Outside the Orchestra

Music and arts activities to do at home.

Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo

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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Theatre Games for All Ages

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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STEAM for Elementary – Early Middle School

STEAM for Elementary – Early Middle School Water Whistle Experiment From the Activity Guide: STEAM for All Ages Time to nail down the scientific process using this guided activity packet. You can download the packet and print the worksheet from it or access the printable worksheet directly here. Science-Inspired Playlist Wrap up your scientific exploration

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STEAM for Preschool – Elementary

STEAM for Preschool – Elementary From the Activity Guide: STEAM for All Ages Homemade water xylophones allow kids to hear and see the science of sound in action. Follow this easy tutorial to create your own water xylophone at home. Engage your kids in the scientific process by following these steps: Create your hypothesis: What

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STEAM for Babies & Toddlers

STEAM for Babies & Toddlers From the Activity Guide: STEAM for All Ages At this young age, every moment of a baby’s day is a science experiment. Every movement they make tells them about the world around them. They are constantly involved in the scientific process as they investigate their world and the impacts that

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String Music Audio Playlist

String Music Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – String and Woodwind Families For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – String and Woodwind Families Find more Spotify playlists here.

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String & Woodwind Enrichment Packet

Enrichment Packet: String & Woodwind Families Elementary – Middle School From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – String and Woodwind Families Download the packet here. String and Woodwind Family Playlists Now that you’ve learned all about the string and woodwind families of the orchestra, check out our Spotify playlists for each family. Find

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Play the String & Woodwind Instruments Online

Play the String & Woodwind Instruments Online From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – String and Woodwind Families Instrument Families Orchestra instruments are grouped into four main families: the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family. Today, we will learn about the string and woodwind families. The String

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Gross Motor Activity & Playlist – Elementary & Middle School

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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Gross Motor Activity & Playlist – Babies – Preschool

Gross Motor Activity Babies – Preschool From the Activity Guide: Mini-Music – Fine and Gross Motor Activities Babies through preschoolers can get their energy out using nothing but the pillows they’ve likely already thrown all over your floor (🙈). Honestly, the possibilities are endless for this one! Grab a bunch of pillows and line them

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