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4 The Vegetable Orchestra 8 10 Noteworthy Facts About Music 10 Didgeridoo --- Sound of Australia 14 Music from A to Z 19 A Piano in Your Pocket 22 Music Lesson 24 Yankee Doodle 25 Max & Gracie 26 Kids and a US Navy Band 29 Civil War Drummer Boy

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The Vegetable Orchestra An Appetite for Music

by Anne Renaud

Eggplants fashioned into cymbals? Carrots carved up as flutes? Pumpkins posing as drums? Who said you can’t play with your food? Certainly not the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra! A few hours before each performance, the musicians of this unique orchestra cut, carve, and drill their instruments from a medley of more than 90 pounds of vegetables. The instruments include radishes, leeks, carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins. Added to this plethora of produce is an array of kitchen utensils, including cutting boards and mixers. The end result? A leguminous combo of – let’s say – really “fresh” sounds.

carrot flute

eggplant clap

Vegetables are carefully selected for their texture, size, and water content. These are all vital considerations in order to achieve the correct tonality. Once the instruments have been cropped and chopped, they are then wrapped in damp cloth. This prevents them from drying up when not in use before and during the performance. Some of the orchestra’s musical pieces are memorized, while others are entirely improvised, making each concert a unique musical and tasty experience. Why tasty, you ask? Well, that’s because while making their instruments, orchestra members also prepare a vegetable soup, which they serve to the audience after their performance as an encore. Founded in Vienna, Austria, back in 1998, the orchestra is made up of ten musicians and one sound technician. And, in case you’re wondering. No, the musicians aren’t vegetarians. To find out more about the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra and where they are performing, or to view a video of them preparing their instruments and giving a concert, go to http://www.vegetableorchestra.org

radish flute

cucumberphone

It’s easy to make a musical instrument using a hollowed-out bell pepper. Put something in it, and you’ve got a shaker. Leave it empty, and you’ve got a drum. Make several to create great rhythmic music!

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 large bell pepper, any color • a sharp kitchen knife • a spoon 1 package of rice • peanuts in the shell • an adult to supervise

WHAT TO DO: Cut around the stalk end of the pepper so you can remove a “lid.” Wipe away any seeds. Scrape out the seeds inside the pepper with the spoon. Cut away the white ribs with the knife, being careful not to cut through the pepper. Get everything out that you can. You don’t want to leave anything inside that can absorb the sound your shaker will make. Wipe the inside with a paper towel to make sure it’s nice and dry. Put several spoonfuls of rice or a small handful of peanuts in the pepper. Replace the lid. Hold your shaker with one hand, using your fingers to keep the lid on. Shake to create a sound. That’s all there is to it! Make one with rice and another with peanuts. They will sound different. Try putting dried beans in your shaker. What does that sound like?

Ready to turn your bell pepper into a drum? Start with an empty hollowed-out pepper. Now s-t-r-e-t-c-h duct tape over the opening. Cover the hole completely. Tap the tape with your fingers. Hit the sides of the pepper with your palms. You’ve got a drum! For a bigger drum, use a pumpkin. Take out all the insides, and dry the inside with paper towels. Cover the opening with duct tape. Try using carrots for drumsticks!

You don’t have to be a musician to do this experiment. The band you will warm up is not a musical band. It is a rubber band! This is an experiment about energy. It is very easy to do, and it will surprise you.

What You Need:

• a rubber band • you

What You Do

Loop a finger from each of your hands through the rubber band. Pull your hands apart so the band is between them, but DO NOT stretch the rubber band. Touch the middle of the rubber band to your lips. Your lips are very sensitive and can tell whether something that touches them is hot or cold. The rubber band will feel cool. Now, quickly pull your hands apart to stretch out the rubber band. While the band is stretched, touch it to your lips again. SURPRISE! The rubber band now feels warm! Move your hands back together so the band is not stretched. Touch the limp band to your lips. SURPRISE! It is cool again. You can do this experiment over and over again. Stretch – warm. Limp – cool. Stretch – warm. Limp – cool.

