The Bazillions Musical Performance

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,850
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Complete
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
July 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Carver
Carver
Project Overview

The Bazillions bring their music to the kindie rock stage with a well-honed live sound with a full multimedia experience. Buckets of crayons and song-themed coloring sheets accompany the performances for young artists. After the show, children have the opportunity to have their drawings photographed for posting on The Bazillions' web site.

Project Details

791

Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,850
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Bazillioons perform songs that help promote literacy. Songs that are part of the setlist focus on letter sounds like "Silent e" and "Q and U" to songs about reading "Favorite Book", are all designed to teach kids about the alphabet and reading. Each song is designed to highlight different ways for audiences to interact, with either call and response or body movements or playing with egg shakers, scarves or ribbon wands.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The music program was very interactive inviting the audience to sing along and dance. They had songs about libraries and reading. One song was about careers. Adam asked the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up and added extra verses to the song with the children's answers. Our theme is Universe of Stories and Adam asked the audience about space and what you would need if you were in space and sang a song about rockets blasting into space. The Bazillions music was a great balance of fun and education with lots of audience participation. Several adults who were just in the library, not for the program, stopped to listen. Many adults said they loved the Bazillions cover of I'm a Believer. Suitable for all ages.

Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200