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The Orchestra Swings NYC

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 timeline depicting Thomas Cabaniss, John Clayton, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Wynton Marsalis, Florence Price, Reginald Thomas, 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 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)
"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" biography with images of Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington

Jazz Artists at Carnegie Hall (PDF)
Recorder Fingering Chart

Soprano Recorder Fingering Chart (PDF)

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