The Science Secret

There are lots of different kinds of energy: sound, heat, light, solar, and many more. YOU have lots of energy. You get it from the food you eat. You can change your energy into different things. When you talk, you change your energy into sound energy. When you walk, you change your energy into mechanical (moving) energy. When you stretch the rubber band, you change a little of your energy into heat energy. It moves through the rubber band. That is why the band feels warm!

Didgeridoo

Sound of Australia by Diane ZuHone Shore

The sun dips below the horizon, and the last of the colors leave the Australian sky. From deep within the grasses of the thick tropical bush, a mysterious, low droning drifts across the vast, open plains. It is the sound of the didgeridoo (DID-juh-ree-doo), perhaps the oldest musical instrument on Earth. This strange windblown instrument produces a low-frequency hum. It sounds like the buzzing of a swarm of bees combined with the deep sound produced when blowing into a glass bottle. Listen closely. Clicking clapsticks and chanting voices join the hollowed re-echoes of the long wooden tube. It is the corroboree (kuh-ROB-uh-ree), the celebration of song and dance by the Aborigines (ab -uh-RIJ-uh-nees), the first people to live in Australia. During this public performance, elaborately painted men decorated with feathers act out heroic deeds, famous hunts, and tribal stories. Dancers often imitate the movements of animals. They bounce like a kangaroo or strut like an emu while chanting to the drones of the didgeridoo. Secret Dreamtime ceremonies are also celebrated by the Aborigines. These are open only to initiated persons. This ancient culture, which has lived in Australia over 40,000 years, believes the world was created during the Dreamtime, when Dreamtime spirits roamed Earth. The spirits made mountains and valleys, rivers and deserts, plants and animals. They took both human shapes and animal forms. Dreamtime ceremonies vary from tribe to tribe. The didgeridoo accompanies the tribal chants, believed to call the spirits. Just as each Aboriginal tribe has its own Dreamtime stories, each didgeridoo has its own sound. Traditional didgeridoos are made of bamboo or of eucalyptus logs hollowed out by termites. The knobs and lumps made by these insects, as well as the differences in length of the logs, makes every didgeridoo unique. Adding to its individuality are the voice and mouth shape of the musician, who plays the instrument in an unusual, curious fashion.

delicately decorated didgeridoos

The puller, one who is skilled in playing, sits on the ground, resting the instrument on the earth. He fits his mouth into the upper end and blows down with loose, vibrating lips as a horse does when it snorts. Using a technique called cycle breathing, he produces drones in complex, rhythmic patterns. Many sounds of nature are represented, such as the thumping of feet, the flapping of wings, or the rumble of thunder. The origin of the didgeridoo is as mysterious as its sound. Rock art dating back between 1500 and 2000 years has been found with images of didgeridoos and didgeridoo-playing people. These drawings are located in Australia’s Northern Territory and show men holding didgeridoos with one hand. This suggests that the instrument wasn’t heavy. They might have been made of bamboo, a lightweight, often hollow, plant. This tropical tree-like grass grows in abundance in the Northern Territory. Some Aborigines still use the word bambu when referring to this instrument. Other common names are yidaki and garnbak, which also mean “bamboo.” Nowadays the sound of the didgeridoo can be heard in the music of rock groups as well as orchestras and symphonies all over the world. Yet, its eerie hum is still present in corroborees and Dreamtime ceremonies. Whether symbolizing the whirl of the wind, the creaking of trees, or the rushing of water, its timeless and haunting sound will always belong to the Aborigines of Australia, linking this ancient culture to the land. To the Aborigines, the didgeridoo is the voice of the earth.

by David Lindo by Evelyn B. Christensen

Please read carefully. Find the letters described by the fraction given in each of the following statements. Print the letters you select, in the order provided, into the boxes below. What did you find? Were you surprised?

Composers are the people who write the music. E S

O S O R

C O O O E M R M O P O S

R O M C O E E O R O C O E R P

Which parts of you have the most rhythm?

