Videos

Foot Notes
Jim Gill shares word play all related to feet… or movements carried out with our feet… that can be actively played by children and adults. The music is all freely improvised (the way musicians play) by the bass player and drummer. So it’s ALL PLAY! A selection from Jim’s newest CD: Music Play for Folks of All Stripes.

Beethoven’s Five Finger Play
A piece originally created for Jim Gill’s concerts with symphony orchestras. The music is, at first, dramatic accompaniment for the simple finger play. Then a klezmer variation begins, inspiring the family clap-along and dance-along. Even the musicians join in the fun! A selection from Jim’s newest CD: Music Play for Folks of All Stripes.

Living Inside of a Jar
A video documenting the recording of Jim Gill’s song with accompaniment by musicians who play glass bottles! The bottles are blown into, plucked and struck (like xylophones). Music play is more than just children's play! A selection from Jim’s newest CD: Music Play for Folks of All Stripes.

Truck Stop
Trucks start… then go… until they stop… at a truck stop. An innovative piece from Jim Gill that provides families an opportunity to actively play as the musicians improvise the accompaniment (which is how musicians play). A selection from Jim’s newest CD: Music Play for Folks of All Stripes.

Silly Dance Contest
Footage from “Jim Gill’s Family Room Tour.” Jim Gill and his band provide the music. The children and parents provide the play! This song originally appeared on Jim’s first CD, Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes.

Interview with Jim Gill
Musician, author and child development specialist Jim Gill describes his excitement over the creation of videos that accompany his newest CD release, Music Play for Folks of All Stripes.