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Steve Pullara
provides a full range of shows, themes and programs for children
& families in all kinds of situations and all ages. As you
read on, this page describes them. His solo drawing and singing
program is ideal for school assemblies and can also be tailored
to pre-school settings, while his children's music band Steve
Pullara And His Cool Beans Band is a family favorite. Click
this link to see Steve's wide range of currently booked concerts:
Upcoming
Tour & Concerts Info. Steve's concerts and programs are very
popular and booked for festivals, schools, museums, libraries
and corporate settings. Below are descriptions for those interested
in future bookings.
Pre-Schools,
Child Care & Libraries: This is an interactive sing-along program*
with topical easy to understand drawing lessons. Kids love to
take home their works of art for the family refrigerator door.
There is much more about this program described at the bottom
of this page. (Ask for the yellow brochure about the Cool
Beans Music and Art Program for a full description) For
printing samples of Steve's art & music blend brochure, just
click!
Elementary
School Assemblies & Museums: Steve offers two types of programs
for elementary school assemblies and museums which are outlined
below:
Program
(A)
This great indoor activity* (for smaller groups) is a fun sing-along
and drawing lesson of popular topics such as dinosaurs, famous
cartoon characters, etc. The drawing lessons and songs can be
tailored to fit your event and age grouping. This program runs
60 minutes. There is much more about this program described at
the bottom of this page. (Ask for the yellow brochure about
the Cool Beans Music and Art Program for a full description or
view the attached PDF below) For
printing samples of Steve's art & music blend brochure, just
click!
Program
(B)
Steve's three to four piece interactive band comes to your school
or museum and teaches through interactive music. Kids are invited
onstage during this assembly program and encouraged to participate.
Drawing lessons can also be included if requested. After the
program, there is a question and answer session for each group.
Band musicians come to school early and talk to children whom
teachers have pre-selected that show musical promise.
Corporate
Settings & Town Festivals: This three piece band, which
sings interactive family music, is ideal for any family festival
or picnic. With many years of entertaining families under their
belt, Steve Pullara & The Cool Beans Band is also a popular
choice for many conference and event planners. This band comes
complete with an audio systems tailored to any setting.
Special
Education Programs: Steve Pullara has developed many programs
for special needs children and settings. He has presented up
to 130 programs per year for Special Education and Intermediate
Units. Cool Beans Music® themes incorporate many original
musical compositions dealing with: eye hand coordination, call
back and participation, visual association, sound buttons for
activity processes, props, language skills, rhymes with add-in
music, physical activity, multicultural appreciation, historical
themes, holidays, sign language, spelling, memory, attention
building and the learning of new words from other languages in
songs. Steve also has tremendous success with his alphabet drawing
and music blend techniques, especially with autistic and down's
syndrome children. There is much more about this program described
at the bottom of this page. For
printing samples of Steve's art & music blend brochure, just
click!
American
History Through Musical Themes: Using a narrative, combined with
employing standard and non-standard American music through a
live band, our history comes alive. The premise of this program
is to tie together a historical theme with musical aides, interactivity
& props. Steve engages the audience's imagination in the
music presented. Instruments incorporated into this program's
music are: fifes, drums, banjo, bass and guitar. This concert
program is ideal for school assemblies, museums and historical
settings. It's been tested, tried and successful.
Santa
Claus Christmas Revue: Steve Pullara and His Cool Beans Band do
a fun and popular romp with Santa Claus. They can also secure
a dancing jolly Santa for you if you need one. Or, this band
will interact with your designated Santa. Together, with Steve's
holiday program layout, they will provide a fun and memorable
concert for kids and their families. It will be a fond memory
for years to come full of songs and funny Holiday antics. Get
your events booked early. Because, as you may know, December
fills up fast for the Cool Beans Band!
Theme
Concerts: Steve
Pullara and His Cool Beans Band are veterans of many themed events
that townships and corporations have as their scheduled events.
We've presented programs from pirates, country, Mardi Gras, a
fifties theme and a jungle safari. You name it, and we'll have
a program tailored and designed just for you! Give Cool Beans
Music a call at 215-675-7743 for a free consultation!
