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Orchestra Guess Who

Orchestra Guess Who From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Use the game packet downloads to play orchestra games with your family in person or play Orchestra Memory online. Who knew orchestra games could be so fun? Guess Who is a classic game that is perfect for teaching about the instrument families in the orchestra. It […]

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DIY Trumpet

DIY Trumpet From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Check out this trumpet DIY from New York Philharmonic made with things you likely have around your house. And check out the DIY trumpet Conductor Dan made at his house! Find this and other activities in the full Activity Guide:

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Bravery Crown Activity

Bravery Crown Activity From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New Take a piece of construction paper (or any paper!) and measure to make sure it fits around your head—if you need to tape or glue a couple of pieces of paper together so that it fits, that’s great! Lay the paper

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Musical Activities for Different Moods: Boredom

Musical Activities for When You’re Feeling Bored From the Activity Guide: Music & Activities for Different Moods Listen to some of our favorite musical boredom busters. The music is full of interesting moments and virtuosic playing. Activities for Boredom Boredom Jar Preschool and Older – Tired of hearing “Hey, I’m bored” from your kids? Take

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Professional vs. DIY

Nous avons mis au défi deux de nos musiciens professionnels de jouer le célèbre Also Sprach Zarathustra sur leurs instruments habituels, puis des versions bricolages de leurs instruments. Nous aimons la façon dont cela montre que tout le monde peut faire de la musique à la maison, même si vous n’avez pas d’instruments. Professionnels et

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Professional vs. DIY

We challenged two of our professional musicians to play the famous Also Sprach Zarathustra on their usual instruments and then DIY versions of their instruments. We love how this shows that anyone can make music at home, even if you don’t have any instruments. Professional vs. DIY Make Your Own Instruments Percussion Of all the

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Inside the Story – The Someone New

The Someone New is a wonderful story by Jill Twiss and EG Keller about being brave in the face of the new and unknown. Join us on an adventure as we read the story and explore its themes with our bodies and minds. Thank you to teaching artist Heather Hughes for bringing this story to

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Multi-Sensory Music Fun

Multi-Sensory Music Fun Music is more than just sounds – it reaches so many different parts of the brain. Listening to music can spark memories or bring forward unexpected emotions. Music changes the mood of movies and can even alter the way that food tastes. If music crosses the barriers between senses naturally, why not

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Imagination Musical Fun

Use your imagination to adventure to faraway places, imagine exotic animals, and turn yourself into fun characters. Take a Look & Listen Watch and listen as Inside the Orchestra’s very own flutist, Valerie Johnson, takes you on a musical adventure. Carnival of the Animals Carnival of the Animals is a short 14-movement suite by French

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All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families

We’ve explored the string and woodwind families of the orchestra and now it’s time to have some fun with the other two families of the orchestra – the brass and percussion instruments. The Brass Family The sound starts on a brass family instrument when a musician buzzes their lips into the mouthpiece to get the

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