Got Rhythm?: National Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Christoph EschenbachMusic DirectorNational Symphony Orchestra

NSO Kinderkonzerts, Ensemble Concerts, and Children’s Concerts are supported in part by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Gifts and grants to the National Symphony Orchestra Education Programs are provided by Sandra K. & Clement C. Alpert; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.;The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc;The Charles Engelhard Foundation; John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Noel Levine; Linda and Tobia Mercuro; National Trustees of the National Symphony Orchestra; Mrs. Anne Odom; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mrs. Irene Pollin; Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund.

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.orgCuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center Education Department. ARTSEDGE is a part of Verizon Thinkfi nity, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning.

Cuesheets are made possible by the U.S. Department of Education, AT&T, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, James V. Kimsey, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. Stolwijk, and the Verizon Foundation.

For more about the performing arts and arts education, visit the Kennedy Center’s Education Department online atwww.kennedy-center.org / education

The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

©2011 The John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Arts

Please recycle this Cuesheetby sharing it with friends!

Got rhythm? You sure do!That’s because, even if you don’t realize it, rhythm is all around us. It’s in words and movement, how objects sound, and, of course,in music. So get ready for some toe-tapping, hand-clapping fun as fi ve musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra help you see, feel, and hear how you “Got Rhythm.”

Performed by NSO Musicians:Glenn Donnellan, violinRick Barber, bassEd Cabarga, clarinetAdel Sanchez, trumpet

with special guest:Joe Connell, percussion

Kinderkonzert A Good Audience… stays seated,stays quiet,doesn’t eat,

listens, and claps.Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument“Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-onfun with the instruments that themusicians will play on stage inthe Hall of States on weekdaysand in the North Atrium Foyeron Sunday, May 22. A project ofthe Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert HallWe hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage inthe Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family ConcertsPlease build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at next season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, which are performed on the following Sundays by the full NSO:

October 16, 2011 — Peter and the WolfMarch 4, 2012 — The Mozart ExperienceMay 13, 2012 — Carnival of the Animals

The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra InteractiveEnjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

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For Teachers and Parents

Dear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to the basics of music and musical instruments. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas on this page are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramThe musicians will perform excerpts from the musical selections below. Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

“I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin

Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet (bee-ZAY)

Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky (mo-DEST muh-ZORK-skee)

“Pop Goes the Weasel”

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss

“Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (NICK-o-leye RIM-skee-KOR-suh-koff)

William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini (roh-SEE-nee)

“Eh, Cumpari” (adapted from a traditional Italian song by Julius La Rosa and Archie Bleyer)

Finale from Symphony No. 4 “Italian” by Felix Mendelssohn (MEN-dul-son)

Train Coming

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”: II by Ludwig van Beethoven (LOOD-vig VAHN BAY-toh-ven)

Arhythmic Ditty

Here are some additional activities for children.

Follow That RhythmHelp children further explore the idea that rhythm is created when sounds are organized into groups by trying these easy patterns (A through E, right). Clap each pattern, asking children to listen and repeat. Point out that each pattern is four beats, but sometimes a beat can be silent, as in the “rest.” To keep a steady beat, count “1-2-3-4” before you demonstrate each pattern. For the hand symbol, clap your hands and say, “clap.” For the word “rest,” hold your hands out to the sides and quietly say “rest.” Copy CatNext, invite the children to work with a partner to create and copy their own patterns. One partner claps a rhythm, like slow-slow-fast-fast, and the friend should copy it. Have children switch roles and try different patterns. Discuss why some rhythms are easier to copy than others.

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

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At the ConcertDuring the performance, the musicians will explore where rhythm comes from and how different rhythms make us feel and want to move. They will play music from all around the world, and, they’ll invite a few volunteers (it could be you!) to help them play some instruments. Plus, you’ll also have a chance to ask them questions.

What Is Rhythm?Ever hear a clock ticking or a horse galloping? Or feel the beating of your heart? Those patterns are rhythms. Rhythm is created when sounds are organized into groups and then repeated. Notice how these patterns can differ—some are steady, like a clock ticking. Some are groups of slower and faster, softer and louder sounds, like ahorse galloping.

Take NotesWhen talking about music and rhythm, we have to talk about musical notes. Those are the tones played by an instrument. These notes can be short or long. A very long note is called a whole note. During the performance, watch and listen for how the musicians explain notes—and the special symbols for writing them down.

