PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Jan , 2005 Edgewood Campus School, Madison,WI
Feb ,2005 Waisman Center Theatre, Madison,WI 1:00pm
March , 2005 Olbrich Gardens, 2:00-3:00 Madison WI
March , 2005 Eagle Bluff Elementary School, Onalaska,WI
March , 2005 Stocker Elementary,Kenosha,WI
March ,2005 Blessed Sacrament Elementary, Lacrosse,WI
April , 2005 "Kids in the Rotunda" 11:00 & 1:00 Overture Center, Madison, WI
April 2005 "Kids Expo" Alliant Energy Expo Center,Madison,WI
June , 2005 Good Old Summertime Art Fair, Kensoha,WI Times TBA >>>Hear the Radio Ad!<<<
June 25-26, 2005 Strawberry Festival, Cedarburg,WI 11:00 & 2:00 Sat, 1:00 & 3:00 Sun.
July 9 2005 Art Fair, Arbor Vitae, WI
October 24, 2005 Stanley Clark School,South Bend, Indiana
October , 2005 Wisconsin Art Educ. Assoc. Convention, Appleton,WI
November, 2005 Pewaukee Lake Elementary,Pewaukee,WI
December , 2005 Emerson Elementary, Lacrosse,WI
February , 2006 Olbrich Gardens "Winter Concert Series", Madison,WI 2:00-3:00
THE "My Kids Don't Have Spring Break at the Same Time" TOUR - March 13-17
March 13,2006 Rock Ledge Elementary,Seymour,WI
March 14,2006 Riverview Elementary, Wausau,WI
March 16, 2006 Sherwood Elementary, Saginaw,MI am
March 16,2006 Arrowwood Elementary,Saginaw,MI pm
April 8, 2006 "Kids in the Rotunda" Overture Center, Madison, WI 11:00 & 1:00
May , 2006 Central Elementary "Arts Day", Washington, IL
July , 2006 "Art Fair on the Square" Madison, WI 12:30-1:30pm Kids Stage
July , 2006 Kenosha Art and Flower Festival, Kenosha,WI
October 27th, 2006 WAEA Convention, Ococnomowoc HS
November 2006 Pewaukee Lake Elementary, Pewaukee,WI (date TBA)
Jan 2007 St Annes School, Wausau,WI
Jan 2007 St Mark School,Wausau,WI
February 2007 Queen of Peace ,Madison,WI
April 6, 2007 Cleveland,Ohio (date TBA)
April 9, 2007 Lake Mills, WI
May 4-6 Washington DC - Abrakadoodle Convention
October 2007 Columbus,Ohio
October 2007 White Pigeon, MI
November 2007, Arcadia, IN
November 2007, Cedar Rapids, IA
February 2008,Onalaska,WI
March 2008 Phoenix,AZ
March 2008 Tucson,AZ
The "Greater Tri-State Area" Spring Break Tour - March 2008
March 2008 Schaumburg,IL
March 2008 Brookston, IN
March 2008, Okawville, IL
Mar 2008, Peru, IN
May 2008, Cambridge,WI
August 29, 2008 Dane County Coliseum-Alliant Energy Center-Madison, WI-MMSD Rally
October 2008, Heritage Performing Arts Center, Gillette,WY
THE "EAST COAST SWING SPRING BREAK TOUR"
April 2009 Salisbury,MD-Fruitland Elementary
April 2009 Frederick,MD-Oakdale, Elem & Lewistown Elem
April 2009 Valparaiso, IN
June 2009, Nassakeag Elem, Setauket, NY (Long Island)
June 2009 Richmond,VA
October 3,2009 AEI (Art Educators of Iowa) Conference, Cedar Falls, IA
May 2010 Peru IN (pending)
Many shows for this school year and next are already pending!> >>BOOK YOURS NOW!<<
NEWS and NOTES
THIS JUST IN:
"Quite a Pair (American Gothic)" from "Songs in the Key of Art Volume 3" to be featured in
Filmaker Sasha Water's Documentary "This American Gothic"
SEE THE TRAILER
With Sasha at the Premier
JAN 2008:
Read the Article from Somerset, PA
JAN 2008:
Volume Two Makes the "Zoom-In Online" Weekly Playlist
Wausau Herald Article-St Mark's Performance
"The Tech Savvy Educator Website" says
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I have just found a wonderful musician.
Greg Percy is an art educator who has created some original art tunes. While I'm not entirely sure this falls under the category of technology and art, it certainly falls under fun.
With such great songs as "Vincent Van Gogh (no stereo)" and "Red Yellow Blues," he amused me for the better part of an hour (don't tell my principal!). The lyrics to Vincent Van Gogh (who doesn't hear in stereo) made me giggle over and over. The kids didn't quite get it, but it made my day.
Check out his website, he has CDs for sale as well as a stage show for schools. What an inspirational educator...."
After a visit to South Bend, IN
Foster Elementary in Pa. does "Songs in the Key of Art" Musical***
Kids performing "Mondrian"
SCHOLASTIC INSTRUCTOR SAYS:
"...As Greg Percy, a teacher of art for 20 years in Madison, Wisconsin, has discovered, a musical intelligence can even help kids with—what else?—other types of art. Percy's greatest hits (www.songsinthekeyofart.com) include the “Picasso Polka,” “From Matisse to You,” “Michaelangelo Mad,” and “The Red and Yellow Blues”-the latter a catchy ditty on primary colors. In his art classes, Percy will show some samples of an artist's work, talk about the artist, and then play an original song pertaining to that day's art lesson. For example, his song “Van Gogh (No Stereo)” appeals to kids because they remember one gruesome fact about the Dutch master: that he cut off his ear—and, as the song goes, couldn't hear “in stereo.” The songs ignite the kids' interest and help them remember important facts and elements of art history.“The kids are learning, but they don't know they're learning,” says Percy. “That's the best situation.”
Jan/Feb 2005 issue
ARTNEWS SAYS:
RADIO VAN GOGH-ARTNEWS MAGAZINE
September 2003-page 30-by Senior Editor Carly Berwick
The internet finally proved it’s worth,. WFUV radio host Pete Fornatale announced over the New York-area airwaves recently. It was Vincent van Gogh’s 150th birthday, and the veteran rock deejay wanted to do something special. So he went to his computer and typed into a search engine-“Google, if you must know”- the phrase “songs about art.”
One of the first entries returned was "www.songsinthekeyofart.com" - and it was a veritable goldmine , with three entire albums filled with art related tunes, from the raucous “Michelangelo Mad” to the folksy “Mondrian,” all written and performed by Madison, Wisconsin, elementary school art teacher, Greg Percy.
Fornatale launched his tribute to van Gogh with what he calls a “no-brainer,” “Vincent” by Don McLean, while Percy’s more recent “Van Gogh” concluded the four song set. Percy, who played in a pop-rock ‘80s band” in college, doesn’t shy away from the artist’s more gruesome biographical details. “Vincent van Gogh, he couldn’t hear in stereo,” he begins. He continues with some art criticism. “His sunflowers were brilliant, so simple yet so brave, if he found out what they’re worth, he’d turn over in his grave.”…
2 TIME WINNER!
The recently released song "You Cezanne"(Volume 4) was among the winners in the MSG nationwide songwriters contest.
"Bad Day in the Art Room" (Volume 3) was a winner in the previous MSG contest.
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