The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

Musical ExplorersCARNEGIE HALL presents

My City, My SongA Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall for Students in Grades One and Two

How Can Music Represent the Spirit of a Community?

2008–2009 StudEnt GuidE

Second Semester

Musical ExplorersMy City, My SongA Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall for Students in Grades One and Two

How Can Music Represent the Spirit of a Community?

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

CARNEGIE HALL presents

2008–2009 StudEnt GuidE

Second Semester

Musical ExplorersMy City, My SongA Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall for Students in Grades One and Two

How Can Music Represent the Spirit of a Community?

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall881 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019Phone: 212-903-9670 Fax: 212-307-5766musicalexplorers@carnegiehall.orgcarnegiehall.org/musicalexplorers

Sponsored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AuthorTanya Witek

Contributing EditorsSusan LandisMaria Schwab Marte SiebenharMisty Tolle

Associate Managing EditorLora Dunn

Design Evelyn Ochoa

Illustrations Sophie Hogarth

Audio ProductionLeszek Wojcik

© 2009 by The Carnegie Hall Corporation. All rights reserved.

2008–2009 StudEnt GuidESecond Semester

CARNEGIE HALL presents

SG5

tABLE OF COntEntS

unit 5 How Can Music Help us to Celebrate? SG61

unit 6 How Can Music Help us to Communicate? SG67

unit 7 How Can We Work together to Make Music? SG73

unit 8 Getting Ready for Our Second Musical Explorers Concert SG78

Carnegie Hall

BROOKLYN

QUEENS

Brighton Beach

MANHATTAN

SG61

From Carnegie Hall to Brighton BeachNow we’re ready to go from Carnegie Hall to Brighton Beach in Brooklyn to meet our next singer, Vlada. Find Carnegie Hall and our first three artists on the map. Then find Vlada on the map.

Trace the correct route that leads from Carnegie Hall to Brighton Beach!

Vlada

Gregory

Falu

Anne-Marie

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Finish

unit 5 How Can Music Help Us to Celebrate?

7

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Meet Vlada!

Greetings fromBrighton Beach

Dear Musical Explorers,

Welcome to Brighton Beach,

Brooklyn! I was born far away, in

Ukraine, and I grew up in Bulgaria

in Eastern Europe. I started singi

ng

when I was four years old and I

have not stopped since the

n! Where

I come from, we sing to celebrate

special occasions, such as

birthdays, holidays, and weddings.

I will sing these kinds of son

gs for

you at Carnegie Hall. After the con-

cert, write to me and let me know

which songs you liked the bes

t!

Sincerely,

Vlada

Musical Explorers

c/o Carnegie Hall

881 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

My Letter to Vlada

CREAtinG Write a letter to Vlada to let her know the kind of music you and your family like listening to. Ask Vlada anything you would like to know about her. You can also draw pictures in your letter!

Dear Vlada,

Sincerely,

SG64

Exploring Birthdays How do we celebrate birthdays?

CREAtinG Draw a birthday party that you have attended.

SG65

the Five-note Major and Minor Scales

LiStEninG and LOOKinGThis is the five-note major scale we learned earlier on SG25.

This is the five-note minor scale.

Pg. 22: The Five Note Scale

C d E F G

do Re Mi Fa Sol

do Re Me Fa SolC d Eb F G

five note minor scales on SG 64...

SG66

Our “Rhythm Salad”CREAtinG What does our “rhythm salad” look like?

Carnegie Hall

BROOKLYN

STATEN ISLAND

QUEENS

MANHATTAN

NEW JERSEY

Brighton Beach

St. George

From Brighton Beach to St. George

Now it’s time to meet our next singer, Lynne. Find Vlada in Brighton Beach. Then find Lynne in St. George. Get your pencil ready and see how quickly you can reach our next singer!

Lynne

Vlada

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unit 6 How Can Music Help Us to Communicate?SG67

SG69SG68

What Are Some things We do Each night Before We Sleep?LOOKinG Circle the photos that remind you of bedtime.

Meet Lynne!

Dear Musical Explorers,Greetings from St. George! Music is an important part of my familyÕ s life: We sing, play instruments, and listen to music together all the time! Music helps us to stay connected as a family. I enjoy all kinds of musicÑ anything from classical to Broadway and jazz. What are some of your friendsÕ favorite kinds of music? Write to me and let me know!

Enjoy the concert!Your friend,Lynne

Musical Explorersc/o Carnegie Hall881 Seventh AvenueNew York, NY 10019

St. George

SG71SG70

Exploring LullabiesLullabies are songs we can sing before we go and sleep.

What are some of your favorite bedtime stories and lullabies?

My Letter to Lynne CREAtinGWrite a letter or draw a picture for Lynne that tells her about your favorite song or lullaby. You can also ask Lynne about the songs her family sings.

Dear Lynne,

Sincerely,

BROOKLYN

QUEENS

Morningside Heights

MANHATTAN

NEW JERSEY

STATEN ISLAND

St. George

SG73SG4SG72

More Musical ShapesCREAtinGLet’s create more musical shapes. Start at the dot and make your own shape on the staff. Here is one of my musical shapes, or contours. Follow along with your finger and sing “la.” As the shape goes up and down, make your voice change pitch, moving between high and low. Now make your own shapes and hum along!

