Musical Explorers Student Guide 2017/18

Musical Explorers My City, My Song Developed in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute

Student Guide

2017 | 2018

THE BROAD STAGE Jane Deknatel, Director, Performing Arts Center Ilaan E. Mazzini, Director of Education & Community Programs Alisa De Los Santos, Education & Community Programs Manager Mandy Matthews, Education & Community Programs Associate Sam Sandoval, Education & Community Programs Assistant

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTERS CĂŠsar Castro Ara Dabandjian Xochi Flores Joel Jacinto Shanna Lesniak-Whitney Amy Mereson Anouska Swaray Giselle Tongi ILLUSTRATIONS Sophie Hogarth AUDIO PRODUCTION Jeff Cook The Broad Stage Education & Community Programs Theater: 1310 11th Street | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Mailing: 1900 Pico Blvd | Santa Monica, CA 90405 Phone: 310-434-3560| Fax: 310-434-3439 education@thebroadstage.org thebroadstage.org/musicalexplorers Education and Community Programs at The Broad Stage is supported in part by The Herb Alpert Foundation Barbara Herman in honor of Virginia Blywise The California Arts Council Johnny Carson Foundation City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Leonard M. Lipman Charitable Fund Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Sony Entertainment Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Ziering Family Foundation, a Support Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Lead funding for Musical Explorers has been provided by Ralph W. and Leona Kern.

Lead funding for Musical Explorers has also been graciously provided by JJR Foundation, JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation, and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.

Major funding for Musical Explorers has been provided by the E.H.A. Foundation and The Walt Disney Company.

Additional support has been provided by The Edwin Caplin Foundation, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the Lanie & Ethel Foundation, and the Vidda Foundation.

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Welcome to Our Musical Trip!

Our bus driver, Violet, will take us to neighborhoods all over Los Angeles, where we’ll discover the music and cultures that we will be studying.

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Explore the Sounds of Our City Music is everywhere! Let’s go on a sound exploration. All you need are your ears. You can use this explorer’s journal to record what you hear, including car horns and sirens, people singing, the chimes for the subway doors and even silence.

What did you hear?

When and where?

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Musical Explorers Around the World Map We can hear music from all around the world in Los Angeles.

Where do these types of music come from?

Filipino Folk The Philippines Armenian Armenia Son Jarocho Veracruz, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico

SON JAROCHO

CĂŠsar and Xochi

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ARMENIAN

FILIPINO FOLK

Ara Armenia

Giselle

The Philippines

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Discover Music in Everyday Objects Music is waiting to be found in everyday objects!

Experiment and see what kinds of sounds you can make with these objects.

What other objects can you find that make interesting musical sounds?

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Create a Postcard Use the space below to draw or paste pictures of some of your favorite things about your neighborhood. Then write a message to one of our Musical Explorers artists describing your neighborhood.

Greetings from .. .

Dear ___________________ _,

(Artist’s name) c/o The Broad Stage 1900 Pico Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA 90405

Your friend, ______________________

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Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers Song Every song tells a story, every tune tells a tale.

Every rhythm has a reason, don’t you want to know?

Don’t you want to know what makes the music go?

Come along and see, make your discovery.

(x2) I can go explore the world of music at my door.

My city and my neighborhood, singing songs and feeling good.

I can know what makes the music grow.

I can know what makes the music go!

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Meet Giselle!

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Mabuhay! in I am a Filipina American living My name is Giselle Tongi and Los Angeles, California! of the Republic of the I grew up in Manila, the capital go t the Philippines is an archipela Philippines! Did you know tha islands? 7,107 to be exact! surrounded by many beautiful ino Americans in my I am proud to represent the Filip community. e very excited to share the heritag Kayamanan Ng Lahi and I are er eth tog t, we’ll do what we do bes and culture of our people. So gift of song and dance of the with a smile we will share the Philippines with you all!

Musical Explorers c/o The Broad Stage 1900 Pico Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA

Salamat, Giselle

Giselle

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We asked Giselle …

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Manila, Philippines and New Jersey. I am what you call a Filipina American!

What are Filipinos known for?

Filipinos are known for their warm and genuine hospitality, thousands of tropical island destinations and the biggest and loudest party in the neighborhood (complete with the Filipino food spread). Lumpia is a traditional Filipino dish that is usually served at parties.

What is some of the traditional clothing worn in Filipino culture?

The Barong Tagalog is the material made from pineapple fibers that mostly men and now women wear. The traditional clothing for Filipinas, it is the baro’t saya and the terno (butterfly sleeves).

baro’t saya and terno

lumpia

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Manila, Philipp ines

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Explore the Bandurria The bandurria is a stringed instrument used in traditional Filipino songs. It is originally from Spain and came to the Philippines during the 1500’s. The Filipino version of the instrument has 14 strings.

Tuning Peg

Strings

Sound Hole

Bridge

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The Language of Music The language of music uses special shapes and letters that all musicians understand, no matter where they are from or what language they speak. Practice drawing the symbols below.

crescendo

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decrescendo

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Create your own Lyrics “Salidumay” is a song of love for the many riches of the Philippines. Think about what you love about your neighborhood and use those ideas to write new lyrics to “Salidumay.”

Ay, ay salidumay Salidumay diway riches riches riches riches riches riches

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Meet Ara!

Glendale

Parev Musical Explorers!

I am very excited to be sharing the tradition of Armenian music with you. I grew up in Los Angeles but my grandparents are from Western Armenia, where music was a part of their daily lives. The songs that you will be learning come from an ancient land and have been passed down by many generations before us. I’m looking forward to meeting you all in person and singing these wonderful Armenian songs together.

