Magical Mozart: National Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert

For Teachers and Parents

stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps.

Dear Grownups : Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert Program The Unlikely Trio will perform excerpts from the musical selections below (all written by Mozart except where indicated). Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

FYI—Mozart wrote so many compositions that even he probably lost count. ˘ But a man named Ludwig von Köchel undertook cataloging Mozart’s work in chronological order. He gave each piece a number, which has become known as its “K” number.

First and second movements from Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 Minuet K. 2 Rondo from Serenade K. 250 (“Haffner”)

Kinderkonzert

A Good Audience…

Have fun!

Wait ! There’s More !

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage.

A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Turkish Rondo from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 Tunis-Nefta from “Escales” by Jacques Ibert (ee-BARE) First movement theme from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai je, maman,” K. 265 Selections from The Magic Flute The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa

“Preview” the Concert Hall

More Fun With Music Here are some additional activities for children.

Go with the Flow As you listen to Mozart’s music during the concert, imagine how you would move to each piece. Would you march? Skip? Move back and forth? Shake? Maybe even ice skate? Or something else? Think about what movements match the music and try to move to Mozart’s different rhythms.

Copycat Part of playing music is being able to follow a rhythm. Before or after the concert, clap a rhythm, like slow-slowfast-fast. Ask a friend to copy you. Then switch roles. Try as many different patterns as you like. Why do you think some rhythms are easier to copy than others?

Got Feelings?

Many people admired Mozart’s ability to write music that made people feel a certain way. Songs with long, slow notes sometimes sound sad, and music with quick, rising notes (like when we laugh) can sound happy. During the concert, think about how the music makes you feel.

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We hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peek at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Stephen A. Schwarzman Chairman Michael M. Kaiser President

Iván Fischer Principal Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach Music Director Designate, National Symphony Orchestra Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Verizon Foundation, Mr. Martin K. Alloy and Ms. Daris M. Clifton, the Estate of Joseph R. Applegate, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Fight for Children, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Paul, The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, National Committee for the Performing Arts, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk.

Gifts and grants to the National Symphony Orchestra Education Programs are provided by Sandra K. and Clement C. Alpert; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; The Capital Group Companies; The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Clark-Winchcole Foundation; Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; Mrs. Diane Lipton Dennis; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.; The Charles Engelhard Foundation; The Kiplinger Foundation; MLKA Foundation, Inc.; National Trustees of the National Symphony Orchestra; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mr. Albert H. Small; Washington Gas; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund.

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center Education Department. ARTSEDGE is a part of Thinkfinity.org, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning. www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Please build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at this season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, which are performed by the full NSO: Peter and the Wolf, Sunday, February 14, 2010 The Composer is Dead, Sunday, May 9, 2010

For more about the performing arts and arts education, visit the Kennedy Center’s Education Department online at www.kennedy-center.org/education The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Orchestra Interactive

Ready for some magical music? Then you’re in the right place, because most people think Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is positively magical. At the concert, three musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will show you the fun and wonder from one of the most popular composers of all time.

© 2010 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

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Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

Performed by The Unlikely Trio: Carole Bean, flute Dotian Levalier, harp William Wielgus, oboe

Hello, teachers and parent s!

Please see page 5 for information and activities.

Meet the Instruments Pan Flute

A Very Busy Young Man

The Composer’s Toolbox

Mozart and Opera

Mozart started his musical career at a very early age.

With his father’s help, Mozart learned the piano when he was just three years old. At four, he was playing the violin.

And, most amazing, he wrote his first music when he was just five. Mozart was a child prodigy—someone with extraordinary ability or talent at a young age.

Mozart liked to play music, but he really liked to compose (write) it, too. He wrote more than 600 pieces of music—some short and some long; some for large orchestras (many musicians playing different instruments together); and some for just a few instruments. In writing all of his music, Mozart used several tools:

Mozart liked writing operas, even though operas are more complicated to write because they include writing for singers and instruments. In opera, the singers sing most of the story on stage. In Mozart’s time, going to the opera was something many people did, similar to going to the movies today.

Mozart’s The Magic Flute

Melody Many people enjoy Mozart’s music because his melodies are easy to recognize and remember. The melody is the part of the music that you want to sing or hum. During the concert, the musicians will ask you to hum along with some melodies.

One of Mozart’s most popular operas is The Magic Flute, a fairy tale with comedy and, of course, magic. In the story, Prince Tamino (pronounced ta-MEE-no) and his friend Papageno (pa-pa-GAY-no) use magical instruments to help them rescue a beautiful princess. At the concert, you’ll hear four musical selections from the opera.

