Askelad is Norway's folk hero! He is the underdog who always prevails against all odds by his wits, ingenuity, and good fortune. Margi Griebling-Haigh wrote Askelad and the Seven Silver Ducks for us to tell of one of his famous exploits in words and music. She also illustrated an Askelad book/CD combo we recorded of […]
We're presenting in-school preview programs to prepare 5th graders at the three Columbia Heights Elementary Schools for their trip to Orchestra Hall to experience the Minnesota Orchestra's YPC, "Watch the Orchestra Grow." The students will travel through time from Haydn to the modern symphony orchestra, and see when, why, and how the orchestra grew to […]
We're presenting in-school preview programs to prepare 4th graders at the four Richfield Elementary Schools for their trip to Orchestra Hall to experience the Minnesota Orchestra's YPC, "Watch the Orchestra Grow." The students will travel through time from Haydn to the modern symphony orchestra, and see when, why, and how the orchestra grew to its […]
OboeBass! presents a "Pages of Music" in-school preview to prepare Sheridan Hills Elementary 4th graders for their upcoming field trip to hear the Minnesota Orchestra perform their "Colors of Music" Young People's Concert at Orchestra Hall. This program is underwritten by YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, with support from Thursday Musical. This year […]
OboeBass! presents a "Pages of Music" in-school preview to prepare Richfield STEM and Dual Language Elementaries 4th graders for their upcoming field trip to hear the Minnesota Orchestra perform their "Colors of Music" Young People's Concert at Orchestra Hall. This program is underwritten by YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, with support from Thursday […]
We'll prepare Forest Elementary third graders from the Robbinsdale school district for their upcoming trip to Orchestra Hall to hear the Minnesota Orchestra. This will the last of the ten schools and 1,100 students we reach this month in the Robbinsdale Schools. YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, is one of the nation's longest-serving […]
Music is sound, but there are lots of ways to observe, measure, describe, and predict the sounds musicians make. Our Science of Music explores how sounds are made and measured, and what it looks like on an oscilloscope. We make some rudimentary instruments and demonstrate how sounds are made on oboe and bass to show how science […]