Musical Activities for When You’re Feeling Tired From the Activity Guide: Music & Activities for Different Moods Feeling exhausted? We’ve got a great playlist for you! Check out these 5 musical gems to encourage relaxation and sleep, whether you play them at bedtime or just during a moment of afternoon quiet. Activities for When You’re […]
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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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Musical Activities for When You’re Feeling Anxious From the Activity Guide: Music & Activities for Different Moods This playlist has delicate, calming music to give your mind something to focus on when you feel anxious. Activities for Anxiousness Mindfulness for Kids Mindfulness is a powerful tool for anxiety management. It is the action of being
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Musical Activities for When You’re Feeling Sad From the Activity Guide: Music & Activities for Different Moods This orchestra music is nice to listen to if you’re feeling sad. Activities for When You’re Feeling Sad Listen and Breathe Dvorak’s Humoresque is a beautiful light and somewhat silly piece of orchestra music. It is the perfect
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Music is a great tool for emotional exploration and management. Check out music and activities for the moods below as you explore joy and navigate difficult emotions with your little ones. Check out some orchestra music that makes us happy. Check out some orchestra music that makes us happy. Happiness Activities We think one of
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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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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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At our Tiny Tots programs last month, little ones and their grown-ups were encircled by our orchestra and special guest performers for a musical tour of the world. We played music from more than 12 different countries and cultures and featured 14 amazing individual guest artists. Here are just a few highlights with some activities
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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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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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Check out the short playlists and activities below to engage kids in fine motor or gross motor activities. Turn up the music and let them have some independent activity time. Fine Motor Playlist Check out our fine motor mini-playlist, featuring steady music to help little ones concentrate. Fine Motor Activities Babies and young toddlers will
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Music is a fascinating blend of physical vibrations, basic counting, complicated mathematical patterns and rules complete with a whole lot of creativity and humanity thrown in. Because of this, it’s the perfect medium for early learners to explore the scientific process. Below are three STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) experiments for kids in
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