P M O S

The first 1/6 of ELBOWS The middle 1/3 of STARTS The last 1/4 of HEAD The middle 1/3 of ARM The first 1/4 of UMBRELLA The last 1/7 of FINGERS

Fill in the squares so that each row, column, and 8-square section has the letters C-O-M-P-O-S-E-R (2 O’s in each).

by Annette Gulati

Abby, Riley, Sarah, Duncan, and Richard met in the auditorium for their orchestra concert. Someone put the wrong instruments next to their chairs. Using the clues, can you match the correct instrument with its owner? 1. Abby’s instrument has strings and a bow.

Connect the owners with their instruments. 1. Abby A. bass drum 2. Riley B. flute 3. Sarah C. xylophone 4. Duncan D. violin 5. Richard E. cello

2. Riley needs sticks to play his instrument. 3. Sarah’s instrument is larger than Abby’s instrument. 4. Duncan plays his instrument with a mallet. 5. Richard uses his hands and his mouth to play his instrument.

A Bit of Rhythm by Jeanette C. Grote

ACROSS 1. An instrument you beat with sticks in time to the music 4. A group of people playing different instruments 7. A foot lever on the piano which controls the volume 9. A zith __ __ is a flat board with metal strings which are plucked to make sounds. 11. Two thousand pounds 12. A musical instrument that you blow into is the trum __ e __. 13. To rip 15. Adult female deer (plural) 17. Makes a choice 18. Spanish for “John” 19. Sound of a horn 21. The sound a cat makes when it’s happy is a p __ __ r. 22. The shape of a football is __ __ __ l. 23. The __ __ m of three and four is seven. 24. To change and correct 26. A musical wind instrument 27. A woman’s lead part in an opera

7 9

17 18

DOWN 1. A musical composition for two instruments 2. Opposite of the word “down” 3. An instrument for musical timing with a pendulum 4. A roofed stand in which a band may play an outdoor concert 5. Two plate-shaped metal instruments are called cymb __ __ s. 6. Small round marks 8. A man __ __ lin is a stringed musical instrument. 10. Something which happens again 12. Mexican dollars 14. A sound of surprise 16. Another name for margarine is __ l __ __. 18. A form of jujitsu used as self-defense 20. A large bass-voiced brass instrument 24. The b __ nj __ is an American musical instrument. 25. Nickname for Dianne

by Evelyn B. Christensen

DRUM

CELLO

BANJO

GUITAR

CYMBALS

FIFE

OBOE

BUGLE

PICCOLO

DULCIMER

HARP

PIANO

FLUTE

TRUMPET

RECORDER

LUTE

VIOLA

ORGAN

VIOLIN

TROMBONE

Write the uncircled letters in the spaces below to spell two more instruments.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and ___ ___ ___ ___

R E D R O C E R U S

V E N O T G E B L A

I O M O U O P A H B

O R Z I B I B N A U

L G T O C M I J R G

A A O C Y L O O P L

R N O C O M U R D E

K L P I A N O D T F

O A V C E L L O B I

T R U M P E T U L F

Don’t fret, trumpet, bellow, or rage, answers are on the 30th page! 13

by Tracy Glassey • illustrated by Joan Waites

Charles Wheatstone was the inventor of the

Accordion in 1829.

agpipes were not invented by the Scottish people. The Romans were playing bagpipes in the first century A.D.

CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980. A Drum set generally contains at least one snare drum, a bass drum, a high-hat The

cymbal, a ride cymbal, and various tom-toms.

n iv oli

The oldest piece of written music ever found is from 408 B.C. The music was sung by a choir in an ancient Greek play called “Orestes,” which was written by uripides. The people of the Stone Age played bone

Flutes.

The uitar in its present form originated in Spain in the sixteenth century and spread all over the world.

The armonica is the world’s best-selling musical instrument.

An diophone is any musical instrument which creates sound primarily by way of the instrument vibrating itself.

saxophone

The term ukebox originated as a slang term used by southern US field workers. The manufacturers called them Automatic CoinOperated Phonographs. The last note of a

cym bals

A yricist writes song lyrics. Usually, a lyricist teams up with a composer and sets text to the composer’s music. A lyricist must possess creativity and understand diction and rhythm.

Music lessons have been shown

to improve a child’s performance in schoolwork.

keyboard

Keyboard is C.

