PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN AND AROUND MICHIGAN
School/Library/Family Programs
For Lower Elementary, Preschool and Mixed Family Ages:
“THE CAT, THE RATS AND THE PIPER'S BRITCHES"
“THE CAT, THE RATS AND THE PIPER'S BRITCHES"- EXPRESS
"THREE BLIND MICE AND OTHER (REALLY OLD) ANIMAL SONGS"
For Upper Elementary Ages - Teens:
“GUTS, SKINS
AND BONES:
Instruments of the Renaissance”
“GUTS,
SKINS AND BONES:
Instruments of the Renaissance”-EXPRESS
2007/2008 PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Anne and Rob have created entertaining educational programs about the music and culture of the Renaissance, from the years approximately 1550 to 1650. The programs are targeted to specific age groups. Each program features performances of music from the time of William Shakespeare on appropriate instruments including recorders, Renaissance guitar, dulcimer, flutes, and a variety of percussion instruments. Assembly programs are approximately 45-minutes in length. Curriculum areas: History, Music, English and Social Studies.
Anne and Rob Burns each received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Early Music from Oakland University. They specialize in the music of the Renaissance and the Colonial era as the duo A Reasonable Facsimile. They have received wide acclaim for their unique school programs and have released an album and song booklet for young people, The Merry Pranks of Robin Goodfellow.
For Lower Elementary, Preschool and Mixed Family Ages
“THE CAT, THE RATS AND THE PIPER’S BRITCHES”
A Musical For Lower Elementary, Preschool and Mixed Family Ages
They came for the cheese but they stayed for the music!
Be a part of the action in “THE CAT, THE RATS AND THE PIPER’S BRITCHES.” Anne & Rob Burns as A Reasonable Facsimile use the fun medium of a play to introduce family audiences to old music and instruments. Anne and Rob provide their own entertaining take on a 1562 poem by John Heywood, using recorders, gittern, dulcimer, percussion and more to round out the story. The couple have often been called “pied pipers:” you and your rug-rats will readily follow them in this merry tale!
"The Cat, the Rats and the Piper's Britches" Study Guide .pdf
"The Cat, the Rats and the Piper's Britches" Poster .pdf (5.5 MB)
"The Cat, the Rats and the Piper's Britches" Poster .pdf (96 KB)
“THE CAT, THE RATS AND THE PIPER’S BRITCHES” - EXPRESS!
For Lower Elementary, Preschool and Mixed Family Ages
A story/song version of “THE CAT, THE RATS AND THE PIPER’S BRITCHES” told by Anne Burns. Includes songs and instruments. The audience participates in the story with sing-alongs and action.
"Express" program available for $150 in the metropolitan Detroit area
"The Cat, the Rats and the Piper's Britches"-Express Study Guide .pdf
"The Cat, the Rats and the Piper's Britches"-Express Poster .pdf
"The Cat, the Rats and the Piper's Britches"-Express B&W Poster .pdf
"THREE BLIND MICE AND OTHER (REALLY OLD) ANIMAL SONGS"
A Concert For Lower Elementary, Preschool and Mixed Family Ages
Especially for festivals and walk-through venues, Anne & Rob Burns as A Reasonable Facsimile perform jolly animal-themed music from the Renaissance including an early version of the beloved "THREE BLIND MICE." The audience will see and hear copies of fascinating old instruments including recorders, whistles, pipes, strings and percussion, and will participate in many of the pieces.
For Upper Elementary Ages - Teens
“GUTS, SKINS AND BONES: Instruments of the Renaissance”
Strummed, thrummed, pounded and sounded,
Renaissance instruments
purr, chirr, growl and howl
in this animal-themed music program!
For Upper Elementary Ages - Teens
What are musical instruments made of? Anne & Rob show and play a lively assortment of replica Renaissance instruments, and tell how some of them were made originally from animal parts. You may call it gross...we call it music! Gittern, drum, bones and more are played on Renaissance songs and tunes.
"Guts, Skins and Bones" Study Guide .pdf
"Guts, Skins and Bones" Poster .pdf
“GUTS, SKINS AND BONES: Instruments of the Renaissance” - EXPRESS!
For Upper Elementary Ages - Teens
Anne Burns presents an abbreviated version of this program, demonstrating many instruments. Hands-on opportunities for small, controlled groups of students.
"Express" program available for $150 in the metropolitan Detroit area
For Upper Elementary Ages - Teens
"MUSIC OF COLONIAL TIMES" brings to life the early settlements in the Great Lakes and Canada through music and stories.Music animates the historical record, bringing social life and history into the realm of student experience in a way the written word cannot. The music, from the late 16th century to the early 18th century, is of the sort known to the inhabitants of the New World. The selections feature lively music for the common man—dance music, song tunes, marches. Each program features performances of music on appropriate instruments including period style recorder, flute, viola da gamba, guitar, fife and drum. With these programs, first developed for the Detroit's 300th anniversary in 2001, A Reasonable Facsimile hopes to enhance and encourage the study of local history by young audiences.
“STUPID PET TRICKS . . . FOR PEOPLE”
Play Phobia Phactor!
Laugh while Learning
about animal training and care
Non-Music Program For Small Groups of Upper Elementary Ages, Teens and Adults
Fun games, anecdotes and information about pet—mostly dog—training and care. Human “pet” participants earn treats for good behavior and new skills. Anne Burns is an amateur dog trainer, having attended dog classes and workshops in dog obedience, canine freestyle, dog behavior, and dog agility (see our "Canine Capers" page). Anne volunteers at a local animal shelter, training adoptable dogs.
Program available separately for $150 in the metropolitan Detroit area, or anywhere with one of our music programs for $100.
"Stupid Pet Tricks for People" Poster .pdf
"Stupid Pet Tricks for People" Resources .pdf
Animal Care and Training Links
