Musical Explorers My City, My Song a Program of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall for Students in Grades K–2

Weill Music Institute Musical Explorers My City, My Song A Program of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall for Students in Grades K–2

Student Guide

Weill Music Institute Musical Explorers My City, My Song A Program of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall for Students in Grades K–2

Student Guide WEILL MUSIC INSTITUTE Joanna Massey, Director, School Programs Amy Kirkland, Manager, Elementary School Programs Jacqueline Stahlmann, Coordinator, Elementary School Programs Marie Ortinau, Administrative Assistant, Elementary School Programs

PUBLISHING AND CREATIVE SERVICES Jay Goodwin, Managing Editor, WMI Carol Ann Cheung, Associate Editor Evelyn Ochoa, Graphics Manager Hiromi Park, Senior Graphics Designer

CONTRIBUTORS Tanya Witek, Writer Sophie Hogarth, Illustrator Scott Lehrer, Audio Production

Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue | New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-903-9670 | Fax: 212-903-0758 [email protected] carnegiehall.org/MusicalExplorers

Lead funding for Musical Explorers has been provided by Ralph W. and Leona Kern.

Major funding has been provided by The Irene Diamond Fund, The Charles Haimoff Endowment, and The Walt Disney Company.

Additional support has been provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation.

Musical Explorers is also made possible, in part, by an endowment gift from The Irene Diamond Fund.

Introduction SG 1

Semester 1

Unit 1: Irish Music with Anne-Marie SG 5

Unit 2: Colombian Music with Marta SG 11

Unit 3: South African Music with Tshidi SG 15

Concert Preparation SG 18

Semester 2

Unit 4: African American Gospel Music and Spirituals with Andrea and Puma SG 22

Unit 5: Russian Music with Sasha SG 27

Unit 6: Brazilian Music with Nanny SG 30

Concert Preparation SG 34 Introduction SGSG 31

Welcome to Our Musical Trip!

Welcome, Musical Explorers! I’m your conductor, and I’ll help you explore our musical city. Together, we’ll meet our singers and hear their songs and stories. Come along with me and make your discoveries!

I can sing it!

I can say it!

I can dance it!

I can play it! SG 4

Vibrations Feel Wiggly!

The wiggles are called vibrations, which cause sounds. Show where you feel the vibrations by circling the areas that would wiggle on the Conductor when she sings. Unit 1: Irish Music with Anne-Marie SGXSG 5

Find Anne-Marie’s Neighborhood

It’s time for us to begin our musical trip! Find Woodside, Queens, where Anne-Marie lives, on the map below. Then complete the activity to start our journey. Let’s go!

BRONX

QUEENS Anne-Marie

MANHATTAN Woodside

P S G F W A D O O M Z Q A O N H C U A O W S L A S P P N C P T S Q R O W N Z I P M P D Y S E E Y S O BROOKLYN F A Y T M S Y F U S G T P A J S R V M I T V R Z L N L D A T D I E M O T I O N E E B E B O D H R A N

ANNEMARIE MOOD BODHRAN MUSIC EMOTION OPPOSITE STATEN FAST SLOW ISLAND SG 6 Meet Anne-Marie!

Greetings from Woodside

Dear Musical Explorers,

Welcome to Woodside! This neighborhood is so alive. It is full of churches, restaurants, people walking all around, and lots of places Musical Explorers to hear music. I have a wonderful time with other c/o Carnegie Hall Irish musicians in Woodside. 881 Seventh Avenue I look forward to meeting you soon! New York, NY 10019 Your friend,

Anne-Marie SG 7 What’s in a Bog?

So many things live in the rattlin’ bog! Here are pictures of each one. Can you follow the pictures as you sing?

bog tree limb branch twig

nest egg bird feather flea

This is a bog in Ireland. Bogs collect water and have lots of things living and growing in them. SG 8

Learn About the Bodhrán

Anne-Marie plays an Irish frame drum called the bodhrán. The bodhrán is the heartbeat of Irish music. This ancient drum is made with a wooden body and goat-skin head. It is played with a stick called a tipper or beater. Decorate the bodhrán with shapes and colors. You may also choose to use some of the Irish symbols shown below.

energy growth balance SG 92

Exploring Emotions and Opposites in “Johnny’s Gone for Soldier”

