We’ve put together some great tunes you can play as a festive backdrop to your 4th of July celebrations! On this list, here are some orchestra pops classics (hey 1812 Overture!) as well as some tributes to America’s cultural heritage (West Side Story has amazing music). So pull out your picnic blankets and sunscreen and get ready for some musical fireworks. […]
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Time to get silly with your family with this fun playlist! This music provides great inspiration for creative dance parties, outdoor family fun, or an upbeat game night. So put on your dancing shoes and let the laughs ensue! For more playlists, check out our online library of themed playlists here. Pytor Ilych Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker: VII-
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Explore the outdoors with this Spotify playlist. Hear the sounds of animals, of sun-spotted forests, of running brooks, and more. Read on to find out more! Camille Saint-Saens – Carnival of the Animals: L’Elephant Carnival of the Animals is a great piece of music for kids because it’s so easy to hear how the music relates to the animals in 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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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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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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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
