Children's Music Programs
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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).
(right) One of the inspirations for my childrens' music programs.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.self_portraitselfportrait7115cantorial soloistinterfaith musicliturgical musician Martha's Vineyard and Bostonbar mitzvah tutorbat mitzvah tutormusic teacherbanjofiddleguitarboston b'nei mitzvah tutorvineyard b'nei mitzvah tutorvineyard bar mitzvah tutorvineyard bat mitzvah tutor.Jewish music educatorbostonmartha's vineyardliturgical musiciancantorial soloistcantor
