Fancy That!: National Symphony Orchestra Teddy Bear Concert

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A good audience…

Teddy Bear Concerts David M. Rubenstein Chairman

stays quiet,

Michael M. Kaiser President

The Teddy Bear Concerts invite the youngest of music lovers (and their favorite stuffed animal) to join in fun, interactive performances with musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director 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 Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Fight for Children, The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, National Committee for the Performing Arts, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk.

doesn’t eat,

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 Clark Charitable 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.

listens,

and claps!

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 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. © 2011 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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You will he a perform th r the violinist is music :

Listen Up, Little Friends! eet Greta. She’s a Teddy Bear who likes to wear fancy things. And you know what else? Music can put on fancy things, too! That’s called Today, you—and Greta, of course —will learn all about the ways to make music fancy with the help of a musician playing the violin and an artist drawing pictures. Illustrations: Jim Caputo

Listen to the music

and how it goes from plain to fancy.

Watch how the

◗ “Belle of th e Ball” (excerpt) by Le roy Anderson ◗ Sonata for Violin and Har psichord (excerpt, unac companied) by Johann Se bastian Bach ◗ “Twinkle, Tw inkle, Little St ar” variations by Wolfgang Am adeus Mozar t ◗ Second mov ement from Sonata for So lo Violin by Se rgei Prokofie (SAIR-gay prov KOF-ee-ef)

artist draws pictures to match the music.

Guess one way you could

sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” to make it sound fancier.

Think about which music was your favorite. Why?

Violin


You will he a perform th r the violinist is music :

Listen Up, Little Friends! eet Greta. She’s a Teddy Bear who likes to wear fancy things. And you know what else? Music can put on fancy things, too! That’s called Today, you—and Greta, of course —will learn all about the ways to make music fancy with the help of a musician playing the violin and an artist drawing pictures. Illustrations: Jim Caputo

Listen to the music

and how it goes from plain to fancy.

Watch how the

◗ “Belle of th e Ball” (excerpt) by Le roy Anderson ◗ Sonata for Violin and Har psichord (excerpt, unac companied) by Johann Se bastian Bach ◗ “Twinkle, Tw inkle, Little St ar” variations by Wolfgang Am adeus Mozar t ◗ Second mov ement from Sonata for So lo Violin by Se rgei Prokofie (SAIR-gay prov KOF-ee-ef)

artist draws pictures to match the music.

Guess one way you could

sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” to make it sound fancier.

Think about which music was your favorite. Why?

Violin


A good audience…

Teddy Bear Concerts David M. Rubenstein Chairman

stays quiet,

Michael M. Kaiser President

The Teddy Bear Concerts invite the youngest of music lovers (and their favorite stuffed animal) to join in fun, interactive performances with musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director 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 Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Fight for Children, The President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, National Committee for the Performing Arts, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk.

doesn’t eat,

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 Clark Charitable 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.

listens,

and claps!

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 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. © 2011 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Have fun!

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

Featuring National Symphony violinist Marissa Regni and illustrator Marie Cheek Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by


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