We can feel many emotions when we sing. Draw some emotions and their opposites on the faces below. Be sure to write what each emotion is! SGSG 10 2

Listening for Mood

“Johnny’s Gone for Soldier” “O’ro the Rattlin’ Bog”

This song sounds … This song sounds …

fast or slow fast or slow loud or soft loud or soft

When I hear this song I feel When I hear this song I feel

Draw the emotion that you Draw the emotion that you feel on the face below. feel on the face below. Unit 2: Colombian Music with Marta SG 11 BRONX Find Marta’s Neighborhood

Find Anne-Marie in Woodside, Queens, on the map. Next, find Marta in Jackson Heights, Queens. Complete the activity to continue our journey.

Jackson Heights

Anne-Marie

Woodside

Marta

MANHATTAN QUEENS

Anne-Marie sings music from I_EL__D Anne-Marie plays a drum called the B__HRÁ_ The feeling or emotion created by music is called the M__D

BROOKLYN SG 12

Meet Marta!

Dear Musical Explorers,

Hello from Jackson Heights, Queens! I am originally from Colombia. It is a very musical country, and music was always a part of my daily life. Growing up, I sang in my school choir. My Musical Explorers school music teacher not only taught me to sing, but to love and respect c/o Carnegie Hall music as well. I also play several instruments, and the guitar is my 881 Seventh Avenue favorite. When you come to Carnegie Hall, you’ll get to meet the rest of New York, NY 10019 my band too! See you soon!

Your friend, Marta SG 13

Celebrating Carnaval

Here are pictures of people celebrating Carnaval. What are some of the ways they are celebrating? SGSG 14 2

Make Your Own Sound Patterns

Marta sings sounds like “ta,” “ka,” and “que.” What other sound patterns can you create? Unit 3: South African Music with Tshidi SG 15

Find Tshidi’s Neighborhood

Find Marta in Jackson Heights, Queens, on the map. In the maze below, draw the path to Tshidi in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.

BRONX

Tshidi

Morningside Heights Marta

Jackson Heights

MANHATTAN QUEENS

BROOKLYN SG 16

Meet Tshidi! Morningside Heights

Dear Musical Explorers, Have you heard of the Broadway musical called The Lion King? I sing in that show! I live in Morningside Heights, but I grew up far away, in a country called South Africa. When I was your age, I sang all Musical Explorers the time, and even made instruments from things that I found in my c/o Carnegie Hall neighborhood. I really enjoy making music with my friends, so I have 881 Seventh Avenue invited my pals Bongi and Junior to perform with me at Carnegie Hall. New York, NY 10019 Write to me and let me know what you think about the concert! Your friend, Tshidi Unit 2 SG 17

Move with Tshidi! Can you do the motions to “Thula Mdwana”? 1.

21 Concert Preparation SG 18

Where Are the Countries that We Have Learned About?

The artists came from different places but now live in New York City—just like you!

Anne-Marie RolandoMarta Tshidi SG 19

BRONX

Tshidi

Morningside Marta Heights

Jackson Heights

Woodside

Anne-Marie QUEENS

Carnegie Hall Find Carnegie Hall

Find Anne-Marie in Woodside, MANHATTAN Queens; Marta in Jackson Heights, Queens; and Tshidi in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. In the maze, draw the path from each of them to Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. Let’s go!

BROOKLYN SG 20

What Did You See and Hear at Carnegie Hall?

Draw pictures of your trip to Carnegie Hall below. SG 21

Who Is Your Favorite Artist?

Write a letter to your favorite artist. Be sure to include your favorite part of the concert and your favorite song from the concert.

Dear ,

Your friend, Unit 4: African American Gospel Music and Spirituals with Andrea and Puma SG 22

Find Andrea and Puma’s Neighborhood

It’s time for the next stop on our trip! Find Carnegie Hall on the map and then find Andrea and Puma in Harlem, Manhattan. Then complete the activity below.

BRONX

Harlem QUEENS

Andrea Puma

L K P S X P L U C S X A O M N X L S W P H L V J F U Y L T I O S P A Z E T E V R D O O M N X N K Z I F O S Y Z R K S Q T D C B L U S A X Q U Carnegie Hall U B S A I C M C J A E S F Q L C F O K L T K D L W Q U O N U MANHATTAN CARNAVAL DUET MOOD SOLO SPIRITUAL ZULU

BROOKLYN SG 23

Meet Andrea and Puma!

