Books with author Michael Welply

Boom Boom the Bass Drum - The Instruments of the Orchestra, is the second in a series of coloring books for early learners. This book contains illustrations for kids to color and learn about music. Boom Boom The Bass Drum is a character based on the life, experiences and travels of the great drummer, author, teacher and inventor, Tommy Thomas. Tommy was born in 1901. He began his drumming/music career performing in Vaudeville Theatres across America. When the Vaudeville era ended, Tommy returned to Chicago and became one of the most in demand drummers/percussionist in Chicago. Tommy performed on radio and early television. He was a member of the American Broadcasting Company orchestra in Chicago. After WW2, Tommy was hired to play drums on the very popular Don McNeill Breakfast Club. Tommy performed with every famous musician, actor, politician, sports figure and celebrity in the world. Boom Boom The Bass Drum speaks about many of these events in the storybook. I hope you enjoy the travels and stories of Boom Boom as he describes his journey playing music. (MW)Michael Welch began his music journey in 1967. Welch has collaborated with an eclectic array of musicians, poets, actors and artist including Derek Bailey, David Amram, Allen Ginsberg, Elvin Jones, Sam Rivers, Roscoe Mitchell, Murf the Surf and Mr. MagooMichael Welch plays the drums and teaches music to early learners.I also have links to my lesson plans, video, audio and more on my dedicated web site. michaelwelchpublications.com

Depressed by the holiday season, Bob, a common Pleo, goes on a quest to find the real meaning of Christmas. He ends up saving Christmas and rescuing Santa in the process of discovering it's all about caring. Bob the pleo is a bumbling little robotic dinosaur whose programming may be a bit flaky, but somehow has managed to become a knight of the Order of Pizza, and Lord of Weedovia. The quirky cast of characters that make up his friends include: Grumpy (the candy store owning curmudgeon), Yogurt (the jedi wanna-be), James (the tuxedo wearing super spy), Dr. Mel (the dumbest evil genius the work has ever known), and Sally, (the bright ray of sunshine and town's librarian).

I'm Michael Welch, author-drummer and creator of Boom Boom the Bass Drum. This is book number 7 in the Boom Boom series. I created this for educators/moms and dads as a launching pad for them to introduce learners to the music of The Beatles. I created the story from the February 9th, 1964 appearance of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. There are (10) Illustrations that accompany the story. Kids love coloring these in my classrooms. They love hearing this music (not included) you can play from your own favorite Beatles tunes. Please check out the other Boom Boom books. Best regards, MWThis is my story from the book, enjoy.Boom Boom and The BeatlesOnce upon a time, way back in 1964, I was the orchestra conductor of a television show. This was the most popular TV show in America on Sunday night. The host name was Ed, Ed Sullivan. He was quite a character.In 1964, American kids and teenagers were listening to this new music from England. Tommy Thomas was the drummer on the gig. He said you could hardly get to the theatre because there were so many kids in the street trying to get tickets to the show.He’d never seen this before. Kids were everywhere. He could hardly get to the stage door. When the curtains opened, I watched and listened from down in the orchestra pit to this 4-piece band from England. They were playing through these monster electric amplifiers. These guys were really funny looking with their mopped top long haircuts. The drummer was on a riser. On his bass drum, it said ‘The Beatles”. When they played during sound check, they were great. They could really sing and play their guitars and drums. It was louder than anything I’d ever heard, but really fantastic. During our break, before the live TV broadcast, I heard them talking to Ed with this unusual accent. They were very polite and professional. Their names were John, Paul, George and Ringo the drummer. When the show started, the kids couldn’t wait to see and hear this band called The Beatles. It was wild and very loud. When he announced The Beatles were going to play for the first time on American TV, the kids started screaming.The Beatles were finally on stage playing their music to America. It was an amazing Sunday night.I remember the date, Sunday, February 9th, 1964.Digital Downloads (reading of my book) are available on my web site. michaelwelchpublications.com