Tired of nursery rhymes? Introduce little ones to the brass instrument family with these child-friendly classics, performed by musicians from Sydney Youth Orchestras. Join in at home with a coffee and slice of cake, and get ready to feel the rhythm!
Performers:
Presenter: Miriam Rizvi
Trumpet: Matt Carter (Sydney Youth Orchestras)
French Horn: Simon Jones (Sydney Youth Orchestras)
Trombone: Will Kinmont (Sydney Youth Orchestras)
Music:
Trumpet Voluntary
Composer: Jeremiah Clarke
Arranger: Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
What a Wonderful World
Composer: Louis Armstrong
Arranger: Thomas Graf
Flight of the Bumblebee
Composer: Rimsky-Korsakov
Arranger: Micah Everett
St Louis Blues
Composer: W. C. Handy
Arranger: Micah Everett
Your Song
Composer: Elton John
Arranger: Thomas Graf
Join Karen Pang and some musicians from the Australian Chamber Orchestra on the set of ACO’s There’s a Sea in my Bedroom at Sydney Opera House. Learn about the string family and how musical techniques can be used to create mood, character and setting.
Music can be used to create moods and characters to tell stories. Where does it all start? And how do the musicians know what to play?
George is going to meet an orchestra for the first time!
He wants to learn an instrument – but which one?
Follow George as he chats with players of the Sydney Youth Orchestra and learns all about the four families of the orchestra – strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. A perfect introducti...
