Recommended Website:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Kids
Age Range: 6-12 (Designed for elementary school-age kids, but the very young and young at heart will enjoy aspects of this site as well.)
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra sponsors this interactive, multi-media website that helps children learn all about the music, instruments, conductors, musicians, and composers associated with the symphony orchestra.
When you get to the site you wil be in a virtual music room. Turn on your speakers to enjoy the music and click on the items in the room to explore:
- Instrument Encyclopedia — Learn about instruments classified as Strings, Woodwinds, Percussion, and Keyboards. Click on any of the multiple instruments in each category and see a picture. Read all about it and listen to what it sounds like. Hear it being played in various compositions.
- Orchestra Seating Chart — See how the symphony has changed over time by viewing how instruments in the orchestra were positioned during the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods.
- Practice Chair — Young musicians can get some tips for developing good practice habits.
- I Am A Musician — Read the bios of various musicians in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
- Do It At Home — Try some fun activities to promote your music education at home including: Coloring Pages, Composer Scavenger Hunt, Experience Vibration, Fun with Sequencing, Musical Stories, Instrument Puzzles, and more.
- Make Your Own Instruments — Get instructions for making your very own Xylophone, Woodwind Instrument, String Instrument, Maracas, Clay Pot Chimes, Coffee Can Drums and more.
- Computer Games — Play interactive games themed around the symphony such as Music Match, Hangman, Word Match, and Letter Scramble. Don’t miss the “Composer’s Keyboard” where you can create your own songs and hear them played!
- Music In The Air — Click on the picture of a computer printer to print out a 12 page “souvenir book” of a child’s trip to the DSO.
- Listen to Music — Visit the virtual listening library where you can hear music by famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, and Gershwin. Or listen to music featuring specific instruments like the banjo, kettle drum, or tuba.
- Teacher’s Room — Parents may enjoy visiting this section where you’ll find classroom activities and lessons, information on composers, sheet music, music theory lessons, and much more.
Bookmark this site, as you’ll need to return several times to experience all that is has to offer.
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