Adventures in Music

EXPLORING THE ORCHESTRA: Instrumental Families

Adventures in Music is THSO's education outreach; these special concerts are an opportunity for elementary students to explore the orchestra, both in the classroom and in the concert hall.

This year's concerts will be held on April 12, 2018; you may register using the form below.

Teacher Materials

Teacher Information

• Invitation Letter from Dr. Bowden
• Grade 4 Music Standards

Interactive (Students)

• Band Room Scavenger Hunt
• Colors for your Ears - WordSearch
• Draw Your Favorite Instrument
• Instrument Family Reunion
• Instrument Family Puzzle
• Letter, Please!
• Orchestra - WordSearch
• Places, Please!
• Simple Instruments to Make
• The All-American Hometown Band
• Where in the World?
• Who am I?

Singalongs

• A Patriotic Singalong

Photographs

• Blank Picture of Instrument Sections
• Picture of Instrument Sections
• Written Picture of Instrument Sections

Composers

• Copland, Aaron
• Gliere, Reinhold
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
• Rossinni, Gioacchino
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
• Williams, John
• Von Suppe, Franz

General Music

• An Introduction to the Orchestra
• Bum-ba-da-bing! (Percussion)
• Feel the Vibe! (Percussion)
• Fiddle-dee-dee! (Strings)
• Instrument Classification
• Instrument Families
• Take Note of These Things
• Toot Your Horn! (Brass)
• Wonderful Woodwinds! (Woodwinds)