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Performance at Knollwood Preschool

scottflory — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:17:36 +0000

We’ve been at it again. Another visit to a preschool. This time – Knollwood. I’ve attached a clip of a version of Pancakes I play on the banjo – there is some good clapping from the kids during the song.

Enjoy,

Scott

Performance at Agudas Achim Preschool

scottflory — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:33:53 +0000

Soundzania has been visiting more local preschools and having a good time! The kids love the music, get to clap along and shout some animal names out. Along the way, I share my instruments – stand-up bass, guitar, banjo, ukelele, accordian, tenor saxophone and the kazoo.
I am sharing a video clip here of the stand-up bass section… the kids are laughing at the sound of the bass (unless its me

Enjoy,

Scott

Spoooky Soundzania Newlsetter

Ben Joe — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:30:18 +0000

Welcome to the October spoooky Soundzania newsletter… whats spooky is that three things have come together at the same time… ooohhh… threes. Well, other than that, not much spooky about it though. This month the big news is that we’ve got 3 fun things you can do. Give at least one of them a try, they don’t take much more than a click and you can have fun, and even give a gift away:

Listen to a new song!
Click play below and check out this little ditty we wrote about Halloween… a free one, on us. Enjoy, and please post your comments after giving it a listen.

Giveaway a FREE CD to a Friend !
We’ve been thinking… how do we get more people and kids! to hear (and dance to) Soundzania? Most of you on this list already have bought your own copy and you are kindly reading these monthly updates. Well, now you have the ability to give away FREE CDs to YOUR FRIENDS ! Check out this link for the details. We’re not kidding, we’ll ship it and everything, so go ahead and try it out and share the love

Become a Fan on Facebook
We had a Facegroup for a while (Citizens of Soundzania), but a group just sort of sits there. We’ve now built a page in Facebook where we can post other information and stay in touch through Facebook. So, if you’re on Facebook, be sure to become a fan of Soundzania!

Well that wraps it up for October. I hope everyone is ready for Halloween and getting some fun costumes.

Until next time… Sounds Good and Good Sounds

Scott

Performance at a Birthday Party

Ben Joe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:39 +0000

Soundzania was invited to perform at a friend’s birthday party – what fun !! We recorded it, of course, and can share a clip here with you.

We debuted a new instrument – the Magic Carpet… thats right, a magic carpet! The kids had a good time jumping on the carpet and making crazy sounds. We’ve got lots of ways to make the magic carpet part of the fun of a birthday party.

If you have a little one with a birthday coming up, let us know ! We’d love to come out and perform for the party!

Enjoy!

Performance at Knollwood Preschool

Ben Joe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:36:46 +0000

Sorry for the late post, but things have been very busy at Soundzania. New instruments are arriving at an alarming pace – but more about that later.

Knollwood Preschool had Soundzania come visit in May. We, well I, came in and brought the standard fare of instruments: stand-up bass, acoustic guitar, banjo, ukelele, kazoo and a new one…. the accordion.

I performed on two different days and everyone had a wonderful time. I loved it when the kids just got up and started dancing during the Soundzania theme song – that was a blast! I think its the kazoo that does it

I’ve included a video here to show to some of it as it happened. I will likely be coming back to Knollwood at some point next year as well, so if you’re kid goes there, they’re in for a treat next year

So, long for now, and enjoy the video.

If your child goes to a local preschool, and you would like Soundzania to come visit, please let me know – scott@soundzania.com

Thanks

A Fun Time at the Preschool

Ben Joe — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:54:21 +0000

I recently gave a musical presentation to a local preschool. It was a blast, so many good questions and quotes from the audience! Like, after guessing the animals in one song, someone yelled out “we have very large brains”. Of course they do!

While I was showing them the accordian, and letting them hear how it sounded, a girl in front raised her hand and said that it looked like a trumpet… I said “Really?” eyebrows raised… she replied, “a square trumpet!” Wow, nice perspective, I love it.

They were definitely enjoying the fun we had. In all, I played acoustic guitar, stand-up bass, banjo, ukelele and kazoo, and I closed with accordian. For the last song, I played a song the preschoolers were all familiar with (that they sing in the school regularly anyway) – This Little Light of Mine. It brought down the house – if you can do that at a preschool! Everyone was singing along.

So, I will be doing this again I am sure, and if you’re reading this and know of a school that would like a visit, give us a holler.

I captured it on video and have uploaded a clip of the part of the presentation with the ukelele and kazoo. Give it a watch, its fun.

Soundzania – performed at a preschool

Working on a new performance

Ben Joe — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:16:16 +0000

We are working on getting a performance together. For the past few years, I have performed at my kid’s preschool (Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke, VA) and it has always been rewarding to see the kids smile and clap with the music. In the performance I introduce the banjo, ukelele, guitar and stand-up bass. I play a song with each one of them and talk about the instrument and how much fun it is to play music. At the end, they all line -up and get a chance to say hello to the instruments up close, strum the strings, hear the sounds. They love it!

So for this year, we want to make another type of performance that is even more interactive. We’ll be incorporating the schisma (pictured to the right)

and songs from both albums. This will be more entertainment than educational and we’ll offer it for birthdays, other gatherings, and try for some local venues where kids a their parents hang out. If you’re interested, please let me know!

Song of the Week: Cool Shoes

Ben Joe — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:20:56 +0000

Whoa – cool shoes, this one has got to be my favorite. The first time I heard Lee play it for me – I was hooked. The call and response backups, the perspective on choosing shoes for different things – when it comes down to it, it doesn’t matter much does it… just pick some shoes you like and run with it.

Song of the Week: Little Flower

Ben Joe — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:18:17 +0000

This one’s a gem to be sure. Lee wrote this one, I tried to sing, and eventually, we got Cecy Snyder (a great singer from our old band Help Wanted) to come in and really show us how to sing.

Her silky voice is perfect for this song as it rolls along with a driving rhythm and banjo. Enjoy this weeks song, and please give a comment to let us know you’re listening !

Thanks,

Scott

Song of the Week: Creepy Crawlies

Ben Joe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:29:54 +0000

Ah yes, creepy crawlies. Who wouldn’t find some on Safari ? A nice spooky sound and some critters falling on your head – and mud between your toes (oh no!). I hear Ben Joe loves the bugs.

Check out this song of the week. While you’re at it – order your copy of the new CD: Soundzania On Safari for only $6 (limited time).

Until next time -

Ben Joe