| Jeff Moyer is a 21st century renaissance man who works as songwriter, author, producer, public speaker, historian and advocate for human rights. His products and services represent over 35 years of work on the forefront of social change. He has created a range of music and interactive products that entertain, educate and inspire, and innovative productions on general and disability history. In the Products section, read reviews and descriptions of Jeff’s varied offerings. At the web store, listen to samples of tracks from Jeff’s nine albums. You can purchase songs for $0.99 and albums for $5.95 as mp3 downloads that span music supporting inclusive schools and communities, hospice, general folk music, and innovative historical sound stories. Please leave a note in the Guestbook and read what others have written about the creative efforts of Jeff Moyer. |  |
IMPACT
Jeff Moyer has served as a National Public Radio Morning Edition commentator
(click
here to access the segments), has been featured on The CBS Evening
News and 20/20, in National Geographic, and in a BBC documentary on the U. S.
Disability Rights Movement. Jeff has twice been invited to the White House and
has presented his unique blend of engaging original music, eloquent public speaking
and humor to audiences in 47 states and internationally. Moyer is sought as
a corporate motivational speaker, and keynote presenter for national and international
conferences. The Highlights
section provides a snapshot of public speaking history and a bibliography of
Jeff’s diverse publications. Jeff Moyer’s products span a broad
array of themes, styles, and genres. They are at work in settings from nursery
schools through graduate schools, in homes and communities worldwide, and in
numerous hospices and museums.
KEYNOTE PRESENTER
Jeff Moyer has been sought as a keynote presenter by numerous regional, national
and international organizations due to his ability to understand the needs of
diverse audiences and unite them in common cause for fresh commitment toward
their goals. Moyer speaks with the authority of one who has experienced profound
personal loss and has excelled as a motivational leader. Moyer’s keynotes
involve the spoken word and original music. His music engages all audiences
and has spurred corporate executives through classroom teachers to join him
in songs that inspire and unite. His humor and motivating energy often involve
partners from his audience who join him on stage to hilarious effect.
Jeff addresses topics of specific concern to each audience and touches unifying themes that create an energy that focuses and dissolves differences. Jeff is often asked to conduct workshops and concerts at conferences where he is providing opening or closing keynote addresses. Carl Augusto, President of the American Foundation for the Blind, has said, “ . . . Jeff Moyer’s personal appearances top the list of inspiration and entertainment . . .”
PRODUCTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Jeff Moyer began writing and performing his original music in 1965. In 1988
he established Music from the Heart, a publishing company through which he has
brought a broad spectrum of music, books and innovative historical productions
to the public.
MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
Maxwell The Dancing Dog
Twenty-five years of Jeff Moyer’s delightful songwriting for young children
are combined in this award-winning song collection. Maxwell is music that you
and your grandchildren will always enjoy. Included among the 17 songs are four
sung with an inclusive kindergarten class. This album demonstrates the accessibility
of Jeff’s music to the very young and “young at heart.”
MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS
We’re People First
Released in 1995, We’re People First is Jeff’s most popular album
and highlights the versatility of his songwriting ability. The 12 songs in this
collection are paired with sections in the activity guide that provide an easy-to-follow
and powerful tool for teachers and group leaders working with children and youth
of all ages. Age-graded, the We’re People First materials present field-tested
activities that Jeff has developed through his years of work in schools, arts
programs.
How Big Is Your Circle? Jeff recognized the problems of exclusion, ridicule
and violence against children devalued because of their differences. He developed
the innovative and comprehensive Circle materials. Circle, developed with the
input of many young people, is a musical play and counseling guide that can
be used by schools with sophisticated music programs or by groups seeking a
simple yet powerful reading exercise. Performed by a youth chorus and string
orchestra with professional backing tracks, Circle offers a flexible tool applauded
by music educators and critics.
Music Animation
MUSIC ANIMATION
Assistive Technology Boogie
Jeff Moyer and friends broke new ground with this innovative production—the
world’s first fully accessible music animation. Partnering with Jim Tobias
of Inclusive.com and animator Haik Hoisington, Moyer’s A T Boogie celebrates
empowering and life-enhancing assistive technology for people with disabilities.
