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Creative Expression Games

Get Creative Discover your musical self with games that allow you to create your own music, explore musical feelings, play instruments, and find the instrument that might be best for you.

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Tempo and Rhythm – Let’s Jam!

Learn all about two of the components of music that keep it moving and grooving: tempo and rhythm. All About Tempo 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

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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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Music Listening Activities

Active Listening Activities for Kids Active listening is often a skill that is difficult for young children (and, who are we kidding, it can be difficult for adults as well). These activities will help engage your child in active music listening as well as teach them about the emotional, musical, and sequential characteristics of music.

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Musical Bingo

What’s Musical Bingo? Musical Bingo is a fun way to help learners young and old to recognize the sounds of the instruments. Your musical ears will really be put to the test as you work towards being able to shout out BINGO in victory! Musical Bingo is the same as regular Bingo, except instead of

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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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