NSO Kinderkonzert: Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Viola

For Teachers and Parents Dear Grownups:

A Good Audience…

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

Have fun!

Welcome to the NSO Kinderclassics, 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 Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections from the concert repertoire. Point out that some of the music will sound different at the concert because the musicians will adapt it for their instruments. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

Menuetto from Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sarabande in G minor by Carl Böhm Duo for clarinet and bassoon in C major, movement 1, by Ludwig van Beethoven (adapted for violin and viola) String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wait! There’s More!

Minuet from String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, by Luigi Boccherini “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” by Duke Ellington “Orange Blossom Special” by Ervin Rouse and arranged by Calvin Custer Minuet No. 3 in G major by Johann Sebastian Bach String Trio in E-flat major, second menuetto, Op. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven “Paragon Rag” by Scott Joplin Polka, Op. 123, by Charles Dancla “Pop Goes the Weasel”

More Fun With Music Presto Chango!

After the performance, choose a song you know, like “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” Try singing it using some of the ideas you learned about like changing the tempo (singing it fast and then slow) or dynamics (singing it loud and then soft). Start as a duo and then add friends, creating a trio and quartet.

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by Adobe Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Macy’s Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; Washington Gas; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

www.kennedy-center.org /artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

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 peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Make Your Own String Instrument

Please build on your Kinderclassic experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

Take a small container without a lid (this will be your instrument’s body) and two or three rubber bands (these will be your “strings”). Stretch the rubber bands around the container and across the open side. Now pluck the strings with your fingers.

Notice how the bands vibrate—this is what making music looks and sounds like!

Discuss ways to change the sounds with your friends.

Sunday, February 23, 2014 — Peter and the Wolf

5

Michael M. Kaiser President

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

“Preview” the Concert Hall

Here are some post-performance activities for children:

David M. Rubenstein Chairman

Sunday, June 1, 2014 — Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

6

Learn more about education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. ©2014 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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

ne. viola is go

beth’s me for their next big a z i l E ! o n ti Oh wh o iends fi nd it in

g icia n ia n fr Will o ur m usic ssibly, with th e h elp of a m a Po t rea dy to p erform a n ce? be a detecti ve — a nd yo u. Ge l mystery. to e this m a g ica lv o s also pretends u yo s a ic at m us h ear som e gre ein are the lice Rubenst f the NSO. A d n a id v a D rs o Underwrite Presenting s for Performance

ces is made

Young Audien

possible by

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cke r, v io li n K a r e n L ow ry -Tu we n , v io la E li z a b e th P u lj u -O o (a n d m a g ic) D r ew O we n , c e ll Hello, teachers and parents ! please see page 5 for informati on and activities.

At the Concert Three musicians who play string instruments will perform a story to help you learn about music. In the story, (as in real life), Karen plays violin and Elizabeth plays viola, and they perform together as the Dynamic Duo (pronounced DEW-oh). Drew (a cellist) plays the role of a magician practicing his magic in the office next door.

(You better keep an eye on him, because he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve.)

At first, the musicians and magician do not get along. And that leads to a problem—Elizabeth’s viola vanishes, or disappears. That’s when things really get tricky, and our friends will need your help. Along the way, you are in for a few musical surprises, too, like the very different sounds the string instruments can make—if we can just find that viola!

The Magic Words (pitz-uh-KAH-toh)— plucking the strings with fingers instead of using the bow

how loud or soft the music is

It’s No Trick String instruments might look very similar, but they can sound very different and play many styles of music. You’ll hear :

playing quickly, a fast tempo

The number of musicians performing affects the sound of the music. Musicians perform in groups as small as one (a solo performance) and as large as (or even larger than) 100. Here are the names for some groups: v D uo —two musicians (and a duet is a piece of music written for a duo)

Playing music well and performing magic well have at least one thing in common. They might look easy when you see them on stage, but both take lots of practice to do a good job. Practice is fun, though, because it means you are learning and getting better—watch to see what Elizabeth and Karen learn as they practice for their concert.

THI NK ABOUT. . .

vT rio (TREE-oh) —a group of three musicians, like this concert’s performers

There are some fun musical words that you’ll learn at the performance. Let’s look at a few:

how fast or slow the music is

Acing It

Now You See (and Count) Them

FUN FACT

O

“ Presto” is a magical word, too, and it means quickly change (presto chango! ).

v

Can music and magic get along ? At first they might seem very different, but watch how musicians and a magician can cooperate and even become friends.

Quartet (kwawr-TET) —four musicians

v S ymphony (SIM-fuh-nee) orchestra—as many as 50 string instruments playing together along with the other instrument families of the orchestra— the woodwinds, the brass, and percussion

Meet the Instruments

But these instruments are not exactly the same— they are different sizes. That means they sound a little different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes. Guess which instrument will sound the highest and which will sound the lowest?

