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Glenn Anthony

Glenn Anthony

Several years of work in media production (my undergraduate degree) led to my decision to pursue music as a career.  Since performing as the Green Drum Master in the 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremony, I’ve engaged audiences by presenting on stages and in classrooms.  As an avid listener to World Music, I often felt compelled to obtain and play unique sounding instruments I heard in the music. I’ve never stopped acquiring instruments and learning, practicing, and refining my skills.  I believe that learning music and playing with others is a focused activity that leads to relaxation, fellowship, personal betterment, and neuroplasticity. An overarching goal for my presentations is simply to share the joy of the musical world with everyone.  Music can feel like magic, and learning music is beneficial to all areas of life.  My presentations entertain, enlighten with subject themes, “life lessons” and curriculum connections.

Social Media: Facebook

Arts Disciplines:  Music, Storytelling, Dance, Media Arts 

Core Content Curriculum Areas:  Music, Media Arts 

Specialized Content Areas:  Arts Integration, STEAM, World Cultures, 

Grade Levels:  K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Adult   

Geographic Availability:  Metro Atlanta, North Georgia, Middle Georgia, South Georgia 

Program Fees:   

Program I fees – 

  • <30 miles – $250-350 per hour of programming (or per residency session)
  • 30-60 miles – $250-350 per hour of programming, $40 per diem
  • Over 60 miles $350 per hour of programming, $50 per diem, overnight lodging

Program II fees – 

  • <30 miles – $250-350 per hour of programming (or per residency session)
  • 30-60 miles – $250-350 per hour of programming, $40 per diem
  • Over 60 miles $350 per hour of programming, $50 per diem, overnight lodging

Program III fees – 

  • <30 miles – $250-350 per hour of programming (or per residency session)
  • 30-60 miles – $250-350 per hour of programming, $40 per diem
  • Over 60 miles $350 per hour of programming, $50 per diem, overnight lodging

Artistic Profile:    

Several years of work in audio and video production (my undergraduate degree) led to my decision to pursue music as a career. Since performing as the Green Drum Master in the 1996 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Atlanta, I have spent over 8000 hours on stages and in classrooms actively engaged in music performance and education. As I collected instruments and learned music from around the world, I found myself performing at a wide range of venues. I recorded and released a (sold out) relaxing world music CD in 2001. I have played (and still play) piano, drums, and bass in rock, jazz, folk, blues, etc. ensembles as well as various world instruments in both solo and in traditional music ensembles including West and South African, Greek and Turkish traditional, Indonesian Gamelan (Emory University Gamelan), my “One Man World Music Looping Band”, and many more. Decades of passionate musical experience has helped me become a well-rounded, versatile performer. As an avid listener to World Music, I often felt compelled to obtain and play unique sounding instruments I heard in the music. I never stop acquiring instruments, learning, practicing, and refining. I’m happiest when playing music or helping others enjoy playing and understanding music. I believe that learning music and playing with others is a focused activity that leads to relaxation, fellowship, personal betterment, and neuroplasticity.

Teaching Experience:   

I have been delivering educational music programs since 1996. I participated in the 2010 Young Audiences Professional Development Seminar, during which I designed the original “Our Musical Body”. As a member of NAfME and GMEA, I attended many workshops and seminars at in-service conferences during the 2015-2018 school years. Most of my programs are for K-5 and can easily be adapted as needed. Excluding assemblies and other performances, I have thousands of class teaching hours in the past ten years. My recent teaching experience is as follows (see résumé): 7 years at Skyland Trail; 6 years at Arbor Montessori; 4 years Sound Learning Residency; 6 years Music Director 7 Stages Youth Creates; currently in 2nd year as a LEAD Homeschool Music Class teacher; Private instruction (30 current students) since 1998. I simply want to share the joy music gives me with anyone who wants to experience it: “Basic music understanding for all!” Music can feel like magic, and learning music is beneficial to all areas of life. I like to provide programs that are similar to a traveling field trip that comes right to the school…no buses needed. My presentations entertain, enlighten, and also carry themes, messages, and “life lessons” (like cultural acceptance, recycle/repurpose, music is math/science, learning music is healthy, etc.). A focus for my individual instruction is getting siblings and entire families playing music together in an approach I call “FamJam”.

