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

listens, and claps. Have fun!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert Hall We 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 in the 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 Kinderclassic experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

Sunday, February 28, 2016—Let’s Remix the Classix!

Sunday, April 24, 2016—Lights! Canvas! Music!

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 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

Here are some post-performance activities for children:

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Kinderclassic

Performed by NSO Musicians Paul DeNola, bass Heather LeDoux Green, violin

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Presenting Sponsor of Performances for Young Audiences

David M. RubensteinChairman

Deborah F. RutterPresident

Mario R. RosseroSenior Vice President, Education

Additional support for Kinderclassics is provided by The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; and the U.S. Department of Education.

Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by

David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible

through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts

and thePresident’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Christoph EschenbachMusic Director

National Symphony Orchestra

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at

www.kennedy-center.org/education

The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

© 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Wait! There’s More!

Two musicians. Two string instruments. No words, but lots of music…and maybe a playful disagreement or two. Get ready for plenty of great music and madcap musical fun!

Go with the FlowAs you listen to the music during the concert, imagine how you would move to each piece. Would you dance? Gallop? Skip? Move back and forth? Pretend to fly? Or something else? Think about what movements match the music and rhythms.

Vary ItDifferent versions of the same song, like “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” are called variations. Take a song you know, and try creating a variation for it—like changing the words or doing parts of it faster or slower. Share it with friends and see whether they recognize it.

Make Your Own String InstrumentTake a small container without a lid (this will be your instrument’s body) and two or three rubber bands (these will be your “strings”). Stretch the rubber bands around the container and across the open side (with help from a grownup). Now pluck the strings with your fingers. Notice how the bands vibrate. This is what making music looks and sounds like. Discuss ways to change the sounds with your friends. EXPLORE

MORE!5 6

For Teachers and ParentsDear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderclassics, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 4 to musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concert-goers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramBefore or after the concert, you may want the children to listen to some or all of these musical selections from the concert repertoire. Point out that some of the music will sound different at the concert because the musicians will adapt it for their instruments and use excerpts rather than full pieces. Ask children whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

“Dance of the Comedians” from the opera The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana

Rondo from Serenade in D major, K. 250 (“Haffner”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(transcribed by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler)

“Hoe-down” from the ballet Rodeo by Aaron Copland

“Liebeslied” by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler

Duo in D by Henning Kraggerud

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” (tune by Mozart)

Variations on Twinkle by William Starr

Symphony No. 5, Movement 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven

William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini

All music on this program was arranged for violin and double bass by The String Thing musicians.

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Go to KC Connections on ARTSEDGE artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students/kc-connections

Hair

Neck

F-Holes

Strings

FingerboardGrip

Stick

Chinrest

Paul plays bass

Heather plays violin

Stringing AlongMeet Heather and Paul. She’s silly and he’s serious. She plays the violin and he plays the double bass (we’ll call it the bass for short). At first, it might look like they don’t get along. But don’t be fooled. These two musician friends could not play great music together (and have such a good time) without lots of practice and teamwork.

String-Playing StyleBut sometimes they pluck the strings with their fingers, and the musical word for that is pizzicato (pronounced pitz-uh-KAH-toh).

Making Musical Fun with String InstrumentsMaking Musical Fun with String InstrumentsMeet the InstrumentsAll the music at the concert is played using just the violin and the bass. They are part of the string family of instruments (which also includes the viola and cello). These instruments are all made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand. The bodies of the instruments have a hollow center. This center is called a resonating chamber, and it makes the sound of the strings loud and strong. That sound comes out of the two f-shaped holes.

Of course, the violin and bass are different in size. That means they are played differently—Heather holds her violin against her chin, but Paul’s bass stands on the floor. The different sizes also mean the instruments sound a lot different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes, so…which will sound the highest and which the lowest?

Meet the MusiciansLongtime musician friends Paul and Heather love to perform music they think kids will enjoy. Heather started playing violin when she was just three years old, and practiced like crazy to keep up with her big sister. Paul started out playing trumpet, switched to guitar, and then the bass in high school—and there was no going back. Today both Heather and Paul are members of the National Symphony Orchestra.

VIOLIN BASS

Only the Sound of MusicDuring the show, Heather and Paul never say a word. They communicate using costume pieces (like hats and goofy glasses) and objects (like signs). They also use mime—silently communicating through different looks on their faces and body movements. The only sound you’ll hear is amazing music, and lots of it. To help you get ready, here are a few things you should know:

Music of MotionAt the end of the performance, you’ll hear music you might have heard before because it’s been used in movies, cartoons, and TV shows. The music is called the William Tell Overture, and it helps tell the story of a hero rallying his army against an enemy. Can you imagine the troops charging?

