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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.
    • What do we need to know in order to participate in Link Up: The Orchestra Sings?
      We introduce recorder and music notation basics as well as learn the concert repertoire.
    • Student Guide Unit 7
      Recorder Basics
      Learn to hold the soprano recorder, breathe correctly, and play notes for simple melodies like "Hot Cross Buns" and "Au Claire de la lune."
    • Teacher Guide Unit 7
      Recorder Basics
      Now it's time for the soprano recorder! Learn how to breathe, hold the recorder, and play notes between low C and high D for simple melodies, such as "Hot Cross Buns" and "Au Claire de la lune."
    • Link Up: The Orchestra Moves Student Guide
      The student guide includes detailed activities that build musical skills (such as critical listening, singing, playing instruments, and reading musical notation), and engage students in composition and improvisation.
    • 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.