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    • Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks Curriculum Overview
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    • Introduction - How does the orchestra rock?
      Students explore rhythm—a basic element of music—through clapping. one of the simplest ways to feel the rhythmic groove and “rock out” is by clapping along to the music, which we will do in the classroom and in many ways during the concert. students also create ostinatos and perform simultaneous rhythms.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks Teacher Guide
      The Teacher Guide includes the full Student Guide, plus Aims, Standards, and Teaching Instructions for each Unit.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Moves Teacher Guide
      Throughout Orchestra Moves, we will explore how conductors create musical movement using motifs, melodic direction, steps and leaps, dynamics, and orchestration. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with a professional orchestra, we will discover how the orchestra moves.
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Sings Teacher Guide
      This program is intended for music classrooms. The beginning units in this curriculum introduce basic soprano recorder technique as well as repertoire selections that students will perform in a culminating concert. Further units explore the repertoire from other perspectives, including listening, analysis, performance, creative projects, and experiential activities.