How the music was composed for the CD of Jimba Jackobean and The Bouncer Bangerrings…

I have been asked about the music on the CD for Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer-Bangerrings. A very talented man by the name of Roger Nicholson wrote the music.

Recording music for a picture book was a fascinating process. Roger had been given the manuscript of the story and he wrote the music, not on paper, but in his head. Those of you who have the CD will know there is Jimba music, Bouncer-Bangerring music, Mayor Whitterkins music and even, ‘Bouncer-Bangerrings bouncing carefully’ music.

Roger played the keyboard and do you know, he used every note? I have never seen a musician do that and I have been in the music industry all my life. He played up and down the keyboard creating music and only by reading the story. He never had music in front of him, just the story. Click the Play Arrow below to hear a sample of Roger’s soundtrack and part of the story from the CD…

It took about two hours to record and when Roger left he was talking about music for the Octodillioes. So, let’s hope he is available again for the next book.

You can hear all of Roger’s amazing music AND listen to the whole story with your own copy of Jimba Jackobean and The Bouncer Bangerrings Book + CD

I wonder what clucket music will sound like…

To Your Wonderful Adventures In the Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Come And Meet The Cluckets

All classic children’s books have great characters and in the land of Jackowhisp you will meet some cluckets. Cluckets lay eggs and have beautiful red and purple tail feathers. But one clucket has golden tail feathers. He is a prize-winning clucket and he belongs to Hilda Whitterkins.

Melody Whisper and the Golden Clucket is the third book in the Jackowhisp series and tells a story  about a naughty clucket, yes, you guessed it, the golden clucket. One day when Melody is minding the cluckets for Hilda Whitterkins, the golden clucket escapes. Melody and Jimba chase the silly clucket all around Jackowhisp and into Bangerring Mountain. I won’t tell you what happens because you can read it for yourself when the book is published next year. Don’t miss Melody Whisper and the Golden Clucket, it should be available after Christmas.

Jimba Jackobean and The Bouncer Bangerrings

Some of the characters you will meet in ‘Jimba Jackobean And The Bouncer Bangerrings’
by Alexis Tapp

Have you read Jimba Jackobean and The Bouncer Bangerrings yet? It’s a wonderful storybook for children 3 to 8 years old, with delightful illustrations by Omar Aranda. You can even listen to the story on CD as you read along if you get the book and CD together. What a wonderful Christmas or birthday gift for the children you cherish. You can get your copies of this new classic story book for children book here.

Here’s To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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