Your friend, Ara

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Musical Explorers

c/o The Broad Stage 1900 Pico Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA 90405

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We asked Ara …

What was your first important musical experience?

I’m a self-taught musician, so the first and most important musical experience for me was growing up with a musical family; music was always present in our home. There was singing and instruments playing on most nights. There were many influences and different genres of music that I was exposed to growing up in Los Angeles – many of which would be considered life changing experiences that molded me to the type of musician I am today. However, none surpassed the impression and the tradition, which was passed on to me by my family.

What is your favorite Armenian holiday to celebrate?

“Vartavar” is my favorite Armenian holiday. Vartavar is celebrated 98 days (14 weeks) after Easter. During the day of Vartavar, people from a wide array of ages are allowed to douse strangers with water. It is common to see people pouring buckets of water from balconies on unsuspecting people walking below them. The festival is very popular among children as it is one day where they can get away with pulling pranks.

It is also a means of refreshment on the usually hot and dry summer days of July or late June.

What instruments do you play?

I play the accordion, oud, mandolin, guitar, piano, bouzouki (Greek instrument), saz (Armenian instrument) and other ethnic string-instruments.

Vartavar Holid ay

Oud

West Armenia

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Explore the Accordion

The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument with a keyboard and bellows. The instrument is played by pushing and pulling apart the bellows while pressing buttons or keys. The performer usually plays the melody using the keyboard and the accompaniment with the bass buttons.

Keyboard

Bellows

Bass Buttons

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Observing an Animal The song “Gakavai Yerku� is about a bird called a partridge, the beauty of its home and how the singer feels when the partridge sings. Pick an animal you see often in your neighborhood and observe it. Write or draw what you observe and how you feel below.

My Animal

How it looks

How it sounds

How it moves

How it makes me feel

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Explore the Oud The oud is a pear-shaped string instrument with a rounded back and a short neck. While the oud looks like a big gourd, its body is actually made out of many wooden strips - in fact, its name in Arabic means “thin strips of wood�! Ten of the strings are paired together - pairs of strings play the same note with one low string on its own.

Strings Tuning Pegs

Bridge

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Explore the Dhol The dhol is a percussion instrument with a cylindrical body and two heads. When playing, musicians can use their hands or sticks to hit the two heads. The rope connects the two heads so that they can be tuned. Tightening or loosening the rope tunes the instrument.

Rope Shell

Head

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Meet CĂŠsar and Xochi!

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Hola Amigos, We are really happy to have this wonderful opportunity to share some music and dance with you.

The music we play is called Son Jarocho and we are excited for you to learn about it. We hope this music gets you on your feet and that you are able to use music to feel joy!

Musical Explorers

Saludos,

c/o Carnegie Hall

CĂŠsar and Xochi

881 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019

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We asked César and Xochi …

Where does Son Jarocho music come from?

Xochi: The music we play is called Son Jarocho and it comes from the state of Veracruz, which is in the southern part of Mexico. The music is a mix of sounds from around Europe, North Africa, West Africa and Mexico because lots of different people lived in Veracruz long ago.

What is your favorite thing about performing your style of music?

Xochi: I enjoy playing Son Jarocho because it has connected me with many friends and communities both here and in Veracruz. I also like that you can dance to Son Jarocho with zapateado.

César: I enjoy playing Son Jarocho music because I believe it is a music that everyone can participate in and that it makes people feel like they are a part of something really special.

Veracruz, Mexico Zapateado

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Explore the Stringed Instruments in Son Jarocho Music

The jarana is an instrument shaped like a guitar that has eight strings: two single strings on the outside and three pairs of strings in the middle.

Jarana

Requinto

Bass

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The requinto jarocho is a four- or five-stringed instrument that is plucked with a special pick.

The bass is the largest string instrument and has the lowest sound. In Son Jarocho music, it is played by plucking its four strings.

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Explore the Percussion Instruments in Son Jarocho Music

The tarima, or stage in Spanish, is a raised wooden platform used as a dance floor. The holes in the side allow the percussive sound of the dancer’s feet to accent the rhythm of the song.

Tarima

Quijada

The quijada, or jaw in Spanish, is a percussion instrument traditionally made from a donkey jawbone that is treated so that the teeth rattle when you strike or scrape it.

Pandero The pandero is a small hand drum, and often has small metal jingles around the frame.

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Welcome to The Broad Stage!

Meet Violet!

Hi! I’m Violet, and I’m so excited to meet all of you at the Musical Explorers concert! Getting to spend time at The Broad Stage is my favorite part of the year, and I can’t wait to see what kind of adventures we have as we explore lots of great music from all over Los Angeles and the world together. See you soon!

Meet the ushers!

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This is The Broad Stage.

You will enter through this door.

Your ushers will meet you inside and guide you into the theater to be seated.

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It’s Concert Time!

Circle things you WILL do at The Broad Stage. Put an “X” through things you WON’T do at The Broad Stage.

Use all fo whispe ur kinds of vo ices: ring, ta lking, c alling, and sin ging

Dance

Sleep

Have fun!

Run

Get bored

Talk during the music

Move w Fo l l o

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Liste n per to the form ers

Eat popcorn

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What Did You See and Hear at The Broad Stage?

Draw pictures of your trip to The Broad Stage below.

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Who Is Your Favorite Artist?

Write a letter to your favorite artist. Be sure to include your favorite part of the concert and your favorite song from the concert.

Dear

Your friend,

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