Johnette Downing - Music & Books for Children

Musical Performances

"You blend gentleness and liveliness, humor and caring in such a way to make the children feel comfortable and creative. Your presentation was just right."
– Gale Criswell, State Library of Louisiana

Musical Performances

Internationally known for her spicy style, Johnette’s movin’ and groovin’ musical performances are entertaining, educational and filled with audience participation.

Time: 45 minutes
Audience age: Pre-K through 3rd Grades
Audience size: Limited to 300 students per performance

Clean and Green

Go green! Join Johnette's "Green Team" and get in step with reducing your carbon footprint on the Earth with songs about environmental conservation and preservation. Like Johnette's song says, "Clean and green is a natural thing, think globally if you know what I mean."

Theme: Environment

Planet Rock

A galaxy of rockin’, hip-hoppin’ songs about the solar system. Learn about the sun, planets, gravity, Saturn’s rings, and simple ways we can care for Planet Earth.

Theme: Solar System and Caring for the Earth

Songs Across the Sea

Have guitar will travel! Take a journey through song across the seas to faraway and not-so faraway lands. Join the world beat as we explore songs, chants and dances from Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Music is the thread that unites the world.

Theme: World Cultures

Boogie Woogie Bugs

Spiders and snails and roaches, oh my! The backyard is buzzing alive with a boogie-woogie jive. Play in the bug band and sing some creepy, crawly and catchy songs about insects.

Theme: Insects and Arachnids

Tail Waggin Tunes

Fetch a good tune! Come bark along as we sing about man’s best friend and some extraordinarily weird pets. Be part of the pack and spend a fun dog day afternoon digging up tunes that will have you tapping your paws and rolling over with laughter. For an extra treat, learn some easy pet care tips.

Theme: Pets

Fins and Grins

Dive into fun with songs of the sea. Learn about seahorses, penguins, stingrays, amphibians, hermit crabs and many more marine creatures. From the bayou to the ocean, we’ll have a whale of a good time.

Theme: Marine Life and Bodies of Water

Songs from the Gumbo Pot

Lassiez les bon temps rouler with this Louisiana musical gumbo of songs about gators, skeeters, crawfish, 'possums and the Cajun werewolf Loup Garou. We'll pass a good time with this spicy swamp romp for children.

Theme: Louisiana

Wild and Woolly Wiggle Songs

Climb into the jungle and splash into the sea with wildly wondrous animal songs. From ants in your pants to rockin' zebras, we'll monkey around in musical fun.

Theme: Animals

Swing Rattle and Roll

Zap into the past as we rock around the decades with music from the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Hold on to your bobby socks, it's time to Limbo!

Theme: Music/History

Zip Zing Books Sing

Bop into books and sing stories as books come alive through song. We'll make the singing-reading connection with lively tuneful tales.

Theme: Books/Reading

Jumpin Jitters

Fun is brewing as we cook up a cauldron full of bone creakin', knee knockin', hip shakin', silly and spooky songs.

Theme: Halloween

Silly Sing Along

Toe tapping tunes to tickle your tummy. From "Anna Banana" to "Wiggle Worms," we'll have a giggling good time.

Theme: Fun

Spoonful of Songs

Come and eat it up! Grab a spoon and dig into yummy food songs. From alligator pie to zucchini, we’re cookin’ a heaping helping of songs to tempt your taste buds and to teach you really are what you eat!

Theme: Food and Nutrition

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