Cuesheet
For Teachers and Parents
Performance Guide
Dear Grownups: Welcome to the Concert for Young Audiences in the REACH, designed to introduce children to a variety of musical genres. Please help your young concert-goers 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.
Co
e iences in th d u A g n u o Y ncerts for
REACH
A Good Audience…
stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps. Have fun!
Menuetto from Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wait! There’s More!
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 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
Upcoming Family Events Please build on your Concerts for Young Audiences in the REACH experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concert, performed by the full NSO, or the next NSO Music for Young Audiences program, performed by small ensembles: Sunday, October 20, 2019 NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
“Pop Goes the Weasel”
More Fun With Music
Saturday, November 23, 2019 NSO Music for Young Audiences: Peter and Friends
Here are some post-performance activities for children:
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.
Saturday, January 18, 2020 NSO Music for Young Audiences: Beauty and the Beat
Sunday, February 16, 2020 NSO Family Concert: Girl Power! Celebrating Women in Music Sunday, April 19, 2020 NSO Family Concert: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (a Symphonic Spectacular)
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 the Kennedy Center’s music education and young audience programs, see kennedy-center.org/education
Make Your Own String Instrument 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. 5
David M. Rubenstein Chairman
Additional support for Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Violin is provided by A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation; the Kimsey Endowment; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; and the U.S. Department of Education.
Deborah F. Rutter
Funding for Access and Accommodation Programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
President
Mario R. Rossero
Senior Vice President Education
Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David M. Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts. 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. © 2019 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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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 information 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
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
Meet the Instruments 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 holes.
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
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?
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
Cello
Watch how the trio combines music and magic to help one child “play” the violin!
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 :
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
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.
Drew Elizabeth
Violin
2
3
Photo of musicians by Ning Fan
4
Karen
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
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
Meet the Instruments 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 holes.
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
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?
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
Cello
Watch how the trio combines music and magic to help one child “play” the violin!
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 :
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
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.
Drew Elizabeth
Violin
2
3
Photo of musicians by Ning Fan
4
Karen
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
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
Meet the Instruments 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 holes.
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
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?
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
Cello
Watch how the trio combines music and magic to help one child “play” the violin!
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 :
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
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.
Drew Elizabeth
Violin
2
3
Photo of musicians by Ning Fan
4
Karen
Cuesheet
For Teachers and Parents
Performance Guide
Dear Grownups: Welcome to the Concert for Young Audiences in the REACH, designed to introduce children to a variety of musical genres. Please help your young concert-goers 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.
Co
e iences in th d u A g n u o Y ncerts for
REACH
A Good Audience…
stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps. Have fun!
Menuetto from Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wait! There’s More!
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 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
Upcoming Family Events Please build on your Concerts for Young Audiences in the REACH experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concert, performed by the full NSO, or the next NSO Music for Young Audiences program, performed by small ensembles: Sunday, October 20, 2019 NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
“Pop Goes the Weasel”
More Fun With Music
Saturday, November 23, 2019 NSO Music for Young Audiences: Peter and Friends
Here are some post-performance activities for children:
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.
Saturday, January 18, 2020 NSO Music for Young Audiences: Beauty and the Beat
Sunday, February 16, 2020 NSO Family Concert: Girl Power! Celebrating Women in Music Sunday, April 19, 2020 NSO Family Concert: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (a Symphonic Spectacular)
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 the Kennedy Center’s music education and young audience programs, see kennedy-center.org/education
Make Your Own String Instrument 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. 5
David M. Rubenstein Chairman
Additional support for Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Violin is provided by A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation; the Kimsey Endowment; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; and the U.S. Department of Education.
Deborah F. Rutter
Funding for Access and Accommodation Programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
President
Mario R. Rossero
Senior Vice President Education
Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David M. Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts. 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. © 2019 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
gone. h’s viola is
ex t big zabet Oh no! Eialnifriends find it in time for thaegirician n who
Will o ur m usic ssibly, with th e h elp of a m Po t rea dy to p erform a n ce? be a detecti ve — a nd yo u. Ge l mystery. to m a g ica also pretends yo u solve this s a ic s u m t a h ear som e gre
r enting Sponso ica is the Pres Bank of Amer ces for Young Audiences. of Performan
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 information and activities.
Cuesheet
For Teachers and Parents
Performance Guide
Dear Grownups: Welcome to the Concert for Young Audiences in the REACH, designed to introduce children to a variety of musical genres. Please help your young concert-goers 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.
Co
e iences in th d u A g n u o Y ncerts for
REACH
A Good Audience…
stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps. Have fun!
Menuetto from Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wait! There’s More!
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 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
Upcoming Family Events Please build on your Concerts for Young Audiences in the REACH experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concert, performed by the full NSO, or the next NSO Music for Young Audiences program, performed by small ensembles: Sunday, October 20, 2019 NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
“Pop Goes the Weasel”
More Fun With Music
Saturday, November 23, 2019 NSO Music for Young Audiences: Peter and Friends
Here are some post-performance activities for children:
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.
Saturday, January 18, 2020 NSO Music for Young Audiences: Beauty and the Beat
Sunday, February 16, 2020 NSO Family Concert: Girl Power! Celebrating Women in Music Sunday, April 19, 2020 NSO Family Concert: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (a Symphonic Spectacular)
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 the Kennedy Center’s music education and young audience programs, see kennedy-center.org/education
Make Your Own String Instrument 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. 5
David M. Rubenstein Chairman
Additional support for Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Violin is provided by A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation; the Kimsey Endowment; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; and the U.S. Department of Education.
Deborah F. Rutter
Funding for Access and Accommodation Programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
President
Mario R. Rossero
Senior Vice President Education
Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David M. Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts. 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. © 2019 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
gone. h’s viola is
ex t big zabet Oh no! Eialnifriends find it in time for thaegirician n who
Will o ur m usic ssibly, with th e h elp of a m Po t rea dy to p erform a n ce? be a detecti ve — a nd yo u. Ge l mystery. to m a g ica also pretends yo u solve this s a ic s u m t a h ear som e gre
r enting Sponso ica is the Pres Bank of Amer ces for Young Audiences. of Performan
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 information and activities.