http://www.jimgill.com/index.html
Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among children’s artists. Jim is a child development specialist, having completed his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. For this reason, each of Jim’s recordings and books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and a caring adult. (From jimgill.com)
Check out this great interview with Jim and hear him talk about play and inspiring family play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE68UKiY0Ts
Jim travels the United States and Canada performing for families and young children to promote play and learning. His songs are games that contain catchy, hilarious lyrics and fun motions that keep children and adults entertained. I had the privilege of seeing him perform when I was in college at The Wright State University-Lake Campus. (I've been told he also performed a few times at Thomas Edison!) One thing I remember the most about his concert is how he captured the students attention and engaged them in the learning process, when they didn't even know they were learning!
We sing several of his songs at school and the children are always engaged and love these songs. Three of them are featured under the Songs tab: "The List of Dances", "The Silly Dance Contest", and "Oh Hey Oh Hi Hello!" The kids also love "Stick to the Glue."
He has produced six CD's of children's music and has written two books.
Click on the link to find out more information about his books and CD's, You can also hear song samples from each of his CD's.
http://www.jimgill.com/music_books.html
Click these links for more songs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knzyY7K8g1I -"May There Always Be Sunshine" I LOVE this song!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zs9z3_LOpU -"Alabama, Mississippi"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Km9HFb5qo -"Foot Notes"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUnFms_gJus -"Beethoven's Five Finger Play"
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