Pg. 10: Creating Contours[Composer]

From St. George to Morningside HeightsNow we are off to Morningside Heights to meet our next performer, Tshidi. Find Lynne in St. George, and trace the route that leads to Tshidi in Morningside Heights!

Lynne

Tshidi

Start

Finish

unit 7 How Can We Work Together to Make Music?

SG74 SG75

Looking at teamwork Circle the pictures where you see teamwork taking place.

Meet tshidi!Morningside

Heights

Dear Musical Explorers,

Have you heard of the Broadway

musical called The Lion King? I sing

in that show! I live in Morningside

Heights, but I grew up far away,

in a country called South Africa.

When I was your age, I sang all

the time, and even made instruments

from things that I found in my

neighborhood. I really enjoy making

music with my friends, so I have

invited my pals Bongi and Junior to

perform with me at Carnegie Hall.

Write to me and let me know what

you think about the concert!

Your friend,

Tshidi

Musical Explorers

c/o Carnegie Hall

881 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

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My Letter to tshidi CREAtinGWrite a letter or draw a picture for Tshidi about a time when you worked on a team. worked on a team.

Dear Tshidi,

Sincerely,

SG77

Exploring Vocal Sounds

LOOKinG and CREAtinG Draw symbols for South African sounds here!

SG79SG78

Getting Ready for Our Second Musical Explorers ConcertWe have learned so much on our trips to Brighton Beach, St. George, and Morningside Heights!

LiStEninGWe learned that there are lots of different ways music can help us to celebrate and communicate. We also learned about making music with others and how fun it is to add sound effects to music.

LOOKinGWe learned about a new five-note scale with a different mood and learned how to write it down.

Celebrating Soothing someone Working together

do Re Me Fa SolC d Eb F G

five note minor scales on SG 64...

unit 8 Getting Ready for Our Second

Musical Explorers Concert

Songs We Know

CREAtinGWe created new rhythms and patterns. We created layers of sounds. My favorite part about being a Musical Explorer in the second part of the year is:

During this second part of our journey, we’ve learned these songs:

• “Birthdays Come Only Once a Year”• “Dilmano”• “Les Berceaux”• “O Mio Babbino Caro”• “Thula Mama”• “Inqola”

We are going to sing and hear these songs at Carnegie Hall with Vlada, Lynne, and Tshidi!

SG80 SG81

Where Are All the Countries We Learned About?

United States

South Africa

FranceItaly

Ukraine

Bulgaria

Russia

MorningsideHeights

Carnegie Hall

CENTRAL PARK

Let’s Go to Carnegie Hall!Help Tshidi get from Morningside Heights to Carnegie Hall for our concert! Find Tshidi on the map and complete the maze so she can join her friends Vlada and Lynne at Carnegie Hall!

Tshidi

VladaLynne

Start

Finish

Reflecting on the ConcertGreat job, Musical Explorers!

We’re finished with our musical trip and you sang so well!

CREAtinG What are your memories of the concert at Carnegie Hall?

Write or draw these memories below.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Recordings

“Happy Birthday” written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill.

“Cheburashka i Gena” by Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky. Performed by Vlada Tomova and Uri Sharlin. Courtesy of Vlada Tomova.

“Dilmano,” traditional Bulgarian tune. Performed by Vlada Tomova, Uri Sharlin, and Kyle Sanna. Courtesy of Vlada Tomova.

“Les Berceaux,” by Gabriel Fauré. Performed by Lynne Abeles. Courtesy of Lynne Abeles.

“O Mio Babbino Caro,” from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. Performed by Lynne Abeles.Courtesy of Lynne Abeles.

“Thula Mama,” traditional. Performed by Tshidi Manye, Sbongiseni Duma, and Junior Wedderburn. Courtesy of Tshidi Manye.

“Inqola” by Sbongiseni Duma. Performed by Tshidi Manye, Sbongiseni Duma, and Junior Wedderburn. Courtesy of Sbongiseni Duma.

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“Cheburashka i Gena,” by Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky. Lyrics by Timofeevsky.

“Les Berceaux,” by Gabriel Fauré. Lyrics by René-François Sully-Prudhomme.

“O Mio Babbino Caro,” from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. Lyrics by Giovacchino Forzano.

“Thula Mama,” traditional South African tune. Lyrics and tune provided by Tshidi Manye.

Photos

(SG 62) Brighton Beach photos by Stefan Cohen, vegetables by Min Woo Lee, vegetable garden detail by Amy C. Evans for the Southern Foodways Alliance; (SG 68) “Verrazano Overhead, Staten Island NY” by Grufnik; (SG 69) “Windup Clock ... ¡¡¡ RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING !!!” by Lady Pain for ladypain.is.dreaming.org; bedtime photos by Evelyn Ochoa; (SG 70) “Guarani Baby, Jatucá Reté Woty” by CARF; sleeping baby by Nishikawa Yoshiyasu; “Nap Please” by Andrew Bardwell; baby by E. Christopher Clark; (SG 74) Morningside Heights photo by Stefan Cohen; (SG 75) “Painting a Mural” by Michael Feagans, Watoto Children’s Choir by Colin Adland, soccer players by Binary Bliss, football team by Gil Searcy; (SG 78) birthday party by Sara J. Martinez; sleeping baby by mitikusa; soccer players by Binary Bliss.

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall

The Weill Music Instituteat Carnegie Hall