Rhythm

Listen for…

When you clap to music, you are clapping to the rhythm or the beat of the notes. Mozart wrote some rhythms with changing patterns, making them challenging and fun for musicians to play.

Theme and Variation Composers create patterns in music. The main pattern, or melody, is called the theme of the music. After writing the theme, the composer might change or add something to that theme.

That is called a variation. It might help if you think of a theme and variations like this:

The Song of the Queen of the Night Mozart wrote this music to be sung, but the musicians will play it on their instruments. In the story, the queen tries to use her magical powers to frighten people.

The “Magic” Bells Papageno plays magic bells when he needs help—like to make scary things disappear or to find his girlfriend. What do you think the bells will sound like? A church bell? A dinner bell? A bicycle bell? Something else?

During the concert, see if you guessed right.

Fun Fact You already know Mozart’s music! During the concert, listen for a familiar tune.

The “Magic” Piccolo Papageno’s music is played on a piccolo. In the opera, Papageno is a bird-catcher who plays a pan flute. Birds like the sound so much that they come close enough for him to catch them. What kind of music do you think birds would like? Loud or soft? Why? Try humming your ideas.

Theme

Variation

A theme is a melody that is repeated in a musical composition.

A variation is the theme with a few changes.

The “Magic” Flute When Tamino needs help, he plays a magic flute. If you could have a magical instrument to help you, which one would you choose? After the concert, draw a picture of it and explain your choice to a friend.

Let’s look at the instruments played by the trio—a flute, an oboe, and a harp.

The flute and the oboe belong to the woodwind family of instruments, even though the flute is made of metal, not wood. The important part to remember is “wind,” because musicians play woodwind instruments by blowing into them. With the flute, the musician blows air across the opening. With the oboe, the musician blows air through a double reed—that’s two thin strips of woody grass. As the musicians play, see and hear the difference between the two instruments.

The harp is a stringed instrument. It is made of wood and has strings that are generally made of metal. If you have seen other stringed instruments like violins, you might remember that musicians sometimes play them using a bow (a stick with a tight ribbon of horsehair). The harp is different, though.

It is played using just the fingers.

2

3

Piccolo

Flute

Harp

Also during the concert, you’ll see and hear a piccolo.

It’s like the flute’s baby brother or sister. It’s played the same way as a flute—but it doesn’t sound the same.

Do you think the piccolo sounds higher or lower than the flute? Find the answer below.

Meet the Musicians William, or Bill, as he likes to be called (playing oboe), Carole (flute), and Dotian (harp) make up the Unlikely Trio. When three musicians play together, that is called a trio (TREE-oh). Trios are generally made up of instruments from the same family—like a string trio or a woodwind trio. This trio combination is unusual because it is made up of string and woodwind instruments. That’s why they call themselves the “Unlikely Trio.”

William Wielgus (WELL-gus) plays the oboe, Carole Bean plays the flute, and Dotian Levalier (dotty-ann leh-VAHL-yay) plays the harp.

Answer: The piccolo sounds higher, because it is smaller.

Illustrations: Jim Caputo

Oboe

4

Meet the Instruments Pan Flute

A Very Busy Young Man

The Composer’s Toolbox

Mozart and Opera

Mozart started his musical career at a very early age.

With his father’s help, Mozart learned the piano when he was just three years old. At four, he was playing the violin.

And, most amazing, he wrote his first music when he was just five. Mozart was a child prodigy—someone with extraordinary ability or talent at a young age.

Mozart liked to play music, but he really liked to compose (write) it, too. He wrote more than 600 pieces of music—some short and some long; some for large orchestras (many musicians playing different instruments together); and some for just a few instruments. In writing all of his music, Mozart used several tools:

Mozart liked writing operas, even though operas are more complicated to write because they include writing for singers and instruments. In opera, the singers sing most of the story on stage. In Mozart’s time, going to the opera was something many people did, similar to going to the movies today.

Mozart’s The Magic Flute

Melody Many people enjoy Mozart’s music because his melodies are easy to recognize and remember. The melody is the part of the music that you want to sing or hum. During the concert, the musicians will ask you to hum along with some melodies.

One of Mozart’s most popular operas is The Magic Flute, a fairy tale with comedy and, of course, magic. In the story, Prince Tamino (pronounced ta-MEE-no) and his friend Papageno (pa-pa-GAY-no) use magical instruments to help them rescue a beautiful princess. At the concert, you’ll hear four musical selections from the opera.

Rhythm

Listen for…

When you clap to music, you are clapping to the rhythm or the beat of the notes. Mozart wrote some rhythms with changing patterns, making them challenging and fun for musicians to play.

