2015-2016 – The Orchestra at Work
Audio Examples
Bernstein – Candide
Wagner – Lohengrin
Peck – Thrill of the Orchestra
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5
Beethoven – Symphony 3, 4th mvt.
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, 1st mvt.
2014-2015 – Tall Tales and Long Tails
Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky example
Kabalevsky – Comedians Galop
Copland – Appalachian Spring example
Berlioz – Symphony Fantastique example
Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra example
Mussorgsky – Pictures at en Exhibition example
Williams – Star Wars theme
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 example
Messiaen – Exotic Birds example
Prokofiev – Scythian Suite example
Major – minor exercise
2013-2014 – The ABCs of the Symphonies
Families of the Orchestra Graphic
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Families of the Orchestra Worksheet
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Word Families Worksheet
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Listening Word Bank Worksheet
Audio Resources
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4, 3rd Movement
Kapilow’s Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham from Seussical
Copland’s Hoedown from Rodeo
Saints-Saens’ Tortoises from Carnival of the Animals
Saints-Saens’ The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals
Saints-Saens’ Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals
