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Sticks and Tones programs enhance your school's curriculum by supporting Arizona's Standards in Education in social studies, music, and foreign language. Contact us for more details.
Below you'll find a list of the programs we offer, and here you can find a list of our past programs.
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Amazing Arizona
Suitable for children in grades K-5.Summer 2012 Summer Reading Program Show
To honor our state's centennial, Sticks and Tones invites you to take a tour through the history, people, and cultures of Arizona. Through music, we cover just about everything that makes our state great. We bring alive the ancient peoples who laid the ground work for many of our modern cities, we relive the building of the railroads that brought so many newcomers to our lands, and we celebrate the diverse cultures which all contribute to a unique mix that can only be found in Arizona. Happy 100th, Arizona!
Coming to America
Suitable for children in grades K-5. A more sophisticated version is available for recitals and concerts.Was also the Summer 2011 Summer Reading Program Show
Name That Book!
Suitable for pre-K and K-5 audiences - Was also the Summer 2007 Reading Program ShowMusic, clever lyrics, and general silliness clue kids into guessing the titles of favorite books. Librarians love the direct effect this program has on the number of books checked out of the library. We'll likely resurrect this one for Reading Month!
Lit Hits!
Suitable for all reading levels, from gifted to special needs.(Link to Arizona Academic Standards supported by this program.)
¡Fiesta!
Suitable for children in grades K-5.(Link to Arizona Academic Standards supported by this program.)
Winter World Tour
Suitable for children of grades K-5.In this program, Maria and Henry offer a special musical world tour of winter holidays. Your students will sing, laugh, and play a variety of instruments throughout this festive, multicultural program. We visit many countries to celebrate their holidays, including:
- Hannukah
- Depavali
- Christmas
- Winter Soltice
- Ramadan
- Japanese New Year
Christmas Cheer!
Suitable for preschoolers to adults.Bring in the holidays with a traditional Christmas program. Sing along to favorites from this festive season, including Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and other fun tunes. We can include religious songs and favorites from Mexico and Spain.
Kidz Compoze!
Suitable for 3rd to 6th grades in a classroom setting.Residency - Ask About Grant Opportunities. A residency tailored to your classroom and students. We will utilize whatever instruments and skills your students have to help your students compose their own classroom pieces. Connections are made with literacy concepts such as form, theme, story-telling, and elements of plot. No music program? No problem. We supply instruments and students can create their own.
Got a band or a choir? Looking for something for older students? Check out Henry Flurry's composition residencies.
1492 and You
Suitable for 4th and 5th grades in a classroom setting."This is a powerful learning experience for the kids!" Roberta Schamber, 5th Grade Teacher.
Residency - Ask About Grant Opportunities. A multi-session social studies seminar illuminating the impact of Columbus' discovery of America on everyday contemporary life. We trace the human and cultural migration through percussion. Using a dynamic application of multiple intelligence theory, students at every ability level dive into:
- the market forces that spurred 15th century exploration;
- the origins of slavery in the New World;
- the exchange of products and ideas between the Old and New Worlds;
- the reasons for shifts in global power over two centuries;
- the reasons for studying history;
- the ways we can use history to understand and make decisions in our own lives.
Weddings, Cocktail Parties, Festivals, and Other Events
928-777-TONE (8663)
to plan your special event.
All shows can be given in both English and/or Spanish.