Dear Musical Explorers,

Hello from Harlem! We’ve been singing our whole lives and are excited to share some of our favorite songs with you at the Musical Explorers concert. We love to sing all kinds of music, including opera, musical theater, gospel music, and spirituals. Let us know which of our songs you like to sing the most. Musical Explorers See you soon at Carnegie Hall! c/o Carnegie Hall Sincerely, 881 Seventh Avenue Andrea and Puma New York, NY 10019 SG 24

This Train Is Bound for Glory

Draw a train. Imagine that the train is headed for a glorious place and include an image to represent this special place. SG 25

My Secret Code

Verse 1 When you see the (code name for the playground) And you see the (code name for the school building) Follow the drinking gourd.

Chorus Follow the drinking gourd Follow the drinking gourd For the old man is a-waitin’ For to carry you to freedom If you follow the drinking gourd.

Verse 2 The makes a very good road (code name for the street) will show you the way (code name for the people) Follow the drinking gourd. (Chorus) SG 26

My Secret Map

Draw pictures of important landmarks around your school and use your code words to mark these places on the map.

(code name for the playground)

(code name for the people)

(code name for the school building) (code name for the street) Unit 5: Russian Music with Sasha SG 27 BRONX Find Sasha’s Neighborhood

Find Andrea and Puma in Harlem, Manhattan, on the map. In the maze Andrea Puma below, draw the path to Harlem Sasha in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Let’s go!

QUEENS MANHATTAN

BROOKLYN

STATEN ISLAND Sasha

Brighton Beach SG 28

Meet Sasha!

Dear Musical Explorers,

Hello! My name is Sasha. I live in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, but I am originally from Russia. I started playing the piano and singing when I was your age. My mother taught me the songs you are going to learn. When I hear them, I imagine that I am walking in a Musical Explorers bright Russian forest under the pines and the birch trees. I hope you will c/o Carnegie Hall enjoy learning and singing these songs, and I am so excited to meet you all at 881 Seventh Avenue Carnegie Hall in the spring! New York, NY 10019 ‘Til then, Sasha SGSG 29 2

The Balalaika

The balalaika is a string instrument used in Russian folk music. It comes in many sizes and has three strings and a triangle-shaped body. Decorate the balalaika below with your favorite colors, shapes, and patterns. Unit 6: Brazilian Music with Nanny SG 30

Find Nanny’s Neighborhood

Find Sasha in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Next, find Nanny in Little Brazil, Manhattan. Complete the activity to take us from Sasha to Nanny. Let’s go!

BRONX

QUEENS

Nanny Sasha sings music from Little Brazil R_S_I_

A Russian instrument with three strings is the

MANHATTAN _AL_LAI_A

Music that is smooth and connected is called L__AT_

BROOKLYN

STATEN Sasha ISLAND Brighton Beach SGSG 31 2

Meet Nanny!

Greetings from Little Brazil

Dear Musical Explorers,

I was born in Brazil, but now

I live in Manhattan. When I was a boy, I became interested in music by performing in my church on Sundays. By the time I was a teenager, I was playing all kinds of fun musical styles, like bossa nova, jazz, and samba! Musical Explorers I also love all the different kinds of instruments that we use in c/o Carnegie Hall Brazilian music. What is your favorite

kind of music? I can’t wait to sing 881 Seventh Avenue with you all at Carnegie Hall! New York, NY 10019 Sincerely, Nanny SGSG 32 2

Learn Capoeira Movements to “Paranauê”

Ready Position Ginga Left Ready Position Ginga Right Ready Position

1. Feet apart 1. Step left leg Ready position 1. Step right leg Ready position back again! back again! 2. Knees bent 2. Cross left 2. Cross right 3. Arms stacked arm in front arm in front in front of chest SGSG 33 2

Brazilian Percussion Instruments

Pandeiro The pandeiro is a popular drum in Brazil that is similar to a tambourine. It is played by tapping the drumhead or shaking it to create a rattle sound.

Cajón A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument. To play the cajón you sit on top of it like a stool and tap the front face with your hands.