Theme and Variation Composers create patterns in music. The main pattern, or melody, is called the theme of the music. After writing the theme, the composer might change or add something to that theme.

That is called a variation. It might help if you think of a theme and variations like this:

The Song of the Queen of the Night Mozart wrote this music to be sung, but the musicians will play it on their instruments. In the story, the queen tries to use her magical powers to frighten people.

The “Magic” Bells Papageno plays magic bells when he needs help—like to make scary things disappear or to find his girlfriend. What do you think the bells will sound like? A church bell? A dinner bell? A bicycle bell? Something else?

During the concert, see if you guessed right.

Fun Fact You already know Mozart’s music! During the concert, listen for a familiar tune.

The “Magic” Piccolo Papageno’s music is played on a piccolo. In the opera, Papageno is a bird-catcher who plays a pan flute. Birds like the sound so much that they come close enough for him to catch them. What kind of music do you think birds would like? Loud or soft? Why? Try humming your ideas.

Theme

Variation

A theme is a melody that is repeated in a musical composition.

A variation is the theme with a few changes.

The “Magic” Flute When Tamino needs help, he plays a magic flute. If you could have a magical instrument to help you, which one would you choose? After the concert, draw a picture of it and explain your choice to a friend.

Let’s look at the instruments played by the trio—a flute, an oboe, and a harp.

The flute and the oboe belong to the woodwind family of instruments, even though the flute is made of metal, not wood. The important part to remember is “wind,” because musicians play woodwind instruments by blowing into them. With the flute, the musician blows air across the opening. With the oboe, the musician blows air through a double reed—that’s two thin strips of woody grass. As the musicians play, see and hear the difference between the two instruments.

The harp is a stringed instrument. It is made of wood and has strings that are generally made of metal. If you have seen other stringed instruments like violins, you might remember that musicians sometimes play them using a bow (a stick with a tight ribbon of horsehair). The harp is different, though.

It is played using just the fingers.

2

3

Piccolo

Flute

Harp

Also during the concert, you’ll see and hear a piccolo.

It’s like the flute’s baby brother or sister. It’s played the same way as a flute—but it doesn’t sound the same.

Do you think the piccolo sounds higher or lower than the flute? Find the answer below.

Meet the Musicians William, or Bill, as he likes to be called (playing oboe), Carole (flute), and Dotian (harp) make up the Unlikely Trio. When three musicians play together, that is called a trio (TREE-oh). Trios are generally made up of instruments from the same family—like a string trio or a woodwind trio. This trio combination is unusual because it is made up of string and woodwind instruments. That’s why they call themselves the “Unlikely Trio.”

William Wielgus (WELL-gus) plays the oboe, Carole Bean plays the flute, and Dotian Levalier (dotty-ann leh-VAHL-yay) plays the harp.

Answer: The piccolo sounds higher, because it is smaller.

Illustrations: Jim Caputo

Oboe

4

Meet the Instruments Pan Flute

A Very Busy Young Man

The Composer’s Toolbox

Mozart and Opera

Mozart started his musical career at a very early age.

With his father’s help, Mozart learned the piano when he was just three years old. At four, he was playing the violin.

And, most amazing, he wrote his first music when he was just five. Mozart was a child prodigy—someone with extraordinary ability or talent at a young age.

Mozart liked to play music, but he really liked to compose (write) it, too. He wrote more than 600 pieces of music—some short and some long; some for large orchestras (many musicians playing different instruments together); and some for just a few instruments. In writing all of his music, Mozart used several tools:

Mozart liked writing operas, even though operas are more complicated to write because they include writing for singers and instruments. In opera, the singers sing most of the story on stage. In Mozart’s time, going to the opera was something many people did, similar to going to the movies today.

Mozart’s The Magic Flute

Melody Many people enjoy Mozart’s music because his melodies are easy to recognize and remember. The melody is the part of the music that you want to sing or hum. During the concert, the musicians will ask you to hum along with some melodies.

One of Mozart’s most popular operas is The Magic Flute, a fairy tale with comedy and, of course, magic. In the story, Prince Tamino (pronounced ta-MEE-no) and his friend Papageno (pa-pa-GAY-no) use magical instruments to help them rescue a beautiful princess. At the concert, you’ll hear four musical selections from the opera.

Rhythm

Listen for…

When you clap to music, you are clapping to the rhythm or the beat of the notes. Mozart wrote some rhythms with changing patterns, making them challenging and fun for musicians to play.

