Outside the Orchestra

Music and arts activities to do at home.

Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra

Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra Find the full activity guide to go with these videos here: Time to Drum! Find other fun and educational videos here. Percussionist Peter Cooper tells us about the percussion instruments you’ll find in an orchestra in these two videos. Find the full activity guide to go with these videos here: […]

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Musical Math – Toddlers through Preschool

Musical Math For Toddlers through Preschool Find the full Activity Guide to go along with this story here: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Basic counting is an important part of music. Use this simple, visual counting chart to help your little one explore the numbers 1 through 4 through a musical lens. There are many ways to

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Music and Math Mini-Playlist

Music and Math Mini-Playlist Find the full activity guide to go with this playlist here: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Find our playlist library organized by theme and mood here. Check out this mini-playlist with music that is inspired by mathematical concepts.

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Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Find the full Activity Guide to go along with this story here: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! Find other fun and educational videos here. Thank you to Abner Genece for reading us this fun story. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! is a delightful story about the instruments of the orchestra that includes some simple

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Music High and Low Audio Playlist

Music High and Low Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low Listen to our playlist featuring some of the highest and lowest instruments in the orchestra. Find the full activity guide featuring this playlist here: Music High and Low Find other playlists by theme and mood in our audio playlist library here.

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Vibrating Spoons STEAM for Elementary and Middle

Vibrating Spoons STEAM Activity Elementary & Middle From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low For young elementary students, we suggest starting with the dancing sugar experiment. Once your child understands that sound is vibrations, check out this great yarn and spoon experiment from Edventures with Kids that will help them explore sound even more.

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Dancing Sugar STEAM for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Dancing Sugar STEAM Activity For Pre-K – Kindergarten From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low This blog post from My Mundane & Miraculous Life contains two simple science experiments to help kids explore sound. We love the first experiment that makes sugar dance! Sound Wave Visualization with Dancing Sugar Cover a bowl tightly with

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High and Low Movement Activities

High and Low Movement Activities From Activity Guide: Music High and Low Toddler to Early Elementary Little ones can use their bodies to indicate whether they’re hearing a high or low sound. As you listen to this video, have your child(ren) reach up to the sky when they hear a high sound and touch the

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Music High and Low Videos

Music High and Low Videos: Watch & Listen From Activity Guide: Music High and Low Woodwind musician Kathryn Simpson shows off some of the high and low note sounds in the woodwind section using her Piccolo and English Horn. Watch a silly straw trick to see how the length of a tube changes the pitch

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Story Time: Never Play Music Right Next To the Zoo

Story Time: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo Teaching artist Abner Genece Reads us Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo. Find other activities for this story in the full Activity Guide:  Inside the Story: Never Play

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Biography Poems

Biography Poems From the Activity Guide:  Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool and Older. Younger children may need help from an adult or older child. Where to Play: Anywhere you can bring a pencil and paper. Number of People: Complete on your own, share with as many people as possible How to Play: Using

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Sneaky Statues Theatre Games

Sneaky Statues Theatre Games From the Activity Guide:  Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool Through Middle School Age Where to Play: Anywhere with room to move around Number of People: Two or more How to play: One person is the museum caretaker getting ready to close up for the night.  They walk into

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