John Root
Musician • Educator

 

A World of Music

Offered for the 2011 Summer Reading Program Theme of World Culture and Travel

Children and accompanying adults learn songs from around the world to the accompaniment of guitar and musical instruments from diverse cultures in this hour-long interactive music and movement program. Everyone is invited to sing along and move their bodies to the beat as directed by the songs’ lyrics.

John has offered music and nature programs for children and families throughout New England since 2005. “Feeling the Beat, Feeling the Spirit”, featuring homemade musical instruments made from natural and found objects, has been enjoyed by audiences at the following venues:

Connecticut:
Danbury Public Library
Farmington: Barney Library
Hartford: Albany, Barbour, Blue Hills, Camp Field, Central, Dwight, Goodwin, Mark Twain, Park, and Ropkins branch libraries
Meriden Public Library
Newtown: Cyrenius H. Booth Library

Massachusetts:
Attleborough Public Library
Blackstone Public Library
Boxford Town Library
Bridgewater Public Library
Brockton Public Library
Dighton Public Library
Leominster Parks and Recreation
New Salem Public Library
Rowe Town Library
Southampton Public Library
Stockbridge Library
Tyngsborough Public Library
Wareham Public Library
Wrentham Public Library

New Hampshire:
Amherst Town Library

Vermont:
Chester: Whiting Public Library


 


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