Theme and Variation Composers create patterns in music. The main pattern, or melody, is called the theme of the music. After writing the theme, the composer might change or add something to that theme.

That is called a variation. It might help if you think of a theme and variations like this:

The Song of the Queen of the Night Mozart wrote this music to be sung, but the musicians will play it on their instruments. In the story, the queen tries to use her magical powers to frighten people.

The “Magic” Bells Papageno plays magic bells when he needs help—like to make scary things disappear or to find his girlfriend. What do you think the bells will sound like? A church bell? A dinner bell? A bicycle bell? Something else?

During the concert, see if you guessed right.

Fun Fact You already know Mozart’s music! During the concert, listen for a familiar tune.

The “Magic” Piccolo Papageno’s music is played on a piccolo. In the opera, Papageno is a bird-catcher who plays a pan flute. Birds like the sound so much that they come close enough for him to catch them. What kind of music do you think birds would like? Loud or soft? Why? Try humming your ideas.

Theme

Variation

A theme is a melody that is repeated in a musical composition.

A variation is the theme with a few changes.

The “Magic” Flute When Tamino needs help, he plays a magic flute. If you could have a magical instrument to help you, which one would you choose? After the concert, draw a picture of it and explain your choice to a friend.

Let’s look at the instruments played by the trio—a flute, an oboe, and a harp.

The flute and the oboe belong to the woodwind family of instruments, even though the flute is made of metal, not wood. The important part to remember is “wind,” because musicians play woodwind instruments by blowing into them. With the flute, the musician blows air across the opening. With the oboe, the musician blows air through a double reed—that’s two thin strips of woody grass. As the musicians play, see and hear the difference between the two instruments.

The harp is a stringed instrument. It is made of wood and has strings that are generally made of metal. If you have seen other stringed instruments like violins, you might remember that musicians sometimes play them using a bow (a stick with a tight ribbon of horsehair). The harp is different, though.

It is played using just the fingers.

2

3

Piccolo

Flute

Harp

Also during the concert, you’ll see and hear a piccolo.

It’s like the flute’s baby brother or sister. It’s played the same way as a flute—but it doesn’t sound the same.

Do you think the piccolo sounds higher or lower than the flute? Find the answer below.

Meet the Musicians William, or Bill, as he likes to be called (playing oboe), Carole (flute), and Dotian (harp) make up the Unlikely Trio. When three musicians play together, that is called a trio (TREE-oh). Trios are generally made up of instruments from the same family—like a string trio or a woodwind trio. This trio combination is unusual because it is made up of string and woodwind instruments. That’s why they call themselves the “Unlikely Trio.”

William Wielgus (WELL-gus) plays the oboe, Carole Bean plays the flute, and Dotian Levalier (dotty-ann leh-VAHL-yay) plays the harp.

Answer: The piccolo sounds higher, because it is smaller.

Illustrations: Jim Caputo

Oboe

4

For Teachers and Parents

stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps.

Dear Grownups : Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert Program The Unlikely Trio will perform excerpts from the musical selections below (all written by Mozart except where indicated). Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

FYI—Mozart wrote so many compositions that even he probably lost count. ˘ But a man named Ludwig von Köchel undertook cataloging Mozart’s work in chronological order. He gave each piece a number, which has become known as its “K” number.

First and second movements from Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 Minuet K. 2 Rondo from Serenade K. 250 (“Haffner”)

Kinderkonzert

A Good Audience…

Have fun!

Wait ! There’s More !

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage.

A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Turkish Rondo from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 Tunis-Nefta from “Escales” by Jacques Ibert (ee-BARE) First movement theme from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai je, maman,” K. 265 Selections from The Magic Flute The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa

“Preview” the Concert Hall

More Fun With Music Here are some additional activities for children.

Go with the Flow As you listen to Mozart’s music during the concert, imagine how you would move to each piece. Would you march? Skip? Move back and forth? Shake? Maybe even ice skate? Or something else? Think about what movements match the music and try to move to Mozart’s different rhythms.

Copycat Part of playing music is being able to follow a rhythm. Before or after the concert, clap a rhythm, like slow-slowfast-fast. Ask a friend to copy you. Then switch roles. Try as many different patterns as you like. Why do you think some rhythms are easier to copy than others?

Got Feelings?

Many people admired Mozart’s ability to write music that made people feel a certain way. Songs with long, slow notes sometimes sound sad, and music with quick, rising notes (like when we laugh) can sound happy. During the concert, think about how the music makes you feel.