Theme

A theme is a melody that is repeated in a musical composition.

Variation

A variation is the theme with a few changes.

VariationsDuring the performance, listen for the song “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” A famous composer (a person who writes music) named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (MO-tzart) wrote changes called variations for the main melody, or theme. You can think of a theme and variation like this:

Paul likes the main theme of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”—the melody you usually sing. But Heather enjoys being like Mozart and changing it in all sorts of ways.

Heather and Paul usually use long and short strokes of the bow across the strings to make different sounds.

2 3 4

TempoThe speed of music is called its tempo. Some music is fast, some slow—and some in between. Listen

for which pieces of music sound the

fastest. Do they look and sound exciting

to play?

RhythmRhythm is repeating patterns of strong and weak beats.

These patterns make you want to tap your foot or clap when

you hear the music. At the performance,

the deep, low-sounding

bass often plays the

rhythm.

DynamicsThe softness or loudness

of the music is called dynamics. Notice that both the violin and

the bass can play loud or soft, and the instruments

can sound especially loud when they are played at the same time.

Photo by Steve Wilson

HarmonyHarmony is what you hear when

several sounds, or notes, are played at the same time on purpose. These different notes can be played on the same instrument or by

blending notes from two or more instruments (like the violin and bass, of course!).

MelodyThat’s the tune

you hum or sing when listening to a favorite song. The violin often

plays the melody.

Hair

Neck

F-Holes

Strings

FingerboardGrip

Stick

Chinrest

Paul plays bass

Heather plays violin

Stringing AlongMeet Heather and Paul. She’s silly and he’s serious. She plays the violin and he plays the double bass (we’ll call it the bass for short). At first, it might look like they don’t get along. But don’t be fooled. These two musician friends could not play great music together (and have such a good time) without lots of practice and teamwork.

String-Playing StyleBut sometimes they pluck the strings with their fingers, and the musical word for that is pizzicato (pronounced pitz-uh-KAH-toh).

Making Musical Fun with String InstrumentsMaking Musical Fun with String InstrumentsMeet the InstrumentsAll the music at the concert is played using just the violin and the bass. They are part of the string family of instruments (which also includes the viola and cello). These instruments are all made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand. The bodies of the instruments have a hollow center. This center is called a resonating chamber, and it makes the sound of the strings loud and strong. That sound comes out of the two f-shaped holes.

Of course, the violin and bass are different in size. That means they are played differently—Heather holds her violin against her chin, but Paul’s bass stands on the floor. The different sizes also mean the instruments sound a lot different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes, so…which will sound the highest and which the lowest?

Meet the MusiciansLongtime musician friends Paul and Heather love to perform music they think kids will enjoy. Heather started playing violin when she was just three years old, and practiced like crazy to keep up with her big sister. Paul started out playing trumpet, switched to guitar, and then the bass in high school—and there was no going back. Today both Heather and Paul are members of the National Symphony Orchestra.

VIOLIN BASS

Only the Sound of MusicDuring the show, Heather and Paul never say a word. They communicate using costume pieces (like hats and goofy glasses) and objects (like signs). They also use mime—silently communicating through different looks on their faces and body movements. The only sound you’ll hear is amazing music, and lots of it. To help you get ready, here are a few things you should know:

Music of MotionAt the end of the performance, you’ll hear music you might have heard before because it’s been used in movies, cartoons, and TV shows. The music is called the William Tell Overture, and it helps tell the story of a hero rallying his army against an enemy. Can you imagine the troops charging?

Theme

A theme is a melody that is repeated in a musical composition.

Variation

A variation is the theme with a few changes.

VariationsDuring the performance, listen for the song “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” A famous composer (a person who writes music) named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (MO-tzart) wrote changes called variations for the main melody, or theme. You can think of a theme and variation like this:

Paul likes the main theme of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”—the melody you usually sing. But Heather enjoys being like Mozart and changing it in all sorts of ways.

Heather and Paul usually use long and short strokes of the bow across the strings to make different sounds.

2 3 4

TempoThe speed of music is called its tempo. Some music is fast, some slow—and some in between. Listen

for which pieces of music sound the

fastest. Do they look and sound exciting

to play?

RhythmRhythm is repeating patterns of strong and weak beats.

These patterns make you want to tap your foot or clap when

you hear the music. At the performance,

the deep, low-sounding

bass often plays the

rhythm.

