Art Party Video We regularly release Virtual Art Parties to help you and your children connect with music and art at home. Virtual Art Parties are the perfect way for kids and adults of any age to let their creativity flow, relax with the calming power of music and art, and find some inner tranquility […]
Let’s go on a scavenger hunt! You can stay in your own home or backyard or go on an even bigger adventure outside. Once you’ve gathered your items, there are so many creative things you can do. Thank you to teaching artist Heather Hughes for working on this fun activity guide with us. Scavenger Hunt
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Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra Find the full activity guide to go with these videos here: Time to Drum! Find other fun and educational videos here. Percussionist Peter Cooper tells us about the percussion instruments you’ll find in an orchestra in these two videos. Find the full activity guide to go with these videos here:
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Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Find the full Activity Guide to go along with this story here: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Find other fun and educational videos here. Thank you to Abner Genece for reading us this fun story. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! is a delightful story about the instruments of the orchestra that includes some simple
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Let’s explore music and arts from Japan, Australia, India, and the United States. Check out Music From Around the World Part 1 here. Japan Shojoji is a Japanese nursery rhyme about a hungry raccoon-dog, called a tanuki. In the song, the tanuki taps on its belly like a drum. At Tiny Tots, we featured the
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Sneaky Statues Theatre Games From the Activity Guide: Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool Through Middle School Age Where to Play: Anywhere with room to move around Number of People: Two or more How to play: One person is the museum caretaker getting ready to close up for the night. They walk into
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Zoo Animal Song From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo
Teaching Artist Heather Hughes has put together a great list of fun theatre games for us. We’ve included a suggested age range for each game. However, the point of theatre games like this is to get people out of their comfort zone and to become comfortable with being uncomfortable and silly, so you can really
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Musical Games: The Classics From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Bring back some oldies-but-goodies using the upbeat playlist below. Musical Chairs – You know this classic game. You can play it with a bigger family or a super frenzied version with just a few people. When you stop the music, everyone has to grab a
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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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Active Listening Activities: Preschool & Older From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Active Listening Playlist Use this playlist as you engage kids with some of the active listening activities in this post. Preschool & Older Activity Sheets These worksheets are great quiet listening tools for both younger and older children. You can use them
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Active Listening Activities: Babies – Preschool From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Active Listening Playlist Use this playlist as you engage kids with some of the active listening activities in this post. Babies – Preschool Our playlist is great to have on in the background as your little one plays. Its different tempos, moods,
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