Link Up Swings: Student Activities Index | Carnegie Hall

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The Orchestra Swings

Student Activities Index

"What is Swing?" student activity with images of a man and woman dancing and a swing band performing

What Is Swing? (PDF)

"Composer and Arranger Timeline" with images of Thomas Cabaniss, John Clayton, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Wynton Marsalis, Florence Price, Reginald Thomas, Erica von Kleist, and Chris Washburne

Composer and Arranger Timeline (PDF)

"Create Your Own Rhythm Section" student activity with musical notation

Create Your Own Rhythm Section (PDF)

"It Don't Mean A Thing Melodic and Lyric Patterns" student activity with musical notation

“It Don’t Mean a Thing” Melodic and Lyric Patterns (PDF)

"It Don't Mean A Thing Choreography" student activity depicting a woman and two men performing dance moves

“It Don’t Mean a Thing” Choreography (PDF)

"Duke's Place Harmonic Form Chart" with musical notation of the chords in Duke's Place

“Duke’s Place” Harmonic Form Chart (PDF)

"Duke's Place Listening Map" student activity with musical notation

“Duke’s Place” Listening Map (PDF)

"Duke's Place Melody or Improvisation" student activity with a chart depicting keyboards, microphones, oboes, and trumpets

“Duke’s Place” Melody or Improvisation (PDF)

"Juba Listening Map" over an Illustration of men and women playing various musical instruments in a park

“Juba” Listening Map (PDF)

"Midwestern Moods Listening Map" and a street grid with various musical instruments

“Midwestern Moods” Listening Map (PDF)

"My Swing Machine Melody" listing three steps to create a melody

My Swing Machine Melody (PDF)

"My Musical Form" student activity chart

My Musical Form (PDF)

"My Blues Lyrics" student activity chart

My Blues Lyrics (PDF)

"My Scat Patterns" student activity chart

My Scat Patterns (PDF)

"Instrument Family Portraits" depicting various woodwind and brass instruments

Instrument Family Portraits (PDF)

A diagram depicting the various instruments in an orchestra

The Orchestra Map (PDF)

Instrument Identification activity sheet (visual), depicting various musical instruments

Instrument Identification (Visual) (PDF)

Instrument Identification activity sheet (audio)

Instrument Identification (Audio) (PDF)

"My Own Orchestra" activity sheet

My Own Orchestra (PDF)

"The Jazz Ensemble" student activity with images of jazz musicians performing together

The Jazz Ensemble (PDF)

"My Own Jazz Ensemble" student activity with piano, cello, and drums illustrations

My Own Jazz Ensemble (PDF)

"My Repertoire List" student activity chart

My Repertoire List (PDF)

"The History of Carnegie Hall" student activity depicting images of Carnegie Hall, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and performers at Carnegie Hall

The History of Carnegie Hall (PDF)

Jazz Artists at Carnegie Hall (PDF)

Recorder Fingering Chart

Soprano Recorder Fingering Chart (PDF)

Quizzes

Rhythms That Swing Quiz

In this quiz, you'll listen to a piece of music and then guess whether it was played straight or swung.

Improvisation In Swing Quiz

In this quiz, you will listen to an instrument playing a solo and guess what instrument you heard.

Forms That Swing Quiz

In this quiz, you'll explore musical form in swing.

Communicating Through Swing Quiz

In this quiz, you'll explore how musicians communicate with one another when they swing.

Animated Listening Maps

Animated Listening Map: “Juba” from Symphony No. 1 by Florence Price

Use this animated listening map to follow the form of “Juba” from Symphony No. 1 by Florence Price.