DynamicsThe softness or loudness

of the music is called dynamics. Notice that both the violin and

the bass can play loud or soft, and the instruments

can sound especially loud when they are played at the same time.

Photo by Steve Wilson

HarmonyHarmony is what you hear when

several sounds, or notes, are played at the same time on purpose. These different notes can be played on the same instrument or by

blending notes from two or more instruments (like the violin and bass, of course!).

MelodyThat’s the tune

you hum or sing when listening to a favorite song. The violin often

plays the melody.

Hair

Neck

F-Holes

Strings

FingerboardGrip

Stick

Chinrest

Paul plays bass

Heather plays violin

Stringing AlongMeet Heather and Paul. She’s silly and he’s serious. She plays the violin and he plays the double bass (we’ll call it the bass for short). At first, it might look like they don’t get along. But don’t be fooled. These two musician friends could not play great music together (and have such a good time) without lots of practice and teamwork.

String-Playing StyleBut sometimes they pluck the strings with their fingers, and the musical word for that is pizzicato (pronounced pitz-uh-KAH-toh).

Making Musical Fun with String InstrumentsMaking Musical Fun with String InstrumentsMeet the InstrumentsAll the music at the concert is played using just the violin and the bass. They are part of the string family of instruments (which also includes the viola and cello). These instruments are all made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand. The bodies of the instruments have a hollow center. This center is called a resonating chamber, and it makes the sound of the strings loud and strong. That sound comes out of the two f-shaped holes.

Of course, the violin and bass are different in size. That means they are played differently—Heather holds her violin against her chin, but Paul’s bass stands on the floor. The different sizes also mean the instruments sound a lot different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes, so…which will sound the highest and which the lowest?

Meet the MusiciansLongtime musician friends Paul and Heather love to perform music they think kids will enjoy. Heather started playing violin when she was just three years old, and practiced like crazy to keep up with her big sister. Paul started out playing trumpet, switched to guitar, and then the bass in high school—and there was no going back. Today both Heather and Paul are members of the National Symphony Orchestra.

VIOLIN BASS

Only the Sound of MusicDuring the show, Heather and Paul never say a word. They communicate using costume pieces (like hats and goofy glasses) and objects (like signs). They also use mime—silently communicating through different looks on their faces and body movements. The only sound you’ll hear is amazing music, and lots of it. To help you get ready, here are a few things you should know:

Music of MotionAt the end of the performance, you’ll hear music you might have heard before because it’s been used in movies, cartoons, and TV shows. The music is called the William Tell Overture, and it helps tell the story of a hero rallying his army against an enemy. Can you imagine the troops charging?

Theme

A theme is a melody that is repeated in a musical composition.

Variation

A variation is the theme with a few changes.

VariationsDuring the performance, listen for the song “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” A famous composer (a person who writes music) named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (MO-tzart) wrote changes called variations for the main melody, or theme. You can think of a theme and variation like this:

Paul likes the main theme of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”—the melody you usually sing. But Heather enjoys being like Mozart and changing it in all sorts of ways.

Heather and Paul usually use long and short strokes of the bow across the strings to make different sounds.

2 3 4

TempoThe speed of music is called its tempo. Some music is fast, some slow—and some in between. Listen

for which pieces of music sound the

fastest. Do they look and sound exciting

to play?

RhythmRhythm is repeating patterns of strong and weak beats.

These patterns make you want to tap your foot or clap when

you hear the music. At the performance,

the deep, low-sounding

bass often plays the

rhythm.

DynamicsThe softness or loudness

of the music is called dynamics. Notice that both the violin and

the bass can play loud or soft, and the instruments

can sound especially loud when they are played at the same time.

Photo by Steve Wilson

HarmonyHarmony is what you hear when

several sounds, or notes, are played at the same time on purpose. These different notes can be played on the same instrument or by

blending notes from two or more instruments (like the violin and bass, of course!).

MelodyThat’s the tune

you hum or sing when listening to a favorite song. The violin often

plays the melody.

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

listens, and claps. Have fun!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert Hall We 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 in the 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 Kinderclassic experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

Sunday, February 28, 2016—Let’s Remix the Classix!

Sunday, April 24, 2016—Lights! Canvas! Music!

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 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

Here are some post-performance activities for children:

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Kinderclassic

Performed by NSO Musicians Paul DeNola, bass Heather LeDoux Green, violin

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Presenting Sponsor of Performances for Young Audiences

David M. RubensteinChairman

Deborah F. RutterPresident

Mario R. RosseroSenior Vice President, Education

Additional support for Kinderclassics is provided by The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; and the U.S. Department of Education.

Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by

David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible

through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts

and thePresident’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Christoph EschenbachMusic Director

National Symphony Orchestra

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at

www.kennedy-center.org/education

The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

© 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Wait! There’s More!

Two musicians. Two string instruments. No words, but lots of music…and maybe a playful disagreement or two. Get ready for plenty of great music and madcap musical fun!

Go with the FlowAs you listen to the music during the concert, imagine how you would move to each piece. Would you dance? Gallop? Skip? Move back and forth? Pretend to fly? Or something else? Think about what movements match the music and rhythms.

Vary ItDifferent versions of the same song, like “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” are called variations. Take a song you know, and try creating a variation for it—like changing the words or doing parts of it faster or slower. Share it with friends and see whether they recognize it.

Make Your Own String InstrumentTake a small container without a lid (this will be your instrument’s body) and two or three rubber bands (these will be your “strings”). Stretch the rubber bands around the container and across the open side (with help from a grownup). Now pluck the strings with your fingers. Notice how the bands vibrate. This is what making music looks and sounds like. Discuss ways to change the sounds with your friends. EXPLORE

MORE!5 6

For Teachers and ParentsDear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderclassics, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 4 to musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concert-goers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramBefore or after the concert, you may want the children to listen to some or all of these musical selections from the concert repertoire. Point out that some of the music will sound different at the concert because the musicians will adapt it for their instruments and use excerpts rather than full pieces. Ask children whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

“Dance of the Comedians” from the opera The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana

Rondo from Serenade in D major, K. 250 (“Haffner”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(transcribed by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler)

“Hoe-down” from the ballet Rodeo by Aaron Copland

“Liebeslied” by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler

Duo in D by Henning Kraggerud

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” (tune by Mozart)

Variations on Twinkle by William Starr

Symphony No. 5, Movement 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven

William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini

All music on this program was arranged for violin and double bass by The String Thing musicians.

(

Go to KC Connections on ARTSEDGE artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students/kc-connections

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

listens, and claps. Have fun!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert Hall We 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 in the 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 Kinderclassic experience by joining us at the next National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

Sunday, February 28, 2016—Let’s Remix the Classix!

Sunday, April 24, 2016—Lights! Canvas! Music!

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 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

Here are some post-performance activities for children:

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Kinderclassic

Performed by NSO Musicians Paul DeNola, bass Heather LeDoux Green, violin

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Presenting Sponsor of Performances for Young Audiences

David M. RubensteinChairman

Deborah F. RutterPresident

Mario R. RosseroSenior Vice President, Education

Additional support for Kinderclassics is provided by The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; and the U.S. Department of Education.

Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by

David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible

through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts

and thePresident’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Christoph EschenbachMusic Director

National Symphony Orchestra

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at

www.kennedy-center.org/education

The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

© 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Wait! There’s More!

Two musicians. Two string instruments. No words, but lots of music…and maybe a playful disagreement or two. Get ready for plenty of great music and madcap musical fun!

Go with the FlowAs you listen to the music during the concert, imagine how you would move to each piece. Would you dance? Gallop? Skip? Move back and forth? Pretend to fly? Or something else? Think about what movements match the music and rhythms.

Vary ItDifferent versions of the same song, like “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” are called variations. Take a song you know, and try creating a variation for it—like changing the words or doing parts of it faster or slower. Share it with friends and see whether they recognize it.

Make Your Own String InstrumentTake a small container without a lid (this will be your instrument’s body) and two or three rubber bands (these will be your “strings”). Stretch the rubber bands around the container and across the open side (with help from a grownup). Now pluck the strings with your fingers. Notice how the bands vibrate. This is what making music looks and sounds like. Discuss ways to change the sounds with your friends. EXPLORE

MORE!5 6

For Teachers and ParentsDear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderclassics, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 4 to musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concert-goers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramBefore or after the concert, you may want the children to listen to some or all of these musical selections from the concert repertoire. Point out that some of the music will sound different at the concert because the musicians will adapt it for their instruments and use excerpts rather than full pieces. Ask children whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

“Dance of the Comedians” from the opera The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana

Rondo from Serenade in D major, K. 250 (“Haffner”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(transcribed by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler)

“Hoe-down” from the ballet Rodeo by Aaron Copland

“Liebeslied” by Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler

Duo in D by Henning Kraggerud

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” (tune by Mozart)

Variations on Twinkle by William Starr

Symphony No. 5, Movement 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven

William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini

All music on this program was arranged for violin and double bass by The String Thing musicians.

(

Go to KC Connections on ARTSEDGE artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students/kc-connections