Sample Programs:    

  • Our Musical World Australia” focuses mainly on the wonderfully unique Didjeridu and the prehistoric culture and mythology of Australia’s Aboriginals as well as the wonder of Australia’s unique animal life. I delivered this program originally as a 45-minute assembly/interactive performance for approximately 40 Montessori students primary-upper elementary (age 6-12). This OMW program begins with a live-looped performance (with interactive clapping) called “Boing Boing” demonstrating Didjeridu and Click Sticks as well as Jaw harps from Vietnam, Cajon, Quaraqeb and others. Complete with students clapping and playing sticks, this section also features comparing and contrasting primitive, simple instruments and how they may have been invented. After the opening piece, the session focuses on Aboriginal mythology, specifically the story of the origin of both the Didjeridu and the stars (that are actually termites). Mythology explains what science hasn’t yet. The next section is a demonstration of Didjeridu playing techniques, animal sounds, and circular breathing. If time permits, students can play the plastic “student” instruments. Then the group learns, memorizes, sings, and dances to the Kukuburra song for the “finale.”The attached document is my (sometimes shorthand) script outline for the presentation. 
  • Our Musical World (OMW) Cherokee/’Primative’ Georgia” is a music residency program first designed and implemented with Sound Learning residency at Drew Charter. It includes four 50-minute visits for 5-50 students. Since it’s the original design, I have used content from this program in school and homeschool classes (Arbor and LEAD). The attached plan is the plan for visit 2 of 4. This selection of the OMW series focuses mainly on one native American nation (Cherokee) who historically inhabited north-central Georgia. The program compares Native American culture to other primitive cultures. This includes Cherokee mythology (Atsinatluga story), Cherokee language and geography, and primitive musical instruments (flutes, shakers, …). Basic music/composition concepts. Students use the 84 Cherokee syllables to give themselves Cherokee-inspired names and compose pentatonic melodies from their names. The students, between visits, also write mythological stories from the perspective of the ancients, to explain natural phenomena which science now explains (thunder, rain, …). The residency culminated in a large group multi-track recording session. The group recorded a melody (composed from their names), shakers (that the students made), stories, and sound effects each on separate tracks. After I edited them, I sent them back to the teachers for the class to hear their work. The attached document is my working script for visits 2 and 3. 
  • “The Musical Body” (TMB) is a sister program to the assembly/performance “Our Musical World: A Round World” which is sometimes called “Music From All Sides”. OMB was created for Young Audiences and has been refined over the years. The attached document is the original script and outline with standards from 2010. This program outline of OMB represents the 45-50 minute Assembly version demonstrating music and instruments of the world, which can be adapted as needed for 15-250+ students K-5, 6-8, 9-12. The video is the program segment called “Boing Boing” from the performance at Wild Music Day at Fernbank Museum. TMB is a tour of interesting instruments of the world, focusing on how humans (and other animals) use their bodies to make sounds and music (including the oldest instrument – the voice). Subject areas covered in OMB include world cultures, instrument classification (aerophone, etc.), biological sound, acoustics and resonance, sound generation, frequency, and harmony. I have a completely self-contained setup. My only technical requirement is power and a dedicated performance space (stage, …) out of heavy traffic areas. If there is a PA system in place, I use just two inputs. If not, I have my own PA system.

Sample Lesson Plans/Study Guides:

Program Photos and Videos: 

Our Musical World – Australia – video
https://youtu.be/bfJS-U7SLdk

Our Musical World – Cherokee – Video
https://youtu.be/DAUEZol54Cs

The Musical Body – video
https://youtu.be/mKESVQT_4oM

  • Listing ID: 6056