Triangle The triangle is a musical instrument with three sides (just like the shape) and curved corners. There is always one corner where the sides do not join. This makes it possible for the instrument to vibrate. You make a sound by hitting the triangle with a metal beater. Concert Preparation SG 34

Where Are the Countries that We Have Learned About?

The artists came from different places but now live in New York City—just like you!

Anne-Marie Marta Tshidi

Nanny Andrea Puma Sasha SG 35 BRONX Find Carnegie Hall

Find Andrea and Puma in Harlem, Manhattan; Sasha in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn; and Nanny in Little Brazil, Manhattan. In the maze, draw the path from each of them to Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. Let’s go!

Harlem

Andrea Puma QUEENS

Carnegie Hall

Little Brazil

Nanny MANHATTAN

BROOKLYN

Sasha STATEN ISLAND Brighton Beach SG 36

What Did You See and Hear at Carnegie Hall?

Draw pictures of your trip to Carnegie Hall below. SGSG 37 2

Who Is Your Favorite Artist?

Write a letter to your favorite artist. Be sure to include your favorite part of the concert and your favorite song from the concert.

Dear ,

Your friend, Additional Information

Glossary accelerando: gradually increasing the tempo humming: singing without opening one’s lips balalaika: a Russian folk stringed musical improvise: to make up something on the spot instrument with a characteristic triangular body and three strings legato: playing or singing without breaks between the notes; smooth and connected bodhrán: an Irish frame drum lyrics: the words in a song cajón: a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru that is played by slapping the front face melody: the tune in a piece of music, made up of (generally made of thin plywood) with the hands pitches that go up and down call and response: a common way to learn music mood: the feeling of a piece of music in which one person sings part of the song (call), musical layers: different musical parts that happen and another person repeats it (response). at the same time capoeira: a Brazilian martial art that combines opposite: things that are very different from elements of dance and music each other carnaval: Spanish word for “festival” pandeiro: a Brazilian hand frame drum contour: a musical shape pattern: a distinct arrangement of visual designs duet: a piece in which two people make music or sounds (often repeating) together pitch: how high or low a sound is dynamics: volume (loud or quiet) rhythm: patterns of sound and silence echo: to imitate exactly something that was solo: one musician performing alone heard before spirituals: music originally sung by African emotions: feelings Americans slaves as a way to express their emotions explorer: a person who uses his or her senses to during times of difficulty learn about something staccato: playing with short, disconnected notes forró: a popular genre of music and dance from steady beat: the pulse in music Northeastern Brazil tempo: the speed of music gospel music: a genre of American folk music with influences from African American spirituals, triangle: a metal percussion instrument in the folk, and call-and-response church music. The music shape of a triangle held by a loop of thread or wire is often repetitive with dominant vocals and strong and played with a small mallet harmonies. vibrations: the movement of air harmony: when more than one note is heard at a time, often creating a harmonious or pleasing sound Zulu: the most widely spoken language in South Africa Acknowledgments

Photos Artist photos: Anne-Marie Hildebrandt courtesy of Anne-Marie Hildebrandt, Marta Gómez courtesy of Marta Gómez, Tshidi Manye courtesy of Tshidi Manye, Andrea and Puma courtesy of Andrea Jones-Sojola, Sasha Papernik courtesy of Sasha Papernik, Nanny Assis courtesy of Nanny Assis. SG3: hand motions by Chris Amos. SG6: Woodside by Stefan Cohen. SG7: Irish bog by Roy Mazucco. SG12: Jackson Heights by Matthew J. Kuhnert and Sam Meyer. SG13: Carnaval Corrientes by Myben.be, street fiesta by Szymon Kochanski. SG16: Morningside Heights by Stefan Cohen. SG23: Harlem by Stefan Cohen. SG28: Brighton Beach by Stefan Cohen. SG29: balalaika by instrumundo. SG31: Little Brazil street sign by VoxFx, Brazilian flags by korafotomorgana, fruit by jACK TWO, Brasil sign by inhabit. SG32: capoeira courtesy of Michael Goldstein and the New York Capoeira Center. SG33: pandeiro by Alno, cajón by gluckstadt. Carnegie Hall by Jeff Goldberg and Zankel Hall by Chris Lee.

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