In music, atural notes are the notes that have a letter name: C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.

ocarina

An carina, a wind instrument you blow into, is also known as the “sweet potato.”

qen kar i

People with erfect pitch have the ability to identify and sing any musical note without having to hear it first.

Qengkari is a small Korean gong. Reggae is a very unique form of music. It uses a lot of steel drum and usually has a happy A

sound.

The most common and a half octaves.

Saxophones – soprano, alto, and tenor – have a range of about two T

In ancient and prehistoric times, and in medieval Europe, the ambourine was traditionally a woman’s instrument. It continues to be so today in Islamic countries.

The kulele is a small guitar of Portuguese origin which became popular in Hawaii in the 1880s.

The iolin is by far the most common orchestral instrument. It is the smallest of all the string instruments and has the highest pitch.

Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song “Happy

zi t her

Birthday.” In 2015, a judge ruled that companies can use the song for free. People have always been able to sing it at parties.

The ylophone received its name from the Greek words xylon, meaning “wood,” and phone, meaning “sound.”

A angqin is a Chinese string instrument that a player strikes with small bamboo mallets.

A ither is a string instrument consisting of one or more strings stretched over a bar, board, tube, half-tube, or box.

gui tar

drum set 15

Frederick the

Great

January 1712 inside the palace . . .

At last! Someone to take over the kingdom when Father and I are dead.

Come, Frederick. Help me review my army.

Your majesty, the baby is very weak!

by Marilyn Anderson illustrated by Deborah C. Johnson

Your majesty, I will help you make him strong.

Frederick II is born in January 1712. 1719, at a ball inside the palace . . . That is a flute, dear. Mama, what is that beautiful sound?

I want to make music like that.

A few years later, inside the palace . . .

If he lives, I will make him strong.

I will ask the musician to teach you.

A few months later . . . (Fred has a book in hand.) Come, we leave for the hunt.

No, I must practice my flute.

Yes, Papa. I like your army.

The flute? What foolishness! Come with me.

Yes, Father.

(He hides the book in his saddlebags.) A few days later, in a brushy field . . . (Fred has a gun.) Shoot, you numbskull! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that bird get away.

A few days more later, still in the country . . .

Where is Prince Frederick? I hate killing.

He took his horse and went that way . . .

Months later, back at the palace . . .

He is an impossible sissy.

Come, children. Your father has left for several days. The ladies of the court will hear my talented children.

1728, at the palace . . . Mother, the old flute master can teach me no more.

Months later, at the palace . . . (Johann Joachim Quantz & Frederick with flutes.)

Days later, in prison . . .

Fred is captured by servants. He is found guilty of desertion and is put in prison.

Mother, I am leaving, Father is impossible.

Very good, Prince Frederick. Would you like me to teach you to write notes that other flutists can play?

Johann Joachim Quantz is the finest flutist in all of Prussia. He will teach you.

1730, in the Queen’s bed chamber . . .

Oh, yes, I would like that.

I wish you luck.

Weeks later, in Fred’s bed chamber . . .

Good! I can still make a strong future ruler out of you.

Frederick, how are things going?

Father, I will obey you from now on. During the day, I do as Father wishes, but when he sleeps, I have my music. Three days later . . . (Fred speaking from a balcony)

. . . and Prussia will have freedom of speech and religion.

What next?

Fred cannot be what his father wants him to be.

. . . and there will be no more unnecessary Months later . . . (Fred speaks to advisors.) cruelty in the prisons. The finest thinkers, artists, and musicians in Yes, sire. The rest of I’m afraid we Europe shall come to share their ideas. Europe is convinced must go to war. you are weak

June 1740, center of town . . .

People of Prussia, Frederick William is dead. Long live King Frederick II!

The flute player? Heaven help us. The Austrians will surely overrun the kingdom.

We will take Silesia from the new queen in Austria. Our kingdoms have been arguing over that piece of farm land for years.

I’m still worried about Amazing! Austrians.

The army will be ready by spring.

No, we leave in December when no one will expect us.

A few days later, in the Austrian palace . . .

December 1740 in Breslau, capital of Silesia . . .

