Robert The Guitar Guy's Pre-School Shows



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			Robert's 1's & 2's Show
			My performance for very young children has a good deal in common with a toddler music class, but includes more humor and silliness. My repertoire is vast because I teach and perform for babies and toddlers practically every day. Typically I'll begin with puppets, then lead some rhythmic lap riding with parent and child. After that, it's time to get the children's hands clapping or rubbing to a comic chant usually involving body parts: nose, cheeks, ears, knees, etc. Now, I'll say "Hello" in song and greet everyone. I've developed an ability to remember their names, but name tags are always nice. .
		By this time, I can usually feel that the kids want to get up and move, but if the children are mellow or space is very tight, I'll do some dramatic pieces based around songs. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" is the catalyst for one of these. On our feet, we march, jump, dance, shimmy, or sometimes walk, all to catchy songs specially tailored to these movements. Then there's instrument time and fun with other props, not to mention simple magic tricks that even a two year old enjoys. There's an idea of what goes on, but it's not so much "the what" but "the how.
			Robert's Animal Beat Show Moving-to-music, creative play, singing show which includes songs about spiders, parakeets, coyotes, lions, dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, snakes, giraffes and more!
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	Robert The Guitar Guy's Pre-School Shows
	Call Robert: (203) 563-9200	Robert@RobertTheGuitarGuy.com
	Robert teaches/performs regularly at many schools in Westchester and Connecticut, and has performed at hundreds of schools, libraries, camps, bookstores, churches, and temples. He mixes rhythmic guitar music, singing, puppets, magic props, movement, and silly comedy.	Robert performs shows with all of the following themes: ANIMALS, TRAINS & BOATS, NUMBERS, PAJAMA PARTY, FAMILIES, MOVING TO THE BEAT. Return to Home Page
		Moving To The Beat Show Robert’s original songs combine creative play and movement: often marching, jumping or dancing. One song mixes a bedtime lullaby with a rock and roll jumping song. In another, the ants go marching into a spider and then must duck and hide.
	Robert alternates sitting and standing, high energy and tranquility, music and comedy, singing and moving, well-tested original material and old favorites. His material masquerades as pure entertainment but is also aimed at teaching basic music competency, rhythmically and tonally.
		Robert's Fairy Tale & Creative Play Show
	.	This show features an interactive fairy-tale musical story about an angry king and a determined princess. Children participate by singing two recurring choruses, moving with Robert, and answering call-and-response chants.
	More advanced creative-play, singing, musical movement, and prop comedy round out the performance. One of the singing/movement pieces challenges the children to be able to sing "Yes" in one special place in the song, and "No" in another. Movement is introduced, as the children jump forward with "Yes" and backward with "No." The results are playful as the children advance, forcing Robert back, and then retreat, allowing Robert to recover.