"Jeff, we're looking forward to another year of great programming starting up again in Tampa and Hillsborough County this fall, and we're thankful you will again be a part of it. Thank you for your excellent musicianship, performance skills, and rapport with audiences of all ages!"
Lynn Norton
Director of Educaton
Arts Council of Hillsborough County
Tampa, FL
"Jeff Robbins was a joy to have at our school. His program was among the best we have ever experienced."
Sylvia Hastings
Jackson Elementary
Plant City, FL
"It was a pleasure to meet you. We all really enjoyed your concert. It was such fun. There were smiles all around the room! I am so glad Bethany CDC was lucky enough to be included on your tour. Please do remember us next time you are making plans to visit the, 'Low Country' again."
Blessings,
Vickie Englert
Bethany CDC - UMC
Summerville, SC
"Excellent, excellent! Very favorable comments from all the teachers. The students really enjoyed participating in the program. Jeff captured their attention from the beginning and held it through the entire performance. The teachers want him back again."
John Paton
Tampa Palms Elementary
Tampa, FL
Lynn Norton
Director of Educaton
Arts Council of Hillsborough County
Tampa, FL
"Jeff Robbins was a joy to have at our school. His program was among the best we have ever experienced."
Sylvia Hastings
Jackson Elementary
Plant City, FL
"It was a pleasure to meet you. We all really enjoyed your concert. It was such fun. There were smiles all around the room! I am so glad Bethany CDC was lucky enough to be included on your tour. Please do remember us next time you are making plans to visit the, 'Low Country' again."
Blessings,
Vickie Englert
Bethany CDC - UMC
Summerville, SC
"Excellent, excellent! Very favorable comments from all the teachers. The students really enjoyed participating in the program. Jeff captured their attention from the beginning and held it through the entire performance. The teachers want him back again."
John Paton
Tampa Palms Elementary
Tampa, FL
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
Schools
Helpful resources for teachers prior to Jeff's visit:
Study Guide-Click Here
How to Play the Jaw Harp
GROUP ORDER FORM
FOR CD's and Jaw Harps
Study Guide-Click Here
How to Play the Jaw Harp
GROUP ORDER FORM
FOR CD's and Jaw Harps
Jeff Robbins is an
educator who makes learning fun. Robbins exposes students 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 students 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."
The performance is 40 minutes in which the audience will not soon forget. Your students will grow quiet during his traditional mountain tales, share the joyful energy and participation of sing-a-longs and an unusual, "sit-down square dance." The program is engaging, educational, participatory and most of all, a lot of fun! Jeff makes their heritage so much fun, your students will only later realize how much information they absorbed! His spellbinding method of teaching our mountain musical heritage has taken Jeff to perform in over 7000 schools across our nation.
The following is a partial list of public, private, and alternative schools Jeff has performed for:
Bethany School, Lake Junaluska, NC
Hanna McClure Elementary, Winchester, KY
Central Elementary, Winchester, KY
Betton Hills School, Tallahassee, FL
Broward Elementary, Tampa, FL
St. Luke Christian Academy, Lakeland, FL
Celebration Baptist School, Tallahassee, FL
Plant City Baptist Church, Plant City, FL
Wimauma Elementary, Wimauma, FL
Tadmore Elementary, Gainesville, GA
Woods Child Development, Dacula, GA
Brilliant Elementary, Brilliant, AL
Iola Roberts Elementary, Pell City, AL
Sistersville Elementary, Sistersville, W. VA
Southmoreland Elementary, Scottdale, PA
Ravenscroft Elementary, Raleigh, NC
Calhoun Academy, St. Matthews, SC
First Baptist Kindergarten, Pell City, AL
Edisto Primary, Cordova, SC
St. Anthony's Catholic School, Florence, SC
Thomas Hart Academy, Hartsville, SC
Robert E. Lee Academy, Bishopsville, SC
South Jackson Elementary, Athens, GA
John Milledge Academy, Milledgeville, GA
Brentwood School, Sandersville, GA
First United Methodist School, Kissimmee, FL
Kids-R-Kids, Orlando, FL
and hundreds more...
Program Details and Requirements:
The program is 40 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 primary age children is:
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. Alabama Gals (Jeff's first homemade, dogwood banjo, sing-a-long)
7. Elementary Blues (Jeff shows how to make one string pork-n-bean guitar)
8. Jaw Harp demo
9. The Crawdad Song (mandolin made by Jeff's father, sing-a-long)
10. Mole in the Ground (guitar sing-a-long)
The music is intertwined with stories, history, and age appropriate jokes.
Note: Performances for High School and Upper School students are geared toward their age group and include songs and requests such as Cotton Eyed Joe, Rocky Top, and Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
Jeff performing with friend
at Sylvania High School
Blending education and entertainment, Robbins will familiarize your students 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."
The performance is 40 minutes in which the audience will not soon forget. Your students will grow quiet during his traditional mountain tales, share the joyful energy and participation of sing-a-longs and an unusual, "sit-down square dance." The program is engaging, educational, participatory and most of all, a lot of fun! Jeff makes their heritage so much fun, your students will only later realize how much information they absorbed! His spellbinding method of teaching our mountain musical heritage has taken Jeff to perform in over 7000 schools across our nation.
"No better short course in traditional American music is available."
The following is a partial list of public, private, and alternative schools Jeff has performed for:
Bethany School, Lake Junaluska, NC
Hanna McClure Elementary, Winchester, KY
Central Elementary, Winchester, KY
Betton Hills School, Tallahassee, FL
Broward Elementary, Tampa, FL
St. Luke Christian Academy, Lakeland, FL
Celebration Baptist School, Tallahassee, FL
Plant City Baptist Church, Plant City, FL
Wimauma Elementary, Wimauma, FL
Tadmore Elementary, Gainesville, GA
Woods Child Development, Dacula, GA
Brilliant Elementary, Brilliant, AL
Iola Roberts Elementary, Pell City, AL
Sistersville Elementary, Sistersville, W. VA
Southmoreland Elementary, Scottdale, PA
Ravenscroft Elementary, Raleigh, NC
Calhoun Academy, St. Matthews, SC
First Baptist Kindergarten, Pell City, AL
Edisto Primary, Cordova, SC
St. Anthony's Catholic School, Florence, SC
Thomas Hart Academy, Hartsville, SC
Robert E. Lee Academy, Bishopsville, SC
South Jackson Elementary, Athens, GA
John Milledge Academy, Milledgeville, GA
Brentwood School, Sandersville, GA
First United Methodist School, Kissimmee, FL
Kids-R-Kids, Orlando, FL
and hundreds more...
Program Details and Requirements:
The program is 40 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 primary age children is:
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. Alabama Gals (Jeff's first homemade, dogwood banjo, sing-a-long)
7. Elementary Blues (Jeff shows how to make one string pork-n-bean guitar)
8. Jaw Harp demo
9. The Crawdad Song (mandolin made by Jeff's father, sing-a-long)
10. Mole in the Ground (guitar sing-a-long)
The music is intertwined with stories, history, and age appropriate jokes.
Note: Performances for High School and Upper School students are geared toward their age group and include songs and requests such as Cotton Eyed Joe, Rocky Top, and Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
Jeff performing with friend
at Sylvania High School
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
