Interactive Concerts


Lee gets the children up and moving !

Picture your students singing, dancing and improvising as their favorite books come alive through music! Each original song introduces a different musical genre, involves movement, finger play, following directions or sequences of events. Props and percussion instruments are used to stimulate interest and creativity.


Lee uses hand-motions in concert

Lee will add your favorite school songs, classic favorites, Spanish and/or Italian upon request! New themes are always being created and added to Lee's repertoire, and she can easily create a new show for you, too. For PARP shows, she has added "Cowboy/Cowgirl", "FOOD", and "Read Across America" themes as well as the ones shown below.

Lee Knight is a dynamic performer who will keep the children entertained with this unique interactive concert. Programs last about 45 minutes for each. Call for pricing, as programs vary, according to the size of the audience attending.

This concert is adaptable to young readers provided with lyric sheets to sing-along.

Special Author Concerts

I also feature concerts themed around your favorite children's authors, too, this summer! I have concerts for these five so far: Tomie dePaola, Marcus Pfister, Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, Laura Numeroff. Stay tuned, more information is coming soon, including upcoming performance dates.

Coming Summer 2008 - Garden of My Dreams
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This concert is already booking fast for this summer's bug theme. Lee Knight has set her original music to the works of Eric Carle to provide another wonderful interactive concert for the children featuring all their favorite bugs! The Very Hungry Caterpillar teaches children the days of the week and The Grouchy Ladybug helps tell time with a salsa beat that is sure to get everyone dancing. Meet all The Busy Spider's Friends down at the farm, look up to the sky and find Little Cloud and meet all the characters in Lee Knight's newest show, The Garden of My Dreams!
Holiday Dance Party!
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This is a high-energy family concert where the children come up to perform winter songs like "Winter Wonderland", "Sleigh Ride," and "Let It Snow" (as a country line dance). They will rock the house with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," hip-hop to "Frosty the Snowman" and a techno/pop "Feliz Navidad" that will guarantee a great time for all! There is a Motown style "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and a swinging "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." "Dreidle, Dreidle," "Up on the Housetop," and the pop hit "All I Want for Christmas" are also included in the show that gets everyone up dancing! Make sure to bring your cameras!
Halloween Costume Concert!
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Welcome all princesses, superheros, firemen, lions, Pooh bears, cowboys and fairies! We have a song for everyone and a chance for everyone to come up. The children come in costume and are asked to come in front and help perform popular children's songs as their characters. Make sure to bring your cameras! Can be pre-K, or family show.
The Fairy Godmother Interactive Concert
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Let Cinderella's fairy godmother take you on a journey to visit Simba in the jungle, Ariel under the sea, Aladdin on a magic carpet ride—even Shrek and all your other favorite princesses. Singing, dancing and a special puppet show which features "The Paper Bag Princess" and other stories.
Interactive Concert for Pre-K
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Original and popular songs will engage preschoolers in diverse activities including finger play, movement and using their 5 senses. This 45-minute interactive concert encompasses a wide variety of musical styles including swing, rock, reggae, boogie, waltz and pop! Finish up your summer or winter reading program with this concert; also makes a great PARP event. Choose from several themes.
Interactive Concerts for Families - All Ages
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Lee provides a concert that will appeal to the entire family. Picture your children singing, dancing and improvising as their favorite books come alive through music! Each original song introduces a different musical genre, movement, finger play and following directions. Props, costumes, puppets and percussion instruments are used to stimulate interest and creativity. Lyric sheets are used for some songs too. Books featured include: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Miss Nelson is Missing, The Cat in the Hat, Strega Nona, Invisible Princess and many more!
Parent-Toddler Interactive Concerts
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This brand new Interactive Concert for the very young incorporates finger play, singing, dancing, percussion instruments, learning the notes of the scale, parts of the body and animal sounds. Figurines are used to enhance stories and all your child's favorite songs are put to very danceable and soulful beats. This program has quickly become extremely popular here on Long Island and can be added to any Parent/Toddler class or stand on its own. Choose from several themes.
See the Parent-Toddler Interactive Concert page for more information about this program.

Mystery Box Theater


Lee can find the clues to help children learn

Lee Knight brings mystery books alive, too! She reveals the props, clues, and disguises hidden in the mystery boxes through the same zany and wonderful interaction, same variety of musical styles, dancing and acting as before, just with a new theme!

These programs are perfect for children of any age ranging from newborn to fifth grade, and she also does family shows.