Italian
American Festivals: With the advent of his award winning Italian
American family album entitled A Big Bowl of Musicroni,
Steve Pullara has a new window of cultural diversity. This values
based program is ideal for Italian-American Fests, Pizza Parties,
Pasta Nights, Spaghetti Dinners and Columbus Day Celebrations.
It's booked as a four to five piece band because of the needs
for saxophones and keybord. These instruments compliment the
full sound of the bass, drums, flutes and guitar as heard on
the CD. Read about his Parent's Choice & NAPPA
Award "Big Bowl of Musicroni" CD at this
site CD
Purchasing
Jazz
Flute Trio: As
a nice compliment to any event, Steve now provides a jazz flute
trio. This great mood music is a wonderful soundtrack to any
event. The Cool Beans Band can do variations on such themes as
animals for zoos, nursery rhymes, popular tunes from the American
song book, Cool Beans Music, ethnic jigs and much more. This
type of ensemble will work well for outdoor and indoor events,
especially venues that need ambience.
For all
booking info about any program on this page call:
Cool
Beans Music (215) 675-7743
or E-mail
at: spullara@coolbeansmusic.com
Cool
Beans Music is perfect for:
If
you need to make a presentation and would like to hear a free
Musical CD or show a DVD or Video of Steve's unique program,
please give a call to the above phone number (or e-mail us) and
a sampling can be mailed to you or your establishment. Currently
we have DVD's and VHS's in stock for concerts and special education.
An In-Depth Description
About Steve's Unique Cool Beans Music® With Art Program
Program
Title: Singing and Drawing with the Alphabet
Instructor:
Singer
/Illustrator Steve Pullara
Running
Time:
60
minutes (running time can be adjusted to fit programming schedule)
Program: Instructor
sings high energy interactive songs on his guitar with children.
These songs will be a traditional and original mix of songs for
30 minutes that teach: rhyming, word with sound associations
and exercises in a fun way. After that portion, the next 25 minutes
are learning to draw (popular cartoon characters, dinosaurs,
animals, bugs, etc.) with the letters of the alphabet by following
the instructor with his big pad on a large easel. These drawings
are usually themed to the season or week. The session's drawings
will also be a spelling lesson of the object drawn. The last
5 minutes of the program ends with a sending song to give closure
to the session.
Goal: This program
has been used by educators effectively through the years to build:
Listening Skills, Self Esteem and Interactive Community thru
a shared experience. After each program, children come away with
up to three finished art pieces to take home and a memorable
time shared with other children through art and music.
Planning
Notes:
The best age groups for this program range with children ages
5-10. All music and drawings are tailored to each developmental
stage. Inclusive family programs are also available.
Fee: (fee is negotiable
and multiple booking fee discounts are available)
For booking
info call: Cool Beans Music (215) 675-7743 or E-mail at: spullara@coolbeansmusic.com
Steve Pullara
Cool Beans Music, Inc.
P.O. Box 2091
Warminster, PA 18974
215-675-7743 phone
215-675-0747 fax
www.coolbeansmusic.com
How
about getting your event booked on our performance calendar?
There's always available days and options waiting for your considerations!
Many more exciting
concerts are booked straight through to December. So, keep stopping
by to see our ongoing booked performances on this website as
they are put into this large listing. Don't be a stranger!
You
can print "The Cool Beans Music® and Art Programs"
informational brochure to show to your organizations! This brochure
comes complete with photos and artwork samples!
Choose
an then click on your preferred format, or if they don't work
simply call for asample. We'd be happy to get one out to you.
Acrobat
PDF
JPG
For
printing samples of Steve's art & music blend brochure, just
click!
All information on this PDF page
is © 2008 Steve Pullara and Cool Beans Music, Inc. It may
be downloaded as a sample brochure. Copying and/or pasting this
info into another website without permission is prohibited and
subject to applicable laws.
Cool
Beans Music is a Registered Trademark
Click
any of these topics below to tour this site:
"Cool
Beans Music and Art Programs" pricing of programs is competitive
with the PennPAT Roster artists and the Young Audiences Roster.
Many Cool Beans Music concerts and programs have been sponsored
through twps. by "The PA Council for The Arts" and
" The NJ Council for the Arts."