Our Story
A regional favorite for 25 years!
Neal Bailey-Harper is a musician and educator who taught in the Alexandria City Public Schools, and the Prince George’s County Public schools. Neal and his wife Lisa are the parents of two boys who while they were in preschool, the director of the school asked if he would be interested in exchanging tuition for Music classes.
He believed the children would have a very hard time saying his last name, Bailey-Harper, so naturally he had the children call him Mr. B. A music major and drama minor degree in music from North Carolina Central University, which included many stage performances in the drama department and a love and enjoyment of working with children helped bring about the Mr B. Music and Drama program. This led to the MrB Show. A live on sight interactive music and movement program for preschools and a live very interactive stage show for preschools and elementary schools in the District of Columbia, southern Maryland and Northern Virginia area.
Complete with high energy, original music and original as well as his take on standard storytelling Mr. B has been a regional favorite for 25 years!
History: Since 2001
The Mr. B’s show, and the Mr B. Music and Drama program formally began in August 2001 at the children’s international preschool on Quaker Lane in Alexandria, Virginia. This led to many other private preschools as well as government preschools, including The Foreign Services Institute, The Diplotots preschool, the HHS preschool, and many other schools located in the DMV area.
Mission: Learning Through Play
The music classroom program consists of Mr. B coming to your location and bringing keyboards and a variety of other instruments to solicit sing-along and show-and-tell programs so that children have a hands-on experience with all four musical families of instruments. Understanding that children are the masters of play, Mr. B’s style of delivery and natural connections make learning easier and a lot more fun!
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MrBShow Premium Membership
$19.95 / month
- Receive the Mr B CD “Joys of Everyday Life” (all 13 songs) AND the Mr B Show Combo CD with downloadable videos.
- 20% discount on Mr B Merchandise like Brumley Bear t-shirts (red, yellow, and blue in children/adult sizes).
- 20% discount on any Mr B Show birthday party or live school show you organize!
- Enjoy 4 to 8 brand new classroom clips released fresh every month!
- Engage in private lessons (locally or through Zoom) and reach out one-on-one with Mr B for music and educational ideas.
MrBShow Basic Subscription
$9.95 / month
- Receive the Mr B CD “Joys of Everyday Life” (all 13 songs)!
- 10% discount on Mr B Merchandise like Brumley Bear t-shirts.
- 10% discount on any Mr B Show birthday party or live school show you organize!