It’s EverywhereRhythm is a big part of music, but it’s also all around us:

Movement—like skipping or tip-toeing

Nature—like a mountain stream gurgling orbirds chirping

Machinery—like the sound of a train

Language—the patterns in the sounds of words. Can you hear the pattern when you say these words? “Hon-ey bear, fl uf-fy cat.” Hint: Think, short-short long, short-short long. What rhythms do you hear in your daily life?

A Party of ThreeRhythm plays a special role in music, because it is one of music’s three important building blocks:

Meet the Musicians

These are the friendly musicians who will perform and help you learn all about rhythm. They know quite a bit about it because it’s their job and they love and have studied music! Four of them are members of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), which performs about 175 concerts in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and all around the world every year.

You’ll hear the big word symphony (say it like this: SIM-fuh-nee) at the performance. It means a long piece of music with many different parts. And an orchestra (a large group of musicians who play different instruments) that is big enough to play symphonies, like the NSO, is called a symphony orchestra.

Let’s learn a little more about the instrumentsthe musicians will play during the performance:

The violin and the bass are both stringed instruments. They are made of wood with metal strings. Musicians play them using a bow (a wooden stick strung with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fi ngers of their left hand. Notice how the smaller instrument, the violin, makes a higher sound.

The clarinet, a woodwind instrument, is played by blowing air across a reed (a thin strip of woody grass). It looks like a black tube with a bell at the bottom. The sound changes as the player presses down on different keys to create different notes.

The trumpet, a brass instrument, is a coiled horn with three keys that are pressed to make different notes. The players create sound by “buzzing” their lips into the instrument’s mouthpiece.

In the performance, you’ll see quite a few percussion instruments—these are instruments whose sound comes from being hit, shaken, rubbed, or scraped or any action that makes all or parts of the instrument vibrate:

Trap Set—a collection of drums

Temple Blocks—wooden blocks with hollow centers

Egg Shaker—an oval-shaped containerholding small items like beads

Castanets—small wooden disks often held in the palm of the hand and played by clapping them together

Tambourine—a small round shallow drum with metal jingles

Triangle/Bell—a thin metal bar shaped into a triangle and played with a metal rod to create a tinkling sound

African Instruments—like the hand drum djembe (pronounced JEM-bay), wooden sticks or blockscalled claves (KLAH-vayz), and cowbells

DjembeCastanets

Triangle

Egg ShakerTrap Set

Tambourine

Claves

Clarinet

Trumpet

Bass

CowbellsTemple Blocks

Violin

Give It a Tap!

See whether you can tap your fi nger onyour desk or your knee to the rhythm of songs

like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” “Happy Birthday,” or other songs you know.

Glenn Donnellan(violin)

Adel Sanchez(trumpet)

Rick Barber(bass)

Joe Connell (percussion)

Ed Cabarga(clarinet)

Rhythm—makes you want to tap your foot, snap your fi ngers, or clap your hands when you hear the music; it’s made up of strong and weak beats played in a repeating pattern

Harmony— the soundthat occurs when severaldifferent notes are playedor sung at the same time; thesedifferent notes can be played on thesame instrument or by blending notesfrom many instruments

Melody—the tune you hum or sing when listening toa favorite song

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At the ConcertDuring the performance, the musicians will explore where rhythm comes from and how different rhythms make us feel and want to move. They will play music from all around the world, and, they’ll invite a few volunteers (it could be you!) to help them play some instruments. Plus, you’ll also have a chance to ask them questions.

What Is Rhythm?Ever hear a clock ticking or a horse galloping? Or feel the beating of your heart? Those patterns are rhythms. Rhythm is created when sounds are organized into groups and then repeated. Notice how these patterns can differ—some are steady, like a clock ticking. Some are groups of slower and faster, softer and louder sounds, like ahorse galloping.

Take NotesWhen talking about music and rhythm, we have to talk about musical notes. Those are the tones played by an instrument. These notes can be short or long. A very long note is called a whole note. During the performance, watch and listen for how the musicians explain notes—and the special symbols for writing them down.

It’s EverywhereRhythm is a big part of music, but it’s also all around us:

Movement—like skipping or tip-toeing

Nature—like a mountain stream gurgling orbirds chirping

Machinery—like the sound of a train

Language—the patterns in the sounds of words. Can you hear the pattern when you say these words? “Hon-ey bear, fl uf-fy cat.” Hint: Think, short-short long, short-short long. What rhythms do you hear in your daily life?

A Party of ThreeRhythm plays a special role in music, because it is one of music’s three important building blocks:

Meet the Musicians

These are the friendly musicians who will perform and help you learn all about rhythm. They know quite a bit about it because it’s their job and they love and have studied music! Four of them are members of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), which performs about 175 concerts in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and all around the world every year.

