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Behind the Scenes: Tiny Tots Venues

Inside the Orchestra is getting ready for Tiny Tots: Ocean Adventure! We’ll be headed to Denver, Adams, and Jefferson Counties in April. At Tiny Tots, we literally put the audience “inside the orchestra!” Families and school groups sit on the floor, circled by a 30-piece orchestra. We require large spaces with no permanent seating. That […]

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Behind the Scenes: Tiny Tots Music

Inside the Orchestra is starting the year off strong with big plans for Spring Tiny Tots: Ocean Adventure! In these programs, children and their families will sit encircled by our 30+piece orchestra and go on an immersive, interactive musical adventure! Let’s go behind the scenes with our Music Director and Arranger, Daniel Leavitt, aka Conductor

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Finger Pumpkins

This activity is quick, easy, and mess-free! Ages: 3-8 You’ll need 10 orange pipecleaners (6-10 inches long) and 10 pieces of green pipecleaner cut to about 2 inches long. Skills: fine motor skills, color sorting, scissor skills, counting, and of course singing! Your little one can assist you with selecting the correct colors, cutting the

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The Golden Record

In 1977, two identical spacecraft called Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched carrying two identical phonograph records. The records contained music and sounds that represented cultures and life from across the globe, just in case the probes ever came across alien life! Voyager 1 is currently the farthest manmade object from earth. It hasn’t

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Paper Plate Moon

We’re getting ready for Tiny Tots: Outer Space, so we have space on the brain! Let’s make a paper plate moon. This craft takes less than 5 minutes and costs less than $5! You’ll need: a paper plate, cotton balls (or pompoms), and washable paint in white and black. Optional: string and tape OR dark

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How Dapper Duke Ellington’s Jazz Legacy Became One of the Largest Ever Recorded

How Dapper Duke Ellington’s Jazz Legacy Became One of the Largest Ever Recorded Cue the saxophone, sound the trumpet and unfetter the soulful rhythms of jazz music. Teeming with complex harmonies, distinct instrumental chords and call-and-response vocals, jazz is considered to be one of the most quintessential art forms in America, with its influence recognizable

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Bird Songs – French

Les compositeurs à travers l’histoire ont utilisé leur musique pour raconter une histoire ou pour imiter les sons qu’ils entendent autour d’eux. Certains des sons les plus courants que les compositeurs ont imités dans leur musique sont les cris d’oiseaux. La musique d’il y a des centaines d’années jusqu’à la musique écrite aujourd’hui présente des

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Scavenger Hunt – French

Partons à la chasse au trésor! Vous pouvez rester dans votre propre maison ou dans votre cour ou partir pour une aventure encore plus grande à l’extérieur. Une fois que vous avez rassemblé vos articles, vous pouvez faire tellement de choses créatives. Merci à l’artiste Heather Hughes d’avoir travaillé avec nous sur ce guide d’activités

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