Award winning Composers, Recording Artists, Performers and Producers, Leon & Malia are a musical bridge from the Hawaiian Islands to the rest of the world. Their educationally sound, musically fun, culturally oriented and award-winning DVD's, CD's, Songbooks and more over a career of 25 years meet benchmarks by teachers and schools worldwide. Their experience is in the classroom, on elementary school concert stages where many thousands of students singalong with L & M, on Television and much more.
In the classroom, Leon & Malia teach Hawaiian culture through their songs and through Teachers Units like the Wai Ola Song/Study Unit, currently in every public school in Hawaii. Malia has a Pre-School Program as well and her "MusicTime" instruction introduces the young child to the world of music. Songs, puppets, cut out crafts and language words reflect Hawaiian family values and the sustainability factor of taking care of Hawaii's unique environment while emphasizing rhythm and structure.
Hawaii Entertainers of the Year Award Featured artists with Honolulu Symphony, Utah Symphony Recorded the first Hawaiian Symphonic Story Cantata with the London Symphony Composers for the National Geographic TV Special "Voyage of the Hokule'a" (Drama Critics Award) L'Editions Maritimes (Paris) Internationall Register of Profiles ( Cambridge, England)
University of Hawaii Northwestern University White Oaks Touring Repertory Theatre Oregon Shakespearean Theatre Company emphasis on Speech, Drama, Music, Art
See www.Hawaiikidsmusic.com for complete details on background, Symphony performances, Cruise Ship shows, Television, Concert Tours, Recordings, Waikiki Showrooms, and more. Leon & Malia's works range from film scores to commercial jingles,to symphonic orchestra, to contemporary and Hawaiian music, to children's songs and videos. They are Hawaii's favorite entertainers and songwriters, especially for children PreSchool thru Elementary-www.hawaiikidsmusic.com
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Not Grade Specific
Specialty, Science, Environment, World Languages, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Music, Vocal Music, Character Education, Holidays/Seasonal