You’ll hear the big word symphony (say it like this: SIM-fuh-nee) at the performance. It means a long piece of music with many different parts. And an orchestra (a large group of musicians who play different instruments) that is big enough to play symphonies, like the NSO, is called a symphony orchestra.

Let’s learn a little more about the instrumentsthe musicians will play during the performance:

The violin and the bass are both stringed instruments. They are made of wood with metal strings. Musicians play them using a bow (a wooden stick strung with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fi ngers of their left hand. Notice how the smaller instrument, the violin, makes a higher sound.

The clarinet, a woodwind instrument, is played by blowing air across a reed (a thin strip of woody grass). It looks like a black tube with a bell at the bottom. The sound changes as the player presses down on different keys to create different notes.

The trumpet, a brass instrument, is a coiled horn with three keys that are pressed to make different notes. The players create sound by “buzzing” their lips into the instrument’s mouthpiece.

In the performance, you’ll see quite a few percussion instruments—these are instruments whose sound comes from being hit, shaken, rubbed, or scraped or any action that makes all or parts of the instrument vibrate:

Trap Set—a collection of drums

Temple Blocks—wooden blocks with hollow centers

Egg Shaker—an oval-shaped containerholding small items like beads

Castanets—small wooden disks often held in the palm of the hand and played by clapping them together

Tambourine—a small round shallow drum with metal jingles

Triangle/Bell—a thin metal bar shaped into a triangle and played with a metal rod to create a tinkling sound

African Instruments—like the hand drum djembe (pronounced JEM-bay), wooden sticks or blockscalled claves (KLAH-vayz), and cowbells

DjembeCastanets

Triangle

Egg ShakerTrap Set

Tambourine

Claves

Clarinet

Trumpet

Bass

CowbellsTemple Blocks

Violin

Give It a Tap!

See whether you can tap your fi nger onyour desk or your knee to the rhythm of songs

like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” “Happy Birthday,” or other songs you know.

Glenn Donnellan(violin)

Adel Sanchez(trumpet)

Rick Barber(bass)

Joe Connell (percussion)

Ed Cabarga(clarinet)

Rhythm—makes you want to tap your foot, snap your fi ngers, or clap your hands when you hear the music; it’s made up of strong and weak beats played in a repeating pattern

Harmony— the soundthat occurs when severaldifferent notes are playedor sung at the same time; thesedifferent notes can be played on thesame instrument or by blending notesfrom many instruments

Melody—the tune you hum or sing when listening toa favorite song

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At the ConcertDuring the performance, the musicians will explore where rhythm comes from and how different rhythms make us feel and want to move. They will play music from all around the world, and, they’ll invite a few volunteers (it could be you!) to help them play some instruments. Plus, you’ll also have a chance to ask them questions.

What Is Rhythm?Ever hear a clock ticking or a horse galloping? Or feel the beating of your heart? Those patterns are rhythms. Rhythm is created when sounds are organized into groups and then repeated. Notice how these patterns can differ—some are steady, like a clock ticking. Some are groups of slower and faster, softer and louder sounds, like ahorse galloping.

Take NotesWhen talking about music and rhythm, we have to talk about musical notes. Those are the tones played by an instrument. These notes can be short or long. A very long note is called a whole note. During the performance, watch and listen for how the musicians explain notes—and the special symbols for writing them down.

It’s EverywhereRhythm is a big part of music, but it’s also all around us:

Movement—like skipping or tip-toeing

Nature—like a mountain stream gurgling orbirds chirping

Machinery—like the sound of a train

Language—the patterns in the sounds of words. Can you hear the pattern when you say these words? “Hon-ey bear, fl uf-fy cat.” Hint: Think, short-short long, short-short long. What rhythms do you hear in your daily life?

A Party of ThreeRhythm plays a special role in music, because it is one of music’s three important building blocks:

Meet the Musicians

These are the friendly musicians who will perform and help you learn all about rhythm. They know quite a bit about it because it’s their job and they love and have studied music! Four of them are members of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), which performs about 175 concerts in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and all around the world every year.

You’ll hear the big word symphony (say it like this: SIM-fuh-nee) at the performance. It means a long piece of music with many different parts. And an orchestra (a large group of musicians who play different instruments) that is big enough to play symphonies, like the NSO, is called a symphony orchestra.

Let’s learn a little more about the instrumentsthe musicians will play during the performance:

The violin and the bass are both stringed instruments. They are made of wood with metal strings. Musicians play them using a bow (a wooden stick strung with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fi ngers of their left hand. Notice how the smaller instrument, the violin, makes a higher sound.