Look at the three instruments played by the trio—violin, viola, and cello. They all are made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand. The bodies of the instruments have a hollow center. This center is called a resonating chamber, and it makes the sound of the strings loud and strong. That sound comes out of the two f-shaped holes.

Presto! Here’s Your Musical Trio Karen Lowry-Tucker (violin), Drew Owen (cello and magic), and Elizabeth Pulju-Owen (viola) play together as a musical and magical trio with a musical and magical name—Presto!

They all love music and enjoy sharing it with young people like you. Karen has played all over the world.

Elizabeth began playing viola when she was 13 years old. Both she and Karen perform in other orchestras at the Kennedy Center, too. As a child, Drew liked both magic and music, but he decided to study music first, and he chose the cello because it was big. But as you can see, he never gave up on magic.

Viola

Watch how the trio combines music and magic to help one child “play” the violin!

Cello

Classical

Jazz

Bluegrass

Ragtime

Music from Europe and the United States that you often hear performed in concert halls like the one at the Kennedy Center

Music with energetic patterns and tunes often made up (improvised) by musicians as they play

A type of country music often played at a fast speed

Lively music popular in the early 1900s that has unusual patterns and unexpected strong notes

Drew

One of the string instruments you’ll hear sounds so different in one style of music that it even has a different name!

Listen up during the performance to find out which one.

Karen

Violin Photo by Ning Fan

2

3

4

Elizabeth

At the Concert Three musicians who play string instruments will perform a story to help you learn about music. In the story, (as in real life), Karen plays violin and Elizabeth plays viola, and they perform together as the Dynamic Duo (pronounced DEW-oh). Drew (a cellist) plays the role of a magician practicing his magic in the office next door.

(You better keep an eye on him, because he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve.)

At first, the musicians and magician do not get along. And that leads to a problem—Elizabeth’s viola vanishes, or disappears. That’s when things really get tricky, and our friends will need your help. Along the way, you are in for a few musical surprises, too, like the very different sounds the string instruments can make—if we can just find that viola!

The Magic Words (pitz-uh-KAH-toh)— plucking the strings with fingers instead of using the bow

how loud or soft the music is

It’s No Trick String instruments might look very similar, but they can sound very different and play many styles of music. You’ll hear :

playing quickly, a fast tempo

The number of musicians performing affects the sound of the music. Musicians perform in groups as small as one (a solo performance) and as large as (or even larger than) 100. Here are the names for some groups: v D uo —two musicians (and a duet is a piece of music written for a duo)

Playing music well and performing magic well have at least one thing in common. They might look easy when you see them on stage, but both take lots of practice to do a good job. Practice is fun, though, because it means you are learning and getting better—watch to see what Elizabeth and Karen learn as they practice for their concert.

THI NK ABOUT. . .

vT rio (TREE-oh) —a group of three musicians, like this concert’s performers

There are some fun musical words that you’ll learn at the performance. Let’s look at a few:

how fast or slow the music is

Acing It

Now You See (and Count) Them

FUN FACT

O

“ Presto” is a magical word, too, and it means quickly change (presto chango! ).

v

Can music and magic get along ? At first they might seem very different, but watch how musicians and a magician can cooperate and even become friends.

Quartet (kwawr-TET) —four musicians

v S ymphony (SIM-fuh-nee) orchestra—as many as 50 string instruments playing together along with the other instrument families of the orchestra— the woodwinds, the brass, and percussion

Meet the Instruments

But these instruments are not exactly the same— they are different sizes. That means they sound a little different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes. Guess which instrument will sound the highest and which will sound the lowest?

Look at the three instruments played by the trio—violin, viola, and cello. They all are made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand. The bodies of the instruments have a hollow center. This center is called a resonating chamber, and it makes the sound of the strings loud and strong. That sound comes out of the two f-shaped holes.

Presto! Here’s Your Musical Trio Karen Lowry-Tucker (violin), Drew Owen (cello and magic), and Elizabeth Pulju-Owen (viola) play together as a musical and magical trio with a musical and magical name—Presto!

They all love music and enjoy sharing it with young people like you. Karen has played all over the world.

Elizabeth began playing viola when she was 13 years old. Both she and Karen perform in other orchestras at the Kennedy Center, too. As a child, Drew liked both magic and music, but he decided to study music first, and he chose the cello because it was big. But as you can see, he never gave up on magic.

Viola

Watch how the trio combines music and magic to help one child “play” the violin!

