Concert Preparatory Packet for Teachers

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1 Concert Preparatory Packet for Teachers Hawaii Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra December 10, 2014 Blaisdell Concert Hall

2 Notes About This Prep Packet This packet was created to help you prepare your students for your concert. Generic materials Because the age of students in the concert audience range from Kindergarten to Grade 8, and because the three Youth Symphony orchestras are playing a total of 13 different pieces, these materials are rather generic. Please adapt them to your specific grade level and needs. FREE CD! Listening CDs are available free of charge. If you would like one, and promise to play it in your classroom, please let the teacher in charge of this field trip know and have them admin@hiyouthsymphony.org with the request. In order to get the most out of your field trip, it is best that the students come prepared, and that your concert is a culminating activity rather than just exposure. Note: The sing-along songs on your CD are straightforward versions with no repeats or special endings. Please follow the song leader at the concert. When to listen You may set aside time for direct, intentional listening experiences, or you may play the CD during seat work time, transition time or other down time. The more the students hear the music, the more they ll enjoy the concert. Sing-along songs Students should practice songs in class and try to memorize them. Use the lyrics creatively in Language Arts! Worksheets Several generic worksheets have been created. Some of them require that students have the two pages of information about the instruments families, found in the Student Resources packet. Web resources Students will love these interactive websites: Dallas Symphony Orchestra - all about the instruments, including sound samples! or go to click on Listen and click on By Instrument Carnegie Hall s The Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra - an awesome quest game! Learn about the instruments while finding and collecting them. It takes several days to complete. Students will need to create a user ID and password. Teachers may create a class list and monitor student progress in the Instructor Module.

3 Music Standard/Benchmarks for DOE Schools Hawaii Youth Symphony Concerts December 2014 HCPS III Music: Understands and applies elements of music and understands how music communicates ideas, feelings, and experiences across cultures Grade K Benchmark FA.K.2.2 Demonstrate simple representation of high and low, short and long, loud and soft, fast and slow (use concert pieces as examples) Benchmark FA.K.2.3 Use an instrument to maintain a steady beat using quarter notes and quarter rests (clap/play to recordings of concert pieces) Benchmark FA.K.2.4 Identify various sources of music that can be heard in daily life and their purpose (name the orchestra as a source of music) Grade 1 Benchmark FA Sing a simple song with appropriate vocal range from memory (learn and sing the sing-along songs) Benchmark FA Identify families of instruments and how each sound is produced (learn about instruments) Benchmark FA Explain how music can communicate ideas and moods (explain what the music makes you feel or think of) Grade 2 Benchmark FA Describe instrument families and sounds from various cultures (learn about instruments)

4 Music Standard/Benchmarks for DOE Schools HCPS III Music: Understands and applies elements of music and understands how music communicates ideas, feelings, and experiences across cultures Grade 3 Benchmark FA Identify simple musical forms and melodic or rhythmic ostinato (repeated) pattern (musical form of sing-along song or concert pieces) Benchmark FA Identify the basic instruments of the orchestra by sight, sound, and category, e.g., brass, woodwind, percussion, strings (learn about instruments) Benchmark FA Use specific musical terms, e.g., dynamics, tempo, to respond to elements of a musical performance (post-concert discussion/reflection) Grade 4 Benchmark FA Identify musical forms (e.g., rondos), theme, and variations (identify musical form of concert pieces) Benchmark FA Compare and contrast musical styles from two or more cultures (---depends on concert pieces) Grade 5 Benchmark FA Analyze musical elements when explaining or critiquing a musical selection or musical performance (analyze concert pieces) Benchmark FA Compare the use of musical elements in aural examples of American music and in music from other cultures (--depends on concert pieces) Grade 6-8 Benchmark FA Evaluate the effectiveness of a musical performance or composition (evaluate effectiveness of concert or piece) Benchmark FA Compare the role of music and composers in various cultures and time periods (learn background of pieces and composers, compare)

5 Listen & Learn School Concert Wednesday, December 10, :30 am Concert Orchestra Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductor Hannah Watanabe, Associate Conductor Selections/excerpts to be chosen from the following: Dubinushka, Russian Song Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (sing-along) Mele Kalikimaka (sing-along) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Victor Lopez Danny Elfman arr. Victor Lopez Johnny Marks arr. James D. Ployhar Robert Alex Anderson arr. Angel Peña

6 Program Notes and Background Information Concert Orchestra December 10, 2014 Dubinushka, Russian Song Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ( ) was one of The Five, a group of five important Russian composers of the time, dedicated to creating uniquely Russian music. The four others were Mily Balakirev, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin and César Cui. Rimsky-Korsakov is best known for his compositions Russian Eastern Overture, Capriccio Espangnol and Scherherzade. He also had a military career, as an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. Dubinushka is based on a Russian folk song of the same name. Russia had been in a state of turmoil. The recently failed Revolution of 1905 led to strikes, demonstrations and riots. Since the folk song Dubinushka had long been the song of revolutionary movements, Rimksky-Korsakov used it in his composition as a way of encouraging the defeated Russian peasants and working class. A Dubinushka, literally little oak stick, was used by Russian peasants as a tool or walking stick. It could also be used as a weapon, if necessary. The folk song is a work song, sung by workers at hard labor, helping them to keep in rhythm as they work together. Listen for: A military march feeling light positivity (in contrast to the hard laborious efforts of the working class of the time) melody and fragments of the folk song played by different instruments and sections Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka takes little Charlie and four overindulged children on the tour of their lives in director Tim Burton s 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There are misadventures galore and important lessons to be learned by all. Composer Danny Elfman (b. 1953) is a frequent collaborator with Burton, having worked on 15 films together. Elfman was founder, lead singer and songwriter for the 70s- 90s rock band Oingo Boingo before turning to composing for films. Arranger Victor Lopez put this medley together for full orchestra. Listen for: a hint of eccentricity and dark humor to come the mechanical workings of a factory a cheerful welcome song Augustus Gloop s song, Bollywood style Sing-along Songs Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mele Kalikimaka These songs should be familiar to students of all ages. They should be part of their must know repertoire. Please have students memorize lyrics, not only for the concert, but to add to their general knowledge. These songs are included on the concert preparation CD. If you haven t ordered one when you made your reservations, would like one, and promise to play it in your classroom, please admin@hiyouthsymphony.org and request a free copy.

7 Concert Orchestra Sing-along Lyrics Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Mele Kalikimaka Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day. That's the island greeting that we send to you From the land where palm trees sway. Here we know that Christmas Will be green and bright The sun to shine by day And all the stars at night Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way To say Merry Christmas to you. Tag: To say Merry Christmas A very Merry Christmas To say Merry Christmas to you. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say: "Rudolph, with your nose so bright, Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee, Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, You'll go down in history! Concert Orchestra Sing-along Lyrics Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Mele Kalikimaka Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day. That's the island greeting that we send to you From the land where palm trees sway. Here we know that Christmas Will be green and bright The sun to shine by day And all the stars at night Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way To say Merry Christmas to you. Tag: To say Merry Christmas A very Merry Christmas To say Merry Christmas to you. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say: "Rudolph, with your nose so bright, Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee, Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, You'll go down in history!

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