The clarinet, a woodwind instrument, is played by blowing air across a reed (a thin strip of woody grass). It looks like a black tube with a bell at the bottom. The sound changes as the player presses down on different keys to create different notes.

The trumpet, a brass instrument, is a coiled horn with three keys that are pressed to make different notes. The players create sound by “buzzing” their lips into the instrument’s mouthpiece.

In the performance, you’ll see quite a few percussion instruments—these are instruments whose sound comes from being hit, shaken, rubbed, or scraped or any action that makes all or parts of the instrument vibrate:

Trap Set—a collection of drums

Temple Blocks—wooden blocks with hollow centers

Egg Shaker—an oval-shaped containerholding small items like beads

Castanets—small wooden disks often held in the palm of the hand and played by clapping them together

Tambourine—a small round shallow drum with metal jingles

Triangle/Bell—a thin metal bar shaped into a triangle and played with a metal rod to create a tinkling sound

African Instruments—like the hand drum djembe (pronounced JEM-bay), wooden sticks or blockscalled claves (KLAH-vayz), and cowbells

DjembeCastanets

Triangle

Egg ShakerTrap Set

Tambourine

Claves

Clarinet

Trumpet

Bass

CowbellsTemple Blocks

Violin

Give It a Tap!

See whether you can tap your fi nger onyour desk or your knee to the rhythm of songs

like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” “Happy Birthday,” or other songs you know.

Glenn Donnellan(violin)

Adel Sanchez(trumpet)

Rick Barber(bass)

Joe Connell (percussion)

Ed Cabarga(clarinet)

Rhythm—makes you want to tap your foot, snap your fi ngers, or clap your hands when you hear the music; it’s made up of strong and weak beats played in a repeating pattern

Harmony— the soundthat occurs when severaldifferent notes are playedor sung at the same time; thesedifferent notes can be played on thesame instrument or by blending notesfrom many instruments

Melody—the tune you hum or sing when listening toa favorite song

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Christoph EschenbachMusic DirectorNational Symphony Orchestra

NSO Kinderkonzerts, Ensemble Concerts, and Children’s Concerts are supported in part by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Gifts and grants to the National Symphony Orchestra Education Programs are provided by Sandra K. & Clement C. Alpert; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.;The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc;The Charles Engelhard Foundation; John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Noel Levine; Linda and Tobia Mercuro; National Trustees of the National Symphony Orchestra; Mrs. Anne Odom; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mrs. Irene Pollin; Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund.

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.orgCuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center Education Department. ARTSEDGE is a part of Verizon Thinkfi nity, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning.

Cuesheets are made possible by the U.S. Department of Education, AT&T, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, James V. Kimsey, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. Stolwijk, and the Verizon Foundation.

For more about the performing arts and arts education, visit the Kennedy Center’s Education Department online atwww.kennedy-center.org / education

The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

©2011 The John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Arts

Please recycle this Cuesheetby sharing it with friends!

Got rhythm? You sure do!That’s because, even if you don’t realize it, rhythm is all around us. It’s in words and movement, how objects sound, and, of course,in music. So get ready for some toe-tapping, hand-clapping fun as fi ve musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra help you see, feel, and hear how you “Got Rhythm.”

Performed by NSO Musicians:Glenn Donnellan, violinRick Barber, bassEd Cabarga, clarinetAdel Sanchez, trumpet

with special guest:Joe Connell, percussion

Kinderkonzert A Good Audience… stays seated,stays quiet,doesn’t eat,

listens, and claps.Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument“Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-onfun with the instruments that themusicians will play on stage inthe Hall of States on weekdaysand in the North Atrium Foyeron Sunday, May 22. A project ofthe Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert HallWe hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage inthe Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family ConcertsPlease build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at next season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, which are performed on the following Sundays by the full NSO:

October 16, 2011 — Peter and the WolfMarch 4, 2012 — The Mozart ExperienceMay 13, 2012 — Carnival of the Animals

The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra InteractiveEnjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

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For Teachers and Parents

Dear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to the basics of music and musical instruments. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas on this page are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramThe musicians will perform excerpts from the musical selections below. Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

“I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin

Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet (bee-ZAY)

Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky (mo-DEST muh-ZORK-skee)

“Pop Goes the Weasel”

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss

“Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (NICK-o-leye RIM-skee-KOR-suh-koff)

William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini (roh-SEE-nee)

“Eh, Cumpari” (adapted from a traditional Italian song by Julius La Rosa and Archie Bleyer)

Finale from Symphony No. 4 “Italian” by Felix Mendelssohn (MEN-dul-son)

Train Coming

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”: II by Ludwig van Beethoven (LOOD-vig VAHN BAY-toh-ven)

Arhythmic Ditty

Here are some additional activities for children.

