Did you know music has a lot to say? Without any words at all, music is a language anyone can understand. It tells stories, expresses feelings, and even makes us think. Get ready to hear how!
Students are introduced to musical scoring for films—music specifically composed to assist storytelling, underscore emotions, and stir ideas. Students...
Students learn composers often write music to inspire listeners to think or meditate. They are introduced to different types of listening through Jule...
Students learn that composers sometimes use music to “paint” or depict the action, characters, and setting of a story by listening to Mikhail Glinka’s...
Students learn about the history of the violin, its distinct role in the orchestra, and its ability to resemble human “singing.” Students will also be...
Students learn about the composer’s selection of the right “voice” or instrumentation from the four sections of the orchestra: string, woodwind, brass...
Students are introduced to the concept of music as a language and how music is able to tell stories, convey emotions, and invoke thoughts. Students al...
Meet Nick Kendall, violin soloist and host, and Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor, as they welcome you to The Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orch...