Do we have any choice?

Surrender, good citizens. I offer you protection.

How dare that Frederick! Send troops to stop him.

But gentlemen do not fight in the winter!

Months later, same throne room . . .

in Frederick’s palace . . .

Your highness, Frederick has out-foxed us again.

My peasants have a hard life. Send the cavalry’s horses to pull their plows.

But, sire, then your generals will have to walk.

These people should grow different crops each year so that the land will keep its strength. And I must find new products for my factories to produce.

Present day, at a university . . . Look! All these books on politics, history, and law were written by Frederick II.

He must have been a genius.

I’ve played sonatas and concertos on my flute by him too.

No wonder history calls him Frederick the Great.

by Janice Graham

Do you want to play music wherever you go? Put a piano in your pocket! Of course, a real piano won’t fit, but a harmonica will. The story goes that in 1821, 16-year-old German clockmaker Christian Buschmann fastened pitch pipes together side by side. These are small whistles used to tune instruments or find starting notes for singing. Christian could play one note at a time or blow two or more pipes at once to make harmony. He had made the first harmonica. In 1857, a German named Matthias Hohner found out about handmade harmonicas. He decided to make them in a factory. Before long, anyone could buy a pocket piano at the corner store. Cowboys were some of the first to play harmonicas. The music quieted their herds and horses and kept the cowboys company. Some say the tiny instrument saved the life of Jesse James’s brother when it deflected a bullet from his coat pocket. An Amazon explorer says his harmonica saved his life too. Surrounded by angry natives,

he slid it from his pocket and played Mozart. The natives settled down and begged for more! Once, Abraham Lincoln’s opponent, Stephen Douglas, showed up at a presidential debate with a brass band. Abe reached into his pocket, saying, “The harmonica will do for me!” You know who won that election. The harmonica was the first instrument played in outer space. Astronaut Wally Schirra sneaked his pocket piano aboard the spacecraft Gemini 6. He surprised the whole world by pulling it out and playing “Jingle Bells.” Whether it’s called a pocket piano, blues harp, mouth organ, French harp, or tin sandwich, people all over the world play harmonicas. Many people in Africa don’t wear clothing with pockets. They keep harmonicas on chains around their necks. The harmonica is the most common musical instrument in America. If you haven’t seen one lately, it might be because they are hidden away in pockets!

by Ann M. Heinsman illustrated by Pamela Harden • colored by Gaurakisora Tucker A “fipple flute,” “penny whistle,” “recorder,” or just plain “flute” all refer to instruments used to play folk music. You can make your own flute out of inexpensive plumbing supplies from your local hardware store. It really works!

What You Need:

Safety Tips:

• sandpaper

CPVC pipe is made from a process that releases toxic fumes. By the time they arrive in stores, they should be safe. But be smart, and work in a well-ventilated area. PVC dust is dangerous, so don’t breathe it! Sand your pipe under running water or wear a dust mask.

What You Do:

1. The flute is 16-3/4" long without the end cap. Measure 16-3/4" from one end of the pipe, and mark this spot with your marker. Using the hacksaw, cut all the way through the pipe at this mark.

• 3/4" CPVC plumbing pipe • plumbing pipe end cap • tape measure • felt-tip marker • hacksaw • hand-held drill • 1/8", 5/16", and 3/8" drill bits • an adult to help

2. Sand the cut end of the flute (see safety tips) and dry with paper towels. 3. Choose an end to be the bottom end of your flute. Measuring from this end, mark where the holes will go at the following spots: 15-3/8" (for the mouthpiece), 8-3/4 ", 7-7/8", 6-7/16", 4-7/8", 4", and 2-5/8". Make the marks at 6-7/16" and 4" off to the side a bit as shown in the drawing. This makes it easier to position your fingers when playing. 4. With a 1/8" drill bit, drill a pilot hole at each mark. These small holes help guide a larger drill bit. 5. With a 3/8" drill bit, drill the mouthpiece hole. Make sure this hole isn’t jagged. Still using the 3/8" drill bit, drill the three finger holes closest to the mouthpiece. Switch to a 5/16" drill bit, and drill the three finger holes closest to the bottom. Sand the tops of the holes. Place the end cap firmly over the top of the flute near the mouthpiece. Congratulations! Your folk flute is now complete! Clean it up with baking soda (or a mild cleanser) and a damp cloth.