Follow That RhythmHelp children further explore the idea that rhythm is created when sounds are organized into groups by trying these easy patterns (A through E, right). Clap each pattern, asking children to listen and repeat. Point out that each pattern is four beats, but sometimes a beat can be silent, as in the “rest.” To keep a steady beat, count “1-2-3-4” before you demonstrate each pattern. For the hand symbol, clap your hands and say, “clap.” For the word “rest,” hold your hands out to the sides and quietly say “rest.” Copy CatNext, invite the children to work with a partner to create and copy their own patterns. One partner claps a rhythm, like slow-slow-fast-fast, and the friend should copy it. Have children switch roles and try different patterns. Discuss why some rhythms are easier to copy than others.

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Christoph EschenbachMusic DirectorNational Symphony Orchestra

NSO Kinderkonzerts, Ensemble Concerts, and Children’s Concerts are supported in part by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Gifts and grants to the National Symphony Orchestra Education Programs are provided by Sandra K. & Clement C. Alpert; The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.;The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc;The Charles Engelhard Foundation; John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Noel Levine; Linda and Tobia Mercuro; National Trustees of the National Symphony Orchestra; Mrs. Anne Odom; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mrs. Irene Pollin; Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund.

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.orgCuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, a program of the Kennedy Center Education Department. ARTSEDGE is a part of Verizon Thinkfi nity, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning.

Cuesheets are made possible by the U.S. Department of Education, AT&T, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, James V. Kimsey, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, and Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. Stolwijk, and the Verizon Foundation.

For more about the performing arts and arts education, visit the Kennedy Center’s Education Department online atwww.kennedy-center.org / education

The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

©2011 The John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Arts

Please recycle this Cuesheetby sharing it with friends!

Got rhythm? You sure do!That’s because, even if you don’t realize it, rhythm is all around us. It’s in words and movement, how objects sound, and, of course,in music. So get ready for some toe-tapping, hand-clapping fun as fi ve musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra help you see, feel, and hear how you “Got Rhythm.”

Performed by NSO Musicians:Glenn Donnellan, violinRick Barber, bassEd Cabarga, clarinetAdel Sanchez, trumpet

with special guest:Joe Connell, percussion

Kinderkonzert A Good Audience… stays seated,stays quiet,doesn’t eat,

listens, and claps.Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument“Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-onfun with the instruments that themusicians will play on stage inthe Hall of States on weekdaysand in the North Atrium Foyeron Sunday, May 22. A project ofthe Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert HallWe hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage inthe Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family ConcertsPlease build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at next season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, which are performed on the following Sundays by the full NSO:

October 16, 2011 — Peter and the WolfMarch 4, 2012 — The Mozart ExperienceMay 13, 2012 — Carnival of the Animals

The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra InteractiveEnjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

5 6

For Teachers and Parents

Dear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to the basics of music and musical instruments. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas on this page are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramThe musicians will perform excerpts from the musical selections below. Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

“I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin

Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet (bee-ZAY)

Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky (mo-DEST muh-ZORK-skee)

“Pop Goes the Weasel”

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss

“Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (NICK-o-leye RIM-skee-KOR-suh-koff)

William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini (roh-SEE-nee)

“Eh, Cumpari” (adapted from a traditional Italian song by Julius La Rosa and Archie Bleyer)

Finale from Symphony No. 4 “Italian” by Felix Mendelssohn (MEN-dul-son)

Train Coming

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”: II by Ludwig van Beethoven (LOOD-vig VAHN BAY-toh-ven)

Arhythmic Ditty

Here are some additional activities for children.

Follow That RhythmHelp children further explore the idea that rhythm is created when sounds are organized into groups by trying these easy patterns (A through E, right). Clap each pattern, asking children to listen and repeat. Point out that each pattern is four beats, but sometimes a beat can be silent, as in the “rest.” To keep a steady beat, count “1-2-3-4” before you demonstrate each pattern. For the hand symbol, clap your hands and say, “clap.” For the word “rest,” hold your hands out to the sides and quietly say “rest.” Copy CatNext, invite the children to work with a partner to create and copy their own patterns. One partner claps a rhythm, like slow-slow-fast-fast, and the friend should copy it. Have children switch roles and try different patterns. Discuss why some rhythms are easier to copy than others.

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.