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Children's Music Programs

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  • Welcome.<br />
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During the 1980s and 1990s, the name Sara Piazza was synonymous with children's music on Martha's Vineyard. <br />
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After being away for the past decade, I am back on the scene, ready to sing with the newest generation - children of my '80s and '90s children, as well as my own grandchildren.<br />
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(left) Greengates Nursery School, 1988 (photo by David Llewellyn).

    Welcome.

    During the 1980s and 1990s, the name Sara Piazza was synonymous with children's music on Martha's Vineyard.

    After being away for the past decade, I am back on the scene, ready to sing with the newest generation - children of my '80s and '90s children, as well as my own grandchildren.




    (left) Greengates Nursery School, 1988 (photo by David Llewellyn).

    Greengates

  • (right) One of the inspirations for my childrens' music programs.

    (right) One of the inspirations for my childrens' music programs.

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  • From 2002-2012 I lived, studied, and worked in Brookline, Massachusetts - living within sight and sound of Beacon Street's Green Line and the hustle and bustle of Coolidge Corner, studying at Lesley University and at Hebrew College, working as a cantorial soloist, and teaching music to children in Hebrew and Jewish day schools.

I am very happy to be home again, singing with the children of the Vineyard. I'm passionate in my love for music and believe fervently that music is the key to joy, learning, and community.



(left) Dancers,  taken while on assignment for the Martha's Vineyard Times, circa 2000, and is the accompanying photo for a song I wrote in 2002 called <a href="http://www.sarapiazza.com/MusicServices/My-Music/19402942_TLZhtm#1517454825_nQ3Mcxt-A-LB">Dancing in the Light of Your Smile.</a>

    From 2002-2012 I lived, studied, and worked in Brookline, Massachusetts - living within sight and sound of Beacon Street's Green Line and the hustle and bustle of Coolidge Corner, studying at Lesley University and at Hebrew College, working as a cantorial soloist, and teaching music to children in Hebrew and Jewish day schools. I am very happy to be home again, singing with the children of the Vineyard. I'm passionate in my love for music and believe fervently that music is the key to joy, learning, and community. (left) Dancers, taken while on assignment for the Martha's Vineyard Times, circa 2000, and is the accompanying photo for a song I wrote in 2002 called Dancing in the Light of Your Smile.

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  • My childrens' music parties are based on the model with which I and many in my generation grew up and still exists today within some cultural and religious pockets: music in the home, around the table with family and friends - the family sing-a-long.<br />
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(right) Greengates Nursery School, 1988 (photo by David Llewellyn)

    My childrens' music parties are based on the model with which I and many in my generation grew up and still exists today within some cultural and religious pockets: music in the home, around the table with family and friends - the family sing-a-long.










    (right) Greengates Nursery School, 1988 (photo by David Llewellyn)

    Greengates

  • In my music sessions we will sing, clap, tap, wiggle, bounce, and dance along with my guitar, banjo, fiddle, and more. Together, we will play drums, shakers, guiros, and chimes from my extensive collection of rhythm instruments.<br />
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These gatherings are not music lessons, or classes, per se - but there are lessons in the music, lessons that enhance language, concentration, coordination, listening, and communication skills while developing musicality.

    In my music sessions we will sing, clap, tap, wiggle, bounce, and dance along with my guitar, banjo, fiddle, and more. Together, we will play drums, shakers, guiros, and chimes from my extensive collection of rhythm instruments.

    These gatherings are not music lessons, or classes, per se - but there are lessons in the music, lessons that enhance language, concentration, coordination, listening, and communication skills while developing musicality.

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  • My song-list is a vast collection that represents a life-time of learning and collecting and includes: <br />
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classic childrens' folk songs<br />
nursery rhymes<br />
popular songs<br />
show tunes<br />
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counting songs<br />
finger plays<br />
circle-games <br />
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hello songs <br />
goodbye songs<br />
nonsense songs <br />
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songs about bugs <br />
birds, fish, whales<br />
and things that go<br />
cars, buses, and trains <br />
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songs of the seasons and the natural world<br />
lullabies <br />
songs my mother taught me<br />
songs I have composed<br />
songs that feed the soul<br />
songs in French, Spanish, and Hebrew <br />
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We will sing the songs of Woody Guthrie, Tom Chapin, Pete Seeger, Lennon and McCartney, Simon and Garfunkle, and Raffi, to name just a few.

    My song-list is a vast collection that represents a life-time of learning and collecting and includes:

    classic childrens' folk songs
    nursery rhymes
    popular songs
    show tunes

    counting songs
    finger plays
    circle-games

    hello songs
    goodbye songs
    nonsense songs

    songs about bugs
    birds, fish, whales
    and things that go
    cars, buses, and trains

    songs of the seasons and the natural world
    lullabies
    songs my mother taught me
    songs I have composed
    songs that feed the soul
    songs in French, Spanish, and Hebrew

    We will sing the songs of Woody Guthrie, Tom Chapin, Pete Seeger, Lennon and McCartney, Simon and Garfunkle, and Raffi, to name just a few.

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  • (left) The cover of a booklet that day care provider Cynthia Aguilar created with her children, based on their weekly music sessions with me in the 1980s and 1990s.

    (left) The cover of a booklet that day care provider Cynthia Aguilar created with her children, based on their weekly music sessions with me in the 1980s and 1990s.

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  • When cows get up in the morning, they always say, "Good day."<br />
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They say, "Moo, moo," that is what they say.<br />
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(right) An illustration of one of our songs, by Lucy Mayhew.

    When cows get up in the morning, they always say, "Good day."

    They say, "Moo, moo," that is what they say.










    (right) An illustration of one of our songs, by Lucy Mayhew.

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  • Childrens' music schedule as of January 2015:<br />
Thursdays<br />
Two sessions:<br />
11:00 - 11:45 babies (0-9 mos.)<br />
3:30 - 4:15 - 10 mos through pre-schooler<br />
117 Upper Main, Edgartown<br />
617-872-6110<br />
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These sessions are along the lines of a participatory house concert and are offered on a drop-in basis. There is no fee, but a $10 suggested donation is always appreciated.<br />
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Call or e-mail for more details: 617-872-6110, sarapiazza@sarapiazza.com.<br />
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(Also, please do ask about my Friday Night Song Jams, and my on-going Irish traditional sessions.)<br />
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I hope to see you soon - and no matter what, keep singing.

    Childrens' music schedule as of January 2015:
    Thursdays
    Two sessions:
    11:00 - 11:45 babies (0-9 mos.)
    3:30 - 4:15 - 10 mos through pre-schooler
    117 Upper Main, Edgartown
    617-872-6110

    These sessions are along the lines of a participatory house concert and are offered on a drop-in basis. There is no fee, but a $10 suggested donation is always appreciated.

    Call or e-mail for more details: 617-872-6110, sarapiazza@sarapiazza.com.

    (Also, please do ask about my Friday Night Song Jams, and my on-going Irish traditional sessions.)

    I hope to see you soon - and no matter what, keep singing.

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  • Timpanist-in-training.

    Timpanist-in-training.

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