"Feeling the Beat, Feeling the Spirit" invites children and accompanying adults to flex their bodies, voices, and imaginations. John plays drums, panpipes, marimba, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and a delightful assortment of homemade musical instruments made from natural and found materials.
Children also help create and enact new verses to familiar music and movement songs to John's guitar accompaniment. Handouts with these songs' lyrics and instructions for creating musical instruments are distributed to each family at the conclusion of the program.
"Feeling the Beat, Feeling the Spirit" has been enjoyed by children and families at the following venues in New England:
Connecticut:
Barney Library, Farmington
Hartford branch libraries: Albany, Barbour, Blue Hills, Camp Field, Central, Dwight, Goodwin, Mark Twain, Park, and Ropkins
Meriden Public Library
Massachusetts:
Attleborough Public Library
Brockton Public Library
Dighton Public Library
Leominster Parks and Recreation
New Salem Public Library
Rowe Town Library
Stockbridge Library
Tyngsborough Public Library