A collection of folk flutes

First, learn to hold it correctly. The hands are placed on opposite sides of the flute. Beginning with your left index finger, cover the three holes closest to the mouthpiece with the first three fingers of your left hand. Place the first three fingers of your right hand over the three holes closest to the bottom of the flute. Rest both thumbs underneath the flute for support while you play. Place your bottom lip on the edge of the mouth hole. Pressing the outside of your lips together, blow across the hole like you would a pop bottle. Experiment until you find the angle at which your breath hits the hole and makes a sound. Don’t be discouraged. This takes lots of practice! Now, practice fingering notes. Blow the flute while covering the finger hole closest to the mouthpiece. Your finger should cover the entire hole. Next, cover the second hole and so on, until you can play all the notes. The notes closest to the mouthpiece should sound higher than the notes farther away. You’re ready to play a song! Your flute will play in the key of G. Here is a fingering chart for the notes in this key. The first X or O in each line represents the hole closest to the mouthpiece. X means you cover the hole with the appropriate finger. O means you leave the hole uncovered.

G: XXX XXX

D: XXO OOO

A: XXX XXO

E: XOO OOO

B: XXX XOO

F#: OOO OOO

C: XXX OOO

Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” can be played as follows:

BBCD DCBA G G A B B A A (hold) BBCD DCBA G G A B A G G (hold)

by Norma Dixon illustrated by Daniel Mather colored by Gaurakisora Tucker

I was playing baseball When Mom called out, “You’re late! Go take your tuba lesson! Professor Blatt can’t wait.” I said, “I’ll skip my lesson. I’m in the mood to play, But not to play the tuba. Perhaps another day.” Mom said, “You’ll go! Get ready! I don’t care how you frown. Now get your books and tuba, And put that baseball down!” Professor Blatt forgets things. He’s kind of absent minded. He puts his music on the stand, Then needs some help to find it. Today he held a floor mop. “I have a flood,” he said. “My ceiling started leaking, And then my phone went dead!”

I propped my tuba ‘neath the leak, Ran out and phoned a plumber, Came back to see what caused the drips. Well, nothing could be dumber. “You never turned your taps off,” I told Professor Blatt. “Your bath was overflowing.” He said, “Imagine that!” “How could I be so careless? What luck you came today! Please join me for a cup of tea.” I said, “I’d love to stay.” While we sipped and chatted, The plumber rang the bell. First he drained my tuba, Then stayed for tea as well. No time was left for lessons, And was I ever glad. I never told my mom, though. I thought that she’d be mad. Instead, I said, “My lesson, For once, was not a bore. Today I used my tuba Like I never did before.”

by Karen Sutherland

Verse 1:

Father and I went down to camp Along with Captain Goodwin. And there we saw the men and boys As thick as hasty puddin’.*

*CHORUS: Yankee Doodle, keep it up. Yankee Doodle dandy, Mind the music and the step, And with the girls be handy. Verse 2:

And there was Captain Washington Upon a slapping stallion And giving orders to his men. I guess there were a million.* Verse 3:

And then the ribbons on his hat, They looked so ‘tarnal finy. I wanted dreadfully to get To give to my Jemima.* Verse 4:

Yankee Doodle came to town upon a Kentish pony. He stuck a feather in his cap and called him macaroni.* 24

“Yankee Doodle,” the oldest of our patriotic songs, was not written for Americans. Instead, it was written to poke fun at Americans by British Army surgeon Dr. Richard Shuckburgh in 1758. Like many who came to America from England to serve in the British army, he ridiculed the Americans’ lack of education and rough way of dressing. He made fun of these people in the words of “Yankee Doodle.” “Yankee” is an English pronunciation of the Dutch name Janke. In Dutch, the “J” is pronounced like our “Y.” The Americans had the last laugh, though, and Dr. Shuckburgh’s joke backfired. They just loved the song! During the American Revolution, they added the following verse:

Yankee Doodle is the tune Americans delight in. It suits for feasts, it suits for fun, and just as well for fightin'. “Yankee Doodle” was sung as an American song for the first time on July 4, 1777. The citizens of Philadelphia sang it during Independence Day celebrations.