5

We hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peek at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Stephen A. Schwarzman Chairman Michael M. Kaiser President

Iván Fischer Principal Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach Music Director Designate, National Symphony Orchestra Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Verizon Foundation, Mr. Martin K. Alloy and Ms. Daris M. Clifton, the Estate of Joseph R. Applegate, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Fight for Children, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Paul, The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, National Committee for the Performing Arts, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk.

Gifts and grants to the National Symphony Orchestra Education Programs are provided by Sandra K. and Clement C. Alpert; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; The Capital Group Companies; The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Clark-Winchcole Foundation; Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; Mrs. Diane Lipton Dennis; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.; The Charles Engelhard Foundation; The Kiplinger Foundation; MLKA Foundation, Inc.; National Trustees of the National Symphony Orchestra; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mr. Albert H. Small; Washington Gas; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund.

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center Education Department. ARTSEDGE is a part of Thinkfinity.org, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning. www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Please build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at this season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, which are performed by the full NSO: Peter and the Wolf, Sunday, February 14, 2010 The Composer is Dead, Sunday, May 9, 2010

For more about the performing arts and arts education, visit the Kennedy Center’s Education Department online at www.kennedy-center.org/education The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Orchestra Interactive

Ready for some magical music? Then you’re in the right place, because most people think Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is positively magical. At the concert, three musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will show you the fun and wonder from one of the most popular composers of all time.

© 2010 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

6

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

Performed by The Unlikely Trio: Carole Bean, flute Dotian Levalier, harp William Wielgus, oboe

Hello, teachers and parent s!

Please see page 5 for information and activities.

For Teachers and Parents

stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps.

Dear Grownups : Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert Program The Unlikely Trio will perform excerpts from the musical selections below (all written by Mozart except where indicated). Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

FYI—Mozart wrote so many compositions that even he probably lost count. ˘ But a man named Ludwig von Köchel undertook cataloging Mozart’s work in chronological order. He gave each piece a number, which has become known as its “K” number.

First and second movements from Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 Minuet K. 2 Rondo from Serenade K. 250 (“Haffner”)

Kinderkonzert

A Good Audience…

Have fun!

Wait ! There’s More !

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage.

A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Turkish Rondo from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 Tunis-Nefta from “Escales” by Jacques Ibert (ee-BARE) First movement theme from Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai je, maman,” K. 265 Selections from The Magic Flute The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa

“Preview” the Concert Hall

More Fun With Music Here are some additional activities for children.

Go with the Flow As you listen to Mozart’s music during the concert, imagine how you would move to each piece. Would you march? Skip? Move back and forth? Shake? Maybe even ice skate? Or something else? Think about what movements match the music and try to move to Mozart’s different rhythms.

Copycat Part of playing music is being able to follow a rhythm. Before or after the concert, clap a rhythm, like slow-slowfast-fast. Ask a friend to copy you. Then switch roles. Try as many different patterns as you like. Why do you think some rhythms are easier to copy than others?

Got Feelings?

Many people admired Mozart’s ability to write music that made people feel a certain way. Songs with long, slow notes sometimes sound sad, and music with quick, rising notes (like when we laugh) can sound happy. During the concert, think about how the music makes you feel.

5

We hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peek at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Stephen A. Schwarzman Chairman Michael M. Kaiser President

Iván Fischer Principal Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach Music Director Designate, National Symphony Orchestra Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Verizon Foundation, Mr. Martin K. Alloy and Ms. Daris M. Clifton, the Estate of Joseph R. Applegate, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Fight for Children, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Paul, The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, National Committee for the Performing Arts, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk.

Gifts and grants to the National Symphony Orchestra Education Programs are provided by Sandra K. and Clement C. Alpert; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; The Capital Group Companies; The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Clark-Winchcole Foundation; Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; Mrs. Diane Lipton Dennis; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.; The Charles Engelhard Foundation; The Kiplinger Foundation; MLKA Foundation, Inc.; National Trustees of the National Symphony Orchestra; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mr. Albert H. Small; Washington Gas; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund.

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center Education Department. ARTSEDGE is a part of Thinkfinity.org, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning. www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Please build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at this season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, which are performed by the full NSO: Peter and the Wolf, Sunday, February 14, 2010 The Composer is Dead, Sunday, May 9, 2010

For more about the performing arts and arts education, visit the Kennedy Center’s Education Department online at www.kennedy-center.org/education The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Orchestra Interactive

Ready for some magical music? Then you’re in the right place, because most people think Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is positively magical. At the concert, three musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will show you the fun and wonder from one of the most popular composers of all time.

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Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

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Performed by The Unlikely Trio: Carole Bean, flute Dotian Levalier, harp William Wielgus, oboe

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