Outside the Orchestra

Music and arts activities to do at home.

Fine Motor Activity & Playlist – Preschool – Elementary

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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Fine Motor Activity & Playlist – Babies

Fine Motor Activity for Babies & Young Toddlers From the Activity Guide: Mini-Music – Fine and Gross Motor Activities Babies and young toddlers will love this easy-to-make fabric box from Simple Sayings. Grab an empty baby wipes box and fill it with scraps of fabric you have around the house. Depending on the age of

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Musical Games: The Classics

Musical Games: The Classics From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Bring back some oldies-but-goodies using the upbeat playlist below. Musical Chairs – You know this classic game. You can play it with a bigger family or a super frenzied version with just a few people. When you stop the music, everyone has to grab a

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Musical Memory

Play Musical Memory Online From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Play this fun memory game online right now or print a downloadable version here to play at home. You can also purchase them in our online store to have a beautiful, packaged set mailed directly to you. Find this and other games in the full

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Orchestra Guess Who

Orchestra Guess Who From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Use the game packet downloads to play orchestra games with your family in person or play Orchestra Memory online. Who knew orchestra games could be so fun? Guess Who is a classic game that is perfect for teaching about the instrument families in the orchestra. It

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Play the Trumpet & Brass Instruments Online

Play the Trumpet & Brass Instruments Online From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families The Brass Family The sound starts on a brass family instrument when a musician buzzes their lips into the mouthpiece to get the air inside vibrating. The main brass instruments in an orchestra are the

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DIY Trumpet

DIY Trumpet From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Check out this trumpet DIY from New York Philharmonic made with things you likely have around your house. And check out the DIY trumpet Conductor Dan made at his house! Find this and other activities in the full Activity Guide:

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Percussion Music Audio Playlist

Percussion Music Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Get ready to really jam with these (mostly) fast and loud pieces of music. For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Find more Spotify playlists

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Brass Audio Playlist

Brass Music Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Get ready to really jam with these (mostly) fast and loud pieces of music. For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: All About the Instruments – Brass and Percussion Families Find more Spotify playlists

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Music for Imagination Audio Playlist

Music for Imagination Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Imagination Musical Fun Use this playlist as you engage in the imagination activities. You’ll hear the entire Carnival of the Animals suite, the full pieces of music that our wonderful flute player played excerpts from, and some more music we love to listen to as we

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Imagination & Music Activities for Elementary and Middle School

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

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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