Watch and Listen Woodwind musician Kathryn Simpson shows off some of the high and low note sounds in the woodwind section using her Piccolo and English Horn. Watch a silly straw trick to see how the length of a tube changes the pitch of sound, listen to a beautiful English Horn melody, and then end […]
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Story Time: Watch and Listen Teaching artist Abner Genece Reads us Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo. Zoo Animal Song Babies to Elementary School One of the reasons we love children’s songs is that the lyrics can be so adaptable to fit any theme or subject. We suggest adapting “The Wheels on the
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Gross Motor Activity Elementary & Middle School From the Activity Guide: Mini-Music – Fine and Gross Motor Activities Elementary and Middle School students can exercise their minds and brains at the same time as they work on mastering choreography to the hit song “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” Gross Motor Playlist This playlist features fun, fast,
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Fine Motor Activities Preschool – Elementary From the Activity Guide: Mini-Music – Fine and Gross Motor Activities Preschoolers can get hands-on as they use small found items to trace lines and make their own patterns. This tutorial uses buttons but you could also use small pebbles or pinecones gathered on a nature walk, coins, or
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Imagination & Music Activities for Elementary and Middle School From the Activity Guide: 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
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Imagination & Music Activities for Preschool and Early Elementary From the Activity Guide: 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
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Interactive Activity: Pick the Parts! From the Activity Guide: Pick the Parts – Mozart Edition About the Music: Rondo all Turca Rondo alla Turca is from Mozart’s Piano Sonata no. 11. Although originally composed for piano, it has been orchestrated, or rewritten, for many different groups of instruments. It is one of his best-known pieces
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Explore Emotions: The Someone New From the Activity Guide: 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
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Story Time: The Someone New From the Activity Guide: 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
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Professional vs. DIY From the Activity Guide: 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. Make
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All About Tempo From the Activity Guide: Tempo and Rhythm – Let’s Jam! Tempo is the speed of music – how fast or slow the music is. Let’s learn about tempo. Tempo Video Babies through Middle School Listen as Conductor Dan talks about two common tempos in music – andante and allegro. Clap along with
Duet Full Performance From the Activity Guide: Duets – Musical Teamwork for Two What is a Duet? A duet is a piece of music performed by two people. It doesn’t matter what instruments they’re playing (or voice part they’re singing) – the most important thing is that the music features exactly two people. Duets are
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