San Diego, California 8:00 PM Another beautiful sing-out-loud kind of day in California! Max and Gracie and their owners, Linda, Craig, and their seven-year-old son, Ed, are driving the back roads of America. Perhaps you have seen Max and Gracie with their heads out the window. If not, here is a letter describing their most recent adventure.

ss the hotel room. Linda in his arms, and danced her acro Craig flipped on the radio, gathered danced back. hed the other side. He dipped her, then He swung her around when they reac their way. d, jumping on the bed to get out of “What are they doing?” Gracie aske “Dancing,” I barked. “It looks like fun!” “It is!” to ask Gracie or us both off the bed. He didn’t have coax to es kne his ped slap and over Ed came couple of dance steps my paws on Ed’s shoulders to take a me twice. We were raring to go! I put with him. ing circles around everyone, barking. Gracie leaped down and started runn “Gracie!” we all yelled in unison. a said. myself think over that racket,” Lind “I can’t hear the music, much less hear a slow love ning croo time until a deep-voiced singer We continued to dance and have a good the bed. on up ped ed down, including Gracie, who jum e looked at song came on the radio. Everyone slow ryon Eve . deep cie joined in with a howl, low and lly. rnfu When a saxophone started to wail, Gra mou so l how she had the ability to howl, much less her in amazement. We never knew ed about how much fun it was to sing Before going to bed, Gracie and I talk and low rumble of Gracie’s gentle snores and dance. Soon enough, I heard the ic. mus of snores are a sweet kind smiled, thinking that even Gracie’s

Max

by Diane Winebar

In a country called Cambodia, far across the wide Pacific Ocean, teachers gathered their students together in a big room. Over 300 students were going to be treated to a concert, and they were very excited. People in many parts of Cambodia rarely get to see live performances.

American friends. A musical group from the school joined the band on stage for their own performance. The band surprised the students by performing “Arapiya,” a traditional Cambodian song sung at happy gatherings. Soon, everyone was singing together!

Finally, the doors opened, and the band walked in. These professional musicians were carrying shiny instruments and had big smiles on their faces. If you had been there, you would have noticed that they were wearing military uniforms. You see, the members of this band are not only great musicians. They are sailors in the US Navy.

“We would never think our children could join with an American band because America is very far away,” one of the teachers said. “This was very special for our children.”

The band started playing, and music filled the air. Even though the students had never heard the American songs being played, they quickly picked up the beat. Throughout the show, many students joined in with percussion instruments. Others danced with their new

The musicians of the Pacific Fleet Band love playing for schoolkids all over Southeast Asia and the South Pacific area. They are part of a program which helps communities in this part of the world have a better life. Doctors give people medical and dental care, and veterinarians help farm animals. Other people work with community leaders on building projects, farming problems, and other things.

But how can a band help build a better world? The musicians and the people they visit speak different languages. How can they talk together? The band lets their saxophones, tubas, and trumpets do the talking! Music is something every culture has in common. It can create good feelings and bring about friendships. This makes it easier for different kinds of people to work together. The Pacific Fleet Band often plays for kids who are blind, crippled, deaf, or have other special needs. Sometimes, marine and soldier musicians join the sailors for performances. The band members let the deaf and blind children touch their instruments while they play. That way, the students can feel the vibrations in the instruments. There is lots of dancing. The children who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand up clap and sing along. Cowbells and tambourines are passed around so these kids can make music too. No matter what school the band goes to, the students gather around the musicians to make friends. When the shows are over, band members show the students how their instruments work and sound. After this, the kids often want to learn to play one themselves!

Students arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ones who get to hear the talented musicians. In the evenings, the band performs for townspeople. The band learns songs from the countries they visit and plays them for the audience. As they play, the crowd grows. Everyone bobs their head and moves to the music. Suddenly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a party! The people are enjoying themselves, and this makes the band happy. This is why they are there. The men and women of the Pacific Fleet Band know that music helps strangers become friends.