Used as a training tool, this light-hearted production quickly engages its audience
with music, imaginative animation and the accessible channels of open captioning
and audio description.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Jeff Moyer in Concert
Jeff Moyer has performed at venues from The Cleveland Orchestra’s Severance
Hall to stages in New York City for the World Congress on Arts and Medicine
and Washington, D. C. for the United States Department of Education. Special
Ed Ranger captures the musicality, power and passion of this talented musician
before a live audience. The range of both musical style and emotional palette
of Moyer’s performances are captured in this uplifting concert and affirmed
through the audience’s enthusiasm and response. Often Jeff provides concerts
for conferences when he is engaged as keynote presenter. As a solo artist, Jeff
brings skill as a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist combined with a warm and
charismatic style which draws people together and opens hearts and minds.
Peace Sweet Peace
Peace Sweet Peace is Jeff’s latest recording. It presents thirteen
original songs Jeff has written and recorded for hospice.
For several years Jeff has regularly provided a concert of these songs for patients
and families receiving hospice care. His music addressing the end of life has
brought comfort, healing of the spirit and peace to countless individuals.
Jeff’s concerts often include choirs of children drawn from the schools
in which his assemblies and residencies take place, and bring the entire community
together for an inspirational, heart-warming and entertaining evening of original
music.
Music for Hospice Peace Sweet Peace is Jeff’s latest recording. It presents
thirteen original songs Jeff has written and recorded for hospice. For several
years Jeff has regularly provided a concert of these songs for patients and
families receiving hospice care. His music addressing the end of life has brought
comfort, healing of the spirit and peace to countless individuals.
PRODUCER, HISTORIAN AND DOCUMENTARIAN
Jeff Moyer’s creative talents reach beyond productions focused on music.
His productions include a landmark documentary, an educational album incorporating
field-recorded historic songs and a new recording on sports car history.
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget is a landmark audio documentary drawn from 35 hours of oral histories
Moyer conducted with individuals locked away within Ohio’s state institutions
for individuals with cognitive disabilities, their families and those who worked
to establish community alternatives. This gripping two-CD program combines Moyer’s
artful and poignant music and poetry with elements drawn from these firsthand
accounts of a truly dark and unknown chapter in American history. Proclaimed
a unique and vital contribution to disability history by advocates, disability
historians and national leaders, Lest We Forget tells the transcendent story
of people with retardation in the United States.
Jeff Moyer’s brother, Mark, was institutionalized in 1963 and lived for
30 years locked away from community and family. Jeff’s deep understanding
of the epic struggle required to move individuals from institutional to community
settings is told through the voices of those who lived that history.
Sounds of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Jeff Moyer has worked as a consultant to numerous museums and cultural institutions
concerning the accessible presentation of collections and programs. This experience
led Jeff to the creation of this educational, innovative and delightful album
of period soundscapes and stories drawing on field recordings of historic artifacts.
Jeff combined a diverse array of field-collected sound recordings into four
soundscapes that transport the listener across time and make history come alive
through sound and imagination. Historians and educators have cheered Moyer’s
production and employ it regularly in their educational programs.
Sound of Speed
This educational and entertaining story of a century American roadsters are
road monsters is Jeff’s latest sound story recording. Jeff recorded antique
and contemporary sports cars and the diverse sounds of their growling and throbbing
are presented with narrative histories highlighting their unique place in automotive
history, a must for gear heads and anyone who appreciates the sound of speed.
WORK IN SCHOOLS
Jeff Moyer’s work in education addresses social inclusion. Through his
assemblies and residencies, Jeff helps school communities to develop an understanding
that disability and diversity are healthy and needed aspects of all communities.
Jeff’s artist-in-residence work has resulted in many schools developing
cherished school songs, mottos and pledges. Often residencies conclude with
a concert for the community, during which Jeff is joined on stage by an inclusive
chorus of the community’s children singing songs of unity and goodwill.
UPCOMING BOOK
Jeff is currently finishing work on an upcoming book entitled, Grit: A Family
Memoir on Disability and Healing. The book will consist of 100 essays drawn
from Jeff’s and his family’s life story and the transcendent power
of the human spirit.
Thank you for visiting this website and considering the work of this uniquely creative man.
