Susan Leigh Picking
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Past Projects

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Brownie Troop Music Project 2011
Took the classic song "Make New Friends" and arranged it in several styles.  This Long Beach CA Brownie Troop sang it and recorded it for their music badge.
Make New Friends/Folk
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Camp Blodgett 2011
Taught music program at Camp Blodgett in West Olive Michigan for 5 sessions in summer of 2011.  Updated the melody of the Camp Song.  Each session learned The Camp Song in a different genre.  We recorded the song each week and compiled into a CD.  
Camp Blodgett Song/ Hip Hop
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Yoga and Music 2012
Created a Yoga and Music playshop for youth at East Grand Rapids Wealthy Elementary School with Yoga Teacher Brooke Dillane.  We developed call and response chants to coincide with our yoga movement and postures.  
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 Singer/Songwriter Informance 2012
Performing message driven cover songs and original music  with Elementary School student music classes.  Fun music to learn and  share life lessons. Songs about self awareness, self esteem, being kind, perseverance, and humor.
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Projects for hire

School of Life Elementary School Artist-in-Residence: School of Life Artist In Residency is developed for grades K - 6th grade. It is a Multi- Day Anti-Bullying and Diversity Program that culminates into an interactive student musical performance assembly for kids, teachers, and parents. See School of Life Page

Children's Programs: Additional Playshops offered for libraries, children's museums,festivals,school assemblies, classroom programs  with live interactive teaching performances which include Language Arts, Creativity, Yoga and Movement music, and Music sharing message driven songs.

Contact Susan for a pdf file of The School of Life Brochure, playshop examples, language arts, music and the arts and crafts, and yoga and music write:  [email protected]
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