Children at a school for the blind in Thailand

by Susan A. Shea

by Josef R. Kozij Q. What type of music do mummies listen to? A. rap

Q. What kind of music do students listen to? A. classical music Q. What kind of music do world travelers listen to? A. country music

In classes when I try to think, My puny brain goes on the blink. The answers stick inside my head And pop out when I go to bed. To learn the story of my state, I study hard. I stay up late. But when I stand up to recite, I can’t get one detail right. I’m in a pickle, there’s no doubt. All my input won’t come out.

Q. What kind of music do mountain climbers listen to? A. rock and roll

I have to puzzle out this code To save my brain from overload. I study for my spelling test.

Q. What kind of music do scared bugs listen and dance to? A. the jitterbug

I write all night. I do not rest. But when the teacher reads the list, I know there’s more than one I missed. I’m in big trouble, there’s no doubt. I’ve got to get the info out! If I don’t find that download code, My teeming brain just might explode.

by Fay Manus

Sing these words, and you will note You’ll have a song you just wrote. Clap your hands, tap your feet.

Nine times seven. Six times eight How can I keep my answers straight? Fifty-five is five elevens. Forty-nine is seven sevens.

Clickity-clack, hear the beat. Let it sway, let it swing. It’s on its way to happening. Fingertips are snapping.

I pace across my bedroom floor, Chanting till my throat is sore. Nine times seven’s sixty-three. A melody pops out of me!

Now here comes the tapping. And the most amazing thing? YOU just wrote a song to sing!

And now I answer right in class. My brain’s devised a secret pass. I’m mostly right and rarely wrong When I sing my answers in a song!

by W. Richard Reegan On a crisp spring morning in 1861, Johnny Clem quietly slipped out of bed before sunrise and ran away from his Newark, Ohio, home to join the army. He was not yet 10 years old. America’s Civil War had just begun, and he wanted to be a Yankee soldier more than anything in the world. Too young to join the army, he tagged along with the 22nd Michigan Regiment. He did chores and odd jobs to earn his keep until the regiment made Johnny their drummer boy. The officers and men of the unit chipped in to pay his $13-a-month salary. Eventually, they would give him a shortened musket and a specially tailored uniform. How happy he was to wear that midnight-blue coat with the shiny brass buttons and the big brass buckle stamped with the letters “US” Johnny’s heart was bursting with pride as the ratta-tat-tat from his drum led the troops into battles. In September 1863, Johnny and the 22nd were in a fierce battle on the banks of Georgia’s Chickamauga Creek. The Confederates were taking prisoners. When a gray-clad officer yelled for Johnny to surrender, the drummer boy whirled around and shot him. Johnny managed to escape. Newspapers all over the country told his story. Johnny became Johnny was discharged from the army the known as the “Drummer Boy of Chickamauga.” next year. When Ulysses Grant was president, he appointed Johnny to West Point Military Academy. Johnny didn't have enough education to pass the entrance exam. Then, in 1871, President Grant offered him the rank of second lieutenant in the army. Johnny reenlisted and stayed 44 years. Brigadier General Johnny Clem retired from the army in 1915, the last Civil War veteran on the army rolls.

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The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga died May 13, 1937. He was 85. He lay in his flag-draped coffin wearing his midnight-blue coat with shiny brass buttons and a big brass buckle stamped with the letters “US” Rows of medals were pinned to his chest. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Photo Credits: Zoe Fotografie - The Vegetable Orchestra 4 (top); Anna Stoecher 4 (bottom), 5 (bottom); Heidrun Henke 5 (top, 3 photos); Graham Crumb/Imagicity.com [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons 10; Garry Knight from London, England [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons 11; Stephan Czuratis (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons 14 (top); Matěj Baťha (own work / vlastní dílo) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons 15 (top); Museu de la Música de Barcelona (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons 15 (middle); Musik-och teatermuseet (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons 15 (bottom); Copyright: jeecis / 123RF Stock Photo 19.

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