tag:christinedeleon.com,2005:/blogs/music-programsMUSIC PROGRAMS2020-01-15T23:02:06-05:00Christine DeLeonfalsetag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61019332020-01-14T20:01:43-05:002020-01-15T22:55:49-05:00SENIOR/REHAB RESIDENCE GROUP MUSIC<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">A mix of seasonally relevant, upbeat and engaging songs from all decades. Memory care, rehabilitation, assisted and independent living residents are invited and encouraged to participate in dialogue, dance moves from a seated position and familiar/fun tunes for singing along. Never the same program twice and the residents are always the stars of the show. </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Song examples:<br>"Over The Rainbow"<br>"Give My Regards To Broadway"<br>"New York New York"<br>"Put On A Happy Face"</span></strong></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61019312020-01-14T19:57:03-05:002020-01-15T22:56:33-05:00HEALTHCARE FACILITY STROLLING MUSIC<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Upbeat and engaging songs performed in rooms of patients with mobility challenges. Residents who wish to participate are invited and encouraged to sing along. Requests are gladly honored if possible. </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Song examples:<br>"Take Me Out To The Ballgame"<br>"Over The Rainbow"<br>"That's Amore"<br>"You Are My Sunshine"</span></strong></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61019302020-01-14T19:51:42-05:002020-01-15T22:56:50-05:00ROARING TWENTIES SONG AND DANCE<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>A selection of beloved songs from the "Jazz Age" of America in the 1920s when a Vaudeville show was the best entertainment in town. Interesting discussions about the music and the music makers of the decade accompany fun and familiar songs for group singing. Audience members are invited to participate in a "Charleston" dance session (from a seated position if preferred).</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Song examples:<br>"Ain't She Sweet"<br>"Button Up Your Overcoat"<br>"Ain't We Got Fun"<br>"Baby Face"<br>"Five Foot Two"</strong></span></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61019262020-01-14T19:44:56-05:002020-01-15T22:57:08-05:00GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK/JAZZ STANDARDS<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Favorites primarily from the 1940s made famous by artists like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, Doris Day and Dean Martin (just to name a few of many). These song gems sparkled bright on stage and screen of the WWII Era. A fine collection of both smooth and peppy tunes for a feel good time.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Song examples:<br>"Que Sera Sera"<br>"I Left My Heart In San Francisco"<br>"Singin' In The Rain"<br>"Bye Bye Blackbird"<br>"Fly Me To The Moon"</strong></span></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61019242020-01-14T19:40:41-05:002020-01-15T22:57:29-05:00HAWAIIAN SONGS, SAND AND SUN<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Songs that celebrate the beauty of Hawaii which became the 50th state on August 21, 1959. Interesting discussions about the history of the Islands and the story of the Ukulele are paired with bright songs of the sunshine and beaches so plentiful in Hawaii. Audience members are also invited to participate in a Hula dance session (from a seated position if preferred).</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Song examples:<br>"Aloha Oe"<br>"Tiny Bubbles"<br>"Pearly Shells"<br>"Blue Skies"<br>"On The Sunny Side Of The Street"</strong></span></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61019202020-01-14T19:35:45-05:002020-01-15T22:57:43-05:00SONGS OF THE SEASONS<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>A program designed around the season at hand. Winter, spring, summer or autumn inspire a selection of songs both familiar and brand new.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Song examples:<br>"California Dreaming (on such a winter's day...)"<br>"Easter Parade"<br>"In The Good Old Summertime"<br>"Autumn Leaves"</strong></span></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61018972020-01-14T19:33:13-05:002020-01-15T22:58:26-05:00BRASS FEDORA DUO OR TRIO<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Music from a time when songwriters wore hats. Christine DeLeon (Ukulele), Jeff Rantzer (Trombone) and Frank Sole (Upright Bass) will take you on a "Sentimental Journey" "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" and "After You've Gone" they are certain that "When You're Smiling, the whole world smiles with you." This duo or trio will light up any gathering with classic songs from the 1920s through the 1940s. </strong></span></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61018722020-01-14T19:28:51-05:002020-01-15T22:58:46-05:00FOLK MUSIC OF THE 1960s<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>The 1960s - a decade of change and expression. The players of this era shaped a generation of music and music lovers. From the early days of Greenwich Village, NYC to the hippy culture of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury to the hill at Woodstock, the songs of folk icons like Ian and Sylvia, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Judy Collins are featured with plenty of opportunities to sing along.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Song examples:<br>"Blowin' In The Wind"<br>"Someday Soon"<br>San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)"<br>"Get Together"</strong></span></p>Christine DeLeontag:christinedeleon.com,2005:Post/61018712020-01-14T19:23:59-05:002020-01-15T22:59:06-05:00CHRISTINE DELEON - SINGER/SONGWRITER<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Songwriting for 30+ years has made for a collection of pleasing melodies and lyrics that tell stories, provoke thought, inspire laughter and sometimes just make you say "Yeah, I know what that's like." A few of the songs even inspired a win at the 2008 NJ Songwriter Contest and were recognized as finalists in the 2015 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Song examples: <br>"Born Too Late For The Great Folk Scare" (love of 1960s folk music)<br>"Quarter Past July" (changing of the seasons)<br>"Let The Rain Fall" (a nod to the classic song "Singing' In The Rain")<br>"December Twenty-One" (Mayan calendar scare of 2012)<br>"Tell Us Your History" (frustrations of a doctor visit)<br>"I Think Of You" (tear-jerking love song)<br>"This Town" (tale of city life)</strong></span></p>Christine DeLeon