
Janie Next Door® ~ Music For Kids

Who is Janie Next Door?
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Jane Christison is children's musician, Janie Next Door®, playing fun and educational music for kids. She can be found performing at preschools, elementary school concerts, festivals, libraries, birthday parties and other special occasions using an instrument kids don’t get to see very often - an accordion! Learn more about Jane here.
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Clap, march, and sing along!
Children, students, teachers, and parents are encouraged to sing along, march, clap hands in time to the music, dance and take part in the fun of a live musical performance.
Janie’s fun shows celebrate holidays, visit other countries, play music for lots of fun themes, and share the joy of a live musical performance.

Photo credit: Pam Elliott

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Listen to Janie! 
"I Love Playing Accordion" from Jane Christison's album,"Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™"

Take Janie Next Door with you!
Jane's popular CD, Come Sing Along With Janie Next Door™ is a favorite of young and old. Praised by parents, educators, grandparents, AND most importantly...kids! It's received multiple awards and accolades.
A lyrics booklet of all the songs comes along with the CD so you can sing along, too!
Janie’s smile (you can hear it!) and enthusiasm are contagious, you'll find yourself singing along. Her original songs are so catchy that they’ll stick in your head, and you won’t want them to leave!

Photo credit: Pam Elliott
The Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ Learning Guide takes Jane Christison’s award-winning children’s CD and turns its 18 original, upbeat songs into attention-grabbing lessons that classroom teachers, music educators, and homeschoolers will love teaching to their students, from preschool through early elementary.

Jane Christison and Debbie Gray
Using classroom-tested techniques by music educator, Debbie Gray, this book comes with two CD’s (with and without vocals) plus 90 coloring pages*, puzzles*, word searches* and extension activities* to connect MUSIC with:
- Art, math, science and language arts.
- Reading fluency and comprehension.
- Physical education and FUN!
Students will want to do these songs and activities again and again!
*The 90 workbook exercises may be copied or reproduced for classroom use.
See what Rachelle at Soundscaping Source says about the Learning Guide. ↓
See Janie Next Door in action!

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Janie Next Door's Notable Performances
- Aqua Jamz Concert Series, Mission, KS
- Bryan Kids’ Health & Safety Fair, Lincoln, NE
- Bunny Eggstravaganza, Mission, KS
- CoCo Key Water Resort, Independence, MO
- Daniel Young Elementary School, Blue Springs, MO - First Graders Concert with Janie Next Door®
- Enchanted Forest, Lenexa, KS
- Faulkner’s Ranch, Kansas City, MO
- Fort Leonard Wood Easter Egg Hunt, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
- Great Midwest Balloon Fest, Olathe, KS
- Jiggle Jam, Kansas City, MO
- Johnson County Museum, Overland Park, KS
- Kansas City Baby & Kid Fest, Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City Power & Light District – Sprint Family Fun Day
- Maker Faire Kansas City
- Merriam Farmers’ Market, Merriam, KS
- Mid-Continent Libraries – “Music With A Smile”
- Midwest Kids Fest, Overland Park, KS
- Mission Family Festival, Mission, KS
- Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, KS
- Overland Park Fall Festival, Overland Park, KS
- Overland Park Farmer’s Market – Clock Tower Plaza
- Plaza Library, Kansas City, MO
- Popsicles in the Park Concerts, Independence, MO
- St. Mary’s College, Early Childhood Development Center, South Bend, IN
- Teddy Bear Picnic, Kansas City, MO Parks & Rec
- Turkey Creek Festival, Merriam, KS
- University of Notre Dame, Early Childhood Development Center, South Bend, IN
- VillageFest, Prairie Village, KS
- Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City, Shawnee, KS
- Zona Rosa Breakfast with Santa and Family Fridays at the Frog Fountain, Kansas City, MO