Cello

Classical

Jazz

Bluegrass

Ragtime

Music from Europe and the United States that you often hear performed in concert halls like the one at the Kennedy Center

Music with energetic patterns and tunes often made up (improvised) by musicians as they play

A type of country music often played at a fast speed

Lively music popular in the early 1900s that has unusual patterns and unexpected strong notes

Drew

One of the string instruments you’ll hear sounds so different in one style of music that it even has a different name!

Listen up during the performance to find out which one.

Karen

Violin Photo by Ning Fan

2

3

4

Elizabeth

At the Concert Three musicians who play string instruments will perform a story to help you learn about music. In the story, (as in real life), Karen plays violin and Elizabeth plays viola, and they perform together as the Dynamic Duo (pronounced DEW-oh). Drew (a cellist) plays the role of a magician practicing his magic in the office next door.

(You better keep an eye on him, because he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve.)

At first, the musicians and magician do not get along. And that leads to a problem—Elizabeth’s viola vanishes, or disappears. That’s when things really get tricky, and our friends will need your help. Along the way, you are in for a few musical surprises, too, like the very different sounds the string instruments can make—if we can just find that viola!

The Magic Words (pitz-uh-KAH-toh)— plucking the strings with fingers instead of using the bow

how loud or soft the music is

It’s No Trick String instruments might look very similar, but they can sound very different and play many styles of music. You’ll hear :

playing quickly, a fast tempo

The number of musicians performing affects the sound of the music. Musicians perform in groups as small as one (a solo performance) and as large as (or even larger than) 100. Here are the names for some groups: v D uo —two musicians (and a duet is a piece of music written for a duo)

Playing music well and performing magic well have at least one thing in common. They might look easy when you see them on stage, but both take lots of practice to do a good job. Practice is fun, though, because it means you are learning and getting better—watch to see what Elizabeth and Karen learn as they practice for their concert.

THI NK ABOUT. . .

vT rio (TREE-oh) —a group of three musicians, like this concert’s performers

There are some fun musical words that you’ll learn at the performance. Let’s look at a few:

how fast or slow the music is

Acing It

Now You See (and Count) Them

FUN FACT

O

“ Presto” is a magical word, too, and it means quickly change (presto chango! ).

v

Can music and magic get along ? At first they might seem very different, but watch how musicians and a magician can cooperate and even become friends.

Quartet (kwawr-TET) —four musicians

v S ymphony (SIM-fuh-nee) orchestra—as many as 50 string instruments playing together along with the other instrument families of the orchestra— the woodwinds, the brass, and percussion

Meet the Instruments

But these instruments are not exactly the same— they are different sizes. That means they sound a little different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes. Guess which instrument will sound the highest and which will sound the lowest?

Look at the three instruments played by the trio—violin, viola, and cello. They all are made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand. The bodies of the instruments have a hollow center. This center is called a resonating chamber, and it makes the sound of the strings loud and strong. That sound comes out of the two f-shaped holes.

Presto! Here’s Your Musical Trio Karen Lowry-Tucker (violin), Drew Owen (cello and magic), and Elizabeth Pulju-Owen (viola) play together as a musical and magical trio with a musical and magical name—Presto!

They all love music and enjoy sharing it with young people like you. Karen has played all over the world.

Elizabeth began playing viola when she was 13 years old. Both she and Karen perform in other orchestras at the Kennedy Center, too. As a child, Drew liked both magic and music, but he decided to study music first, and he chose the cello because it was big. But as you can see, he never gave up on magic.

Viola

Watch how the trio combines music and magic to help one child “play” the violin!

Cello

Classical

Jazz

Bluegrass

Ragtime

Music from Europe and the United States that you often hear performed in concert halls like the one at the Kennedy Center

Music with energetic patterns and tunes often made up (improvised) by musicians as they play

A type of country music often played at a fast speed

Lively music popular in the early 1900s that has unusual patterns and unexpected strong notes

Drew

One of the string instruments you’ll hear sounds so different in one style of music that it even has a different name!

Listen up during the performance to find out which one.

Karen

Violin Photo by Ning Fan

2

3

4

Elizabeth

For Teachers and Parents Dear Grownups:

A Good Audience…

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

Have fun!

Welcome to the NSO Kinderclassics, 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 Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections from the concert repertoire. Point out that some of the music will sound different at the concert because the musicians will adapt it for their instruments. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

Menuetto from Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sarabande in G minor by Carl Böhm Duo for clarinet and bassoon in C major, movement 1, by Ludwig van Beethoven (adapted for violin and viola) String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wait! There’s More!

