshop can be found on the Workshop page.
Blending education and entertainment, Robbins will familiarize your preschoolers with the instruments that he and his father have made such as the fiddle, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, guitar, and a, "One String Pork-n-Bean Guitar." Upon request, Jeff also offers a workshop making, "One String Pork-N-Bean Guitars."
Performances are 30 minutes long, participatory, engaging and designed with your children in mind. Jeff will hold the "little ones" attention from the very first note to the last. And all the while, your preschoolers are being reinforced the lessons their teachers are instilling...the days of the week, their 1, 2, 3's, colors, and animals.
Your preschoolers will grow quiet during his traditional mountain tales, and share the joyful energy and participation of sing-a-longs such as This Old Man and It's a Shame. The performance is "familiar", educational, and most of all, a lot of fun!
"No better short course in traditional American music is available."
The following is a partial list of preschools Jeff has performed for:
Woods Child Development, Dacula, GA
Victory Christian Center Children's Ministry, Pell City, AL
Kids-R-Kids, Orlando, FL
Bright Horizons, Birmingham, AL
Westminster Presbyterian Preschool, Asheville, NC
Celebration Baptist School, Tallahassee, FL
Epiphany Lutheran Preschool, Tallahassee, FL
First Baptist Learning Center, Plant City, FL
Cornerstone Preschool, Tallahassee, FL
St. Patrick's Church and Preschool, Miami Beach, FL
Colors-R-Us Child Development, Lakeland, FL
Beach Park School, Tampa, FL
Terry Learning Center, Tampa, FL
Sugar-n-Spice at Lexington, Wesley Chapel, FL
Seaborn Day School, Tampa, FL
Beach Park School, Tampa, FL
Lake Magdalene Preschool, Tampa, FL
First United Methodist School, Kissimmee, FL
Grace Covenant Preschool & Kindergarten, Mauldin, SC
Early Arts Center, Birmingham, AL
Program Details and Requirements:
The program is 30 minutes however it can be tailored to meet your scheduling needs. Set-up and break down time take approximately 10 minutes each. The only requirement is access to electrical power. Jeff will provide his own PA.
A typical set list for preschoolers:
1. She'll be Coming Around the Mountain (banjo sing-a-long)
2. Soldier's Joy (fiddle made by Jeff's father)
3. My Home is Across the Blue Ridge Mountains (dulcimer made by Jeff)
4. Sit Down Square Dance (banjo/guitar)
5. Cluck 'Ole Hen (fruitcake can banjo)
6. Skip to My Lou (Jeff's first homemade dogwood banjo)
7. Preschool Blues (Jeff shows preschoolers how to make one string
pork-n-bean guitar)
8. Jaw Harp demo
9. This Old Man(mandolin made by Jeff's father and
a sing-a-long that teaches numbers)
10. It's a Shame(guitar sing-a-long - teaches days of week)
The music is intertwined with stories, history, and age appropriate jokes.
Workshop:
Jeff offers an "optional" hands-on workshop:
"How to Make a One-String Pork-N-Bean Guitar" - Workshop includes all materials necessary to build this instrument. Since this workshop also has a recycling aspect, we do ask your children to bring in a recycled can (with the lid cut out of one side) in preparation for the workshop. Additional details of this workshop can be found on the Workshop page.
Jeff Robbins
Mountain Music, Stories and Dance
PO Box 56
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-669-5693
Mountain Music, Stories and Dance
PO Box 56
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-669-5693
