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Happy New Year, everyone!

One of my principals is not happy with spring musicals written for children... he wants "pop" revues, which often causes a problem for me in coming up with legal packages we can afford and which appeal to him. We've used the Hal Leonard SongKits for Broadway and for Rock n Roll, but that doesn't leave me with too many options for this year. I found an old Disney SongKit, but have heard a horror story about how strict Disney is about performing their music. Has anyone here used the Disney SongKit in a performance, or any other version of Disney music (Disney Dazzle, etc.?) There are a number of medleys available, but from what I understand from the HalLeonard site, purchasing sheet music of the songs does not confer performance rights - I'd have to contact Disney. And the Disney site seems to prefer use of Disney Jr. shows, which are out of our budget.

Soooo - I would be very grateful if you can share your experiences with performin...See More
Dee PS... I've seen numerous videos on Y T of Disney Dazzle, for example.... Is it really possible that all those schools got clearance from Disney? Or just went through Hal Leonard?

Thx....

On 1/05/16, Dee wrote: > Happy New Year, everyone! > > One of my principals is not happy with spring musicals > written for children...See More
Jan 5, 2016
Charlotte My understanding is that if you purchase the music, it's okay for you to perform it, period. Alternately, could you create your own Disney/pop performance using songs and recordings from your curriculum. I know Silver Burdette has several Disney songs included, and I assume the others would, too.
Jan 6, 2016
DonnaR/CA On 1/06/16, Charlotte wrote: > My understanding is that if you purchase the music, it's okay > for you to perform it, period.

I believe this to be true, as well, but with one caveat: you cannot record the music (except for an archival copy for the school to hold) in any way. They usually will not allow you to costume the music, eith...See More
Jan 15, 2016
Dee Thank you both sooooo much! Feeling so much better! As you
can imagine, the last thing I'd want to do is to cause
problems for my school!!

<3
Jan 15, 2016


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