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Drawing from his own experiences, Will creates songs and stories that entertain the whole family with his highly participatory concerts.
Will’s Jams Live
Get ready to jump, sing, and dance with Will Stroet of Will’s Jams! A JUNO-, CFMA-, and WCMA-nominated musician, educator, and former CBC Kids TV star, Will brings big energy to the stage as a rock trio.
With clever lyrics, catchy hooks, and songs in both English and French, his high-energy show gets kids moving, thinking, and celebrating creativity and community. Expect a mix of fan-favourites from his 13 albums plus brand-new tunes from his latest release, My Best Friends—featuring collaborations with some of Canada’s top children’s artists such as Charlotte Diamond, Al Simmons & Seeka Sings.
With over 3,000 shows under his belt, Will has truly rocked his way to the top of the Canadian children’s music scene. Don’t miss the chance to sing and dance along!
Ages: All ages
Tech requirements: PA, 3 monitors, 2 vocal mics, bass amp, drum kit
Languages: English, French, bilingual (with some Mandarin and Spanish
Number of people: 3 musicians (guitar, drum and bass) plus a tech
Will’s Jams Symphony Show
Will’s Jams kids’ symphony show features Will’s most popular hits as seen on CBC Kids. Kids will be dancing in their seats to catchy songs about reading, hygiene, animals and nature with colourful orchestral arrangements and sing-along choruses. They will also be introduced to excerpts from popular classical pieces, such as The Barber of Seville and Flight of the Bumblebee, which thematically tie into Will’s folk, pop and rock songs.
Duration: 55 minutes
Orchestra size: charts modified for small, mid-size and large orchestras
Languages: English or multilingual (Half French & English with some Mandarin or Spanish)
Set list, condensed score and video available upon request
Will et Seeka: Amis avec tout le monde
Will et Seeka — of Will’s Jams and Seeka Sings — are nationally recognized musicians and educators who both have a passion for music, languages, and childhood education. Their shared understanding of the power of music in teaching languages brought these two songwriters and parents together during the pandemic to create fun, unique, and relevant musical resources to support French and English language learning. Born into families of educators and musicians, music has been instrumental in helping both artists become fluent in French as their second language.
They are excited to share their upbeat and educational bilingual music for kids with families and educators around the world. Listen to "Will et Seeka: Amis avec tout le monde” and “Will and Seeka: Friends with Everyone.”
French & English Music Videos
Will & Seeka's French and English music videos along with printable worksheets and instrumental tracks will be available online soon for free for educators and parents at www.willandseeka.com. These were formerly part of an Arts IQ paid subscription.
Live Show Description
Will et Seeka: Amis avec tout le monde is the ultimate interactive concert for kids learning French as a second language. Whether they’re in French immersion, core French or just have a love for the language, this concert is guaranteed to engage and entertain. And, they’ll be learning French without even realizing it!
Will and Seeka are accompanied by a talented, bilingual band in this energetic and educational show, which features songs about colours, days of the week, weather, food, animals, daily routines, family and friends, the alphabet and movement.
Through sing-along choruses, actions and movement, kids will leave the show with these joyous songs in their hearts and a skip in their step.
For more info about the artists and online resources, visit pebblestarartists/willetseeka.
Ages: 1-9 years old
Tech requirements: PA, 4 monitors, 3 vocal mics, bass amp, drum kit
Languages: French, English and bilingual
Number of people: 4 musicians (guitar, drum, keyboards, vocals and bass)
French & English Educator Resources
The virtual program, “Will et Seeka: Amis avec tout le monde,” is the ultimate musical resource for supporting French language learning. The Arts IQ platform has been discontinued but the resources will be available soon for free at www.willandseeka.com. They include:
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Lyric music videos in French & English
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Lyric sheets
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Downloadable MP3s of the songs
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Downloadable MP3s of the instrumental tracks (for assemblies, performances)
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Printable worksheets
Song topics include: colours, days of the week, weather, food, animals, parts of the body, daily routines, family, friendship, community, clothing, the alphabet, movement, conversational French and mindfulness.
Will's Jams| Chanter avec Will
Over the past decade touring schools, Will has developed a top-notch school show with audience participation, witty wordplay, sign language and catchy sing-along choruses. His upbeat music explores the themes of literacy, imagination and creativity, math, science and living a healthy and active lifestyle, which ties into Canadian school curriculum. Will offers interactive concerts in English, French or both languages with his 3-piece band, featuring hits from his 11 nationally acclaimed albums.
Grade Suitability: K–7
Duration: 45 mins
Number of people: 3 musicians
Ready Set Learn Program
Will is repeatedly booked by the Richmond, Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Delta, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Abbotsford and Fort St. John school districts for the B.C. Ministry of Education's Ready, Set, Learn program intended for families and their three- to five-year-old children. These events are hosted by schools often in the late winter and early spring and offers parents information about how to support a young child’s early learning and development. It also develops positive connections between families, the school system and local community agencies. Will is hired to perform a solo or band concert at these events.
Ages: Preschoolers and their parents/caregivers
Duration: 30-40 mins.
Number of people: 1-3 people
Artist-in-Residency
As a former French immersion music teacher and performer in elementary schools, Will understands how to work effectively with students and offers interactive songwriting workshops that involve critical thinking, creative writing, call and response, actions, presentation skills and performance opportunities for their peers and/or parents. Will teaches students about the basics of songwriting including: lyric, chorus and verse composition, rhythm and rhyme schemes, melody, as well as other song structures (for blues, folk, pop). Students will collaboratively compose a song with Will that will be ready to perform in a final concert. Every workshop follows a learning structure and provides room for flexibility, play, and creativity, as per the interests and strengths of the class or school. The song topic can be tied to any curricular theme. The workshop duration and number of sessions is flexible and can be determined between the school and artist depending on the number of students and classes involved. Please email us at bookings@pebblestarartists.com to discuss specific details.
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