Minuet from String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, by Luigi Boccherini “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” by Duke Ellington “Orange Blossom Special” by Ervin Rouse and arranged by Calvin Custer Minuet No. 3 in G major by Johann Sebastian Bach String Trio in E-flat major, second menuetto, Op. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven “Paragon Rag” by Scott Joplin Polka, Op. 123, by Charles Dancla “Pop Goes the Weasel”

More Fun With Music Presto Chango!

After the performance, choose a song you know, like “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” Try singing it using some of the ideas you learned about like changing the tempo (singing it fast and then slow) or dynamics (singing it loud and then soft). Start as a duo and then add friends, creating a trio and quartet.

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by Adobe Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Macy’s Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; Washington Gas; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

www.kennedy-center.org /artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

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 peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Make Your Own String Instrument

Please build on your Kinderclassic experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

Take a small container without a lid (this will be your instrument’s body) and two or three rubber bands (these will be your “strings”). Stretch the rubber bands around the container and across the open side. Now pluck the strings with your fingers.

Notice how the bands vibrate—this is what making music looks and sounds like!

Discuss ways to change the sounds with your friends.

Sunday, February 23, 2014 — Peter and the Wolf

5

Michael M. Kaiser President

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

“Preview” the Concert Hall

Here are some post-performance activities for children:

David M. Rubenstein Chairman

Sunday, June 1, 2014 — Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

6

Learn more about education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. ©2014 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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

ne. viola is go

beth’s me for their next big a z i l E ! o n ti Oh wh o iends fi nd it in

g icia n ia n fr Will o ur m usic ssibly, with th e h elp of a m a Po t rea dy to p erform a n ce? be a detecti ve — a nd yo u. Ge l mystery. to e this m a g ica lv o s also pretends u yo s a ic at m us h ear som e gre ein are the lice Rubenst f the NSO. A d n a id v a D rs o Underwrite Presenting s for Performance

ces is made

Young Audien

possible by

y Performed b

cke r, v io li n K a r e n L ow ry -Tu we n , v io la E li z a b e th P u lj u -O o (a n d m a g ic) D r ew O we n , c e ll Hello, teachers and parents ! please see page 5 for informati on and activities.

For Teachers and Parents Dear Grownups:

A Good Audience…

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

Have fun!

Welcome to the NSO Kinderclassics, 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 Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections from the concert repertoire. Point out that some of the music will sound different at the concert because the musicians will adapt it for their instruments. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

Menuetto from Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sarabande in G minor by Carl Böhm Duo for clarinet and bassoon in C major, movement 1, by Ludwig van Beethoven (adapted for violin and viola) String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wait! There’s More!

Minuet from String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, by Luigi Boccherini “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” by Duke Ellington “Orange Blossom Special” by Ervin Rouse and arranged by Calvin Custer Minuet No. 3 in G major by Johann Sebastian Bach String Trio in E-flat major, second menuetto, Op. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven “Paragon Rag” by Scott Joplin Polka, Op. 123, by Charles Dancla “Pop Goes the Weasel”

More Fun With Music Presto Chango!

After the performance, choose a song you know, like “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” Try singing it using some of the ideas you learned about like changing the tempo (singing it fast and then slow) or dynamics (singing it loud and then soft). Start as a duo and then add friends, creating a trio and quartet.

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by Adobe Foundation, The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Macy’s Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; Washington Gas; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

www.kennedy-center.org /artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

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 peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Make Your Own String Instrument

Please build on your Kinderclassic experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

Take a small container without a lid (this will be your instrument’s body) and two or three rubber bands (these will be your “strings”). Stretch the rubber bands around the container and across the open side. Now pluck the strings with your fingers.

Notice how the bands vibrate—this is what making music looks and sounds like!

Discuss ways to change the sounds with your friends.

Sunday, February 23, 2014 — Peter and the Wolf

5

Michael M. Kaiser President

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

“Preview” the Concert Hall

Here are some post-performance activities for children:

David M. Rubenstein Chairman

Sunday, June 1, 2014 — Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

6

Learn more about education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. ©2014 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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

ne. viola is go

beth’s me for their next big a z i l E ! o n ti Oh wh o iends fi nd it in

g icia n ia n fr Will o ur m usic ssibly, with th e h elp of a m a Po t rea dy to p erform a n ce? be a detecti ve — a nd yo u. Ge l mystery. to e this m a g ica lv o s also pretends u yo s a ic at m us h ear som e gre ein are the lice Rubenst f the NSO. A d n a id v a D rs o Underwrite Presenting s for Performance

ces is made

Young Audien

possible by

y Performed b

cke r, v io li n K a r e n L ow ry -Tu we n , v io la E li z a b e th P u lj u -O o (a n d m a g ic) D r ew O we n , c e ll Hello, teachers and parents ! please see page 5 for informati on and activities.