JIM PARKER'S CROSS CANADA MUSICAL JOURNEY

The most fun way for your students to learn about Canada! (Grades 3 to 6) This is a one hour and 15 minute musical trip across our country featuring 12 original songs written and performed by renowned children's singer/songwriter JIM PARKER Using a giant 8' by 10' full colour map of Canada as well as various props and hats, Jim takes your students from the rocky shores of Newfoundland all the way to the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, and up to the frozen tundra of our three territories. Along the way there are stops in each province where Jim talks about its key elements (capital city, geography, history) and then leads the audience in singing a song about it. Every song has important information about the specific province and each is delivered in a different style ranging from Rock n' Roll to Hip Hop to Country. Your children will come away knowing so much more about their Country then you could ever imagine. Don't you owe it to them and yourself to bring THE CROSS CANADA MUSICAL JOURNEY to your school?

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"View Jim performing the Cross Canada Musical Journey here!"

"Listen to two songs from The Cross Canada Musical Journey Here."

Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan

Show length - 1 hour 15 minutes - No audience size limit
Set Up/Tear Down - 1 hour 30 minutes/45 minutes

 

THE PRIMARY CONCERT

This show is 1 hour of fun, music and imagination for grades K to 4. It features 9 songs from Jim's 3 music albums as well as loads of dressing up and audience participation. This is the same show that Jim presents in Concert Halls across the country and is delivered with the same infectious energy he is famous for!

Show Length 1 hour - No audience size limit
Set Up/Tear Down - 1 hour/30 minutes

 

 

THE SONGWRITING WORKSHOP

Using his guitar, Jim assists the students in creating their own song and in the process teaches them about songwriting. The children choose their own topic and with Jim's help, write the lyrics. When the song is completed, Jim records the class singing the song on cassette, which they can keep and copy as they wish. At the end of the session all the classes gather in the gym and perform the song for the other participating classes. This is a perfect chance for the children to discuss important topics such as CONFLICT IN THE SCHOOLYARD or the ENVIRONMENT.

Length 1 hour/session - 35 to 50 students/group

 

THE SCHOOLSONG WRITING WORKSHOP

This workshop is an extension of the SONGWRITING WORKSHOP. Jim comes to the school and with a group of students chosen by the staff composes a school song. He then returns to his home recording studio where he records the instrumental background for the song. Returning to the school on yet another day with his recording equipment, Jim then records a different group of children (20 students) singing the song. He then burns the CD and packages it in a jewel case complete with the school logo, title, the names of the participating students and lyrics on the CD insert. The school can then purchase the CDs and sell them to the students and staff either at cost or as a fund raiser. Listen to a schoolsong sample here...

"AT ST. MATTHEWS (school song sample)"

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First visit - half day (20 to 25 students)
Recording time (in studio) - 10 to 14 hours
Second visit - half day (20 to 25 students)
Packaging and burning - 2 days

 

THE TELEVISION AND WRITING CAREER WORKSHOP

This is a career workshop for grades 7 and 8. Because of Jim's experience in the telelvision industry as a writer, performer and puppeteer he has a unique perspective on the inner workings of this exciting business. Using a 15 minute "behind the scenes" video, Jim describes the various careers that are available. He also discusses the process of creating a television script from the outline stage through to the finished programme ready to "air".


Half Day and Full Days available
35 to 50 students/group
School provides TV and VCR