Your Inside Scoop | December 2021

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Christmas programs! We had such fun making music with and for you. We can't wait for you to join us for our Tiny Tots programs in 2022. Up next:

February 2022 Join us for another trip around the musical world in this follow-up to our first Music of the World series in 2020. These programs will feature music from Peru, Spain, China, Scotland, and more. April 2022 Explore how sound is made by the different instrument families, experience high and low sounds, and participate in wacky musical experiments in this exploration of the "how" of music.

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It's almost the new year, and we're 88% of the way to our goal for our year end appeal! Donor support brought music education to over one million people on our website since March 2020. Donors made it possible for us to return to live music, after 437 days exclusively online. Now, we're online, back to schools in person, and back to public programs. And that's only the beginning.

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For Schools in Colorado and Beyond

As we head into another unpredictable winter, Inside the Orchestra virtual programming is designed to give you an array of options for your classroom. ALL Virtual Programming is free to ALL schools for the 2021-22 school year. Submit a request form for virtual programs here.

Virtual Curriculum: Designed for K-5th Grade The curriculum is organized into monthly topics and weekly lessons. Students take a deep dive into subjects such as orchestra basics, fundamental music concepts, musical storytelling, and careers in the arts. Diversity and equity in composers, performers, and artistic styles are woven throughout the curriculum as students learn about the full, rich world of the orchestra. Programming includes:  Performance videos Educational videos On/offline lessons Activity guides Musical games

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Fun with Music

DIY Violin Craft Need an easy and fun musical craft for the winter break? Make your own DIY pretend violin. You can do this activity with cardboard and string! Frozen & Vivaldi Check out this mashup of "Let It Go" and Vivaldi's classical piece "Winter" from the Piano Guys, who took it up a notch by performing in a real frozen environment.

Time to Drum! We share weekly music activities on our socials. In this week's activities, it's all about the drums! Kiddos can make their own drums, explore pom pom drum painting, watch percussion videos by Inside the Orchestra percussionist Peter Cooper, and more. Storytime and Playlist The Someone New is a wonderful story for the new year - all about being brave in the face of the new and unknown. Kids can join us for a story time and then explore the story's themes with different activities. Or skip straight to music with the Music for Bravery Playlist.

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