Teacher Workbook TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from North Carolina Symphony Education Department ........................2 Information about the 2013/14 Education Concert Program ............................3 Education Programs of the North Carolina Symphony ......................................4 Author Biographies ..............................................................................................6 Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) ............................................................................7 Overture to Candide Georges Bizet (1838-1875) .................................................................................13 Mvt. 1, “Pastorale”, from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) ...............................................................19 Flight of the Bumblebee Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) ..........................................................25 Mvt. 1 from Symphony No. 35 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) ...........................................................................27 Mvt. III from Symphony No. 3 AUTHORS Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) ...............................................................................35 Christine Eason Ballet Music from Aida Brier Creek Elementary School, Raleigh, NC Traditional/arr. Terry Mizesko (b. 1954) ............................................................43 Kathy Hopkins “Comin’ Roun’ the Mountain” Aversboro Elementary School, “The Products of Our State” - Words by Madge McCannon Patton (b. 1949) Garner, NC Bill Rashleigh Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) ................................................................................49 Jones Dairy Elementary School, Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila Wake Forest, NC Additional Classroom Resources........................................................................56 Jennifer Riggert York Elementary, Raleigh, NC “Your Elephant, The Orchestra,”........................................................................62 A story by Jackson Parkhurst, to be read before your concert Bibliography and Selected Sources ...................................................................64 Selections are listed in program order. 2013/14 TEACHER WORKBOOK • 1 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We would like to thank this year’s authors: Christine Eason, Kathy Hopkins, Bill Rashleigh and Jennifer Riggert of Wake County Public Schools. Each of these individuals contributed countless hours of their time (and much of their summer vacations) to the creation of these curriculum guides and in preparation for our August Education Concert Workshop, for which we are truly thankful. These books are tools for preparing your students to attend their North Carolina Symphony Education Concert. It is our intention that the Education Concert experience supports your goal of promoting music as a core subject that is essential to North Carolina’s curriculum. We encourage everyone involved with the Education Concerts to take just five minutes to complete our surveys when they are sent to you. The information you provide on that survey will help us evaluate the success of our programs and make changes for following seasons. We value your opinions and we put your ideas into action. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us! We are grateful for all that you do to enrich the lives of students across North Carolina. North Carolina Symphony Education Department CONTACT the North Carolina Symphony Education Department David Albert, Director of Education 3700 Glenwood Ave., Suite 130 Raleigh, NC 27612 919.789.5461 Office 919.781.6066 Fax [email protected] RECORDINGS of the Education Concert Program The 2013/14 Education Concert program was recorded by the North Carolina Symphony before a live audience at Meymandi Concert Hall, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC in May, 2013. This recording is available for purchase on the North Carolina Symphony Education website: www.ncsymphony.org/educationprograms, under education concert resources. 2 • NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY Information ABOUT THE 2013/14 EDUCATION CONCERT PROGRAM Education Concert Workshop The best way to prepare for your concert is to attend the Education Concert Workshop each August. To attend the workshop, please register under the Workshop and Professional Development section of the North Carolina Symphony Education website: www.ncsymphony.org/educationprograms. There you will see each activity and lesson plan from the books presented by the authors, their students and other participating educators. For your registration fee of $30.00, you will receive a copy of both handbooks, a CD of the concert program and printouts of all PowerPoint presentations. You will also be treated to lunch and entered to win prizes from North Carolina Symphony sponsors. All who participate will receive a certificate that they can use to obtain 0.5 CEU credit from their district. This year’s workshop takes place on Tuesday August 13, 2013, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh, NC. If you are unable to attend the workshop in August, you can view it online on a private classroom site. To download these videos please register under the Workshop and Professional Development section of the North Carolina Symphony Education website: www.ncsymphony.org/educationprograms, after which you will be sent the same materials as all of the workshop participants and be given a unique username and password to log in to the classroom site. Upon comple- tion of your online workshop you will be issued a certificate that can be used to obtain 0.5 CEU credit from your district. The cost of registration is $30.00. You can access these resources anytime throughout the school year. Performing with the North Carolina Symphony at the Education Concert Singing: At your concert, the conductor will ask everyone to stand and sing “Comin’ Roun’ the Mountain” (“The Products of Our State”) with the orchestra. The conductor will cue the students after a brief introduction, when it is time to start singing. Although we encourage students to memorize the lyrics, we understand that this is not always possible. At your discre- tion, decide whether or not to bring song sheets or books from which your students can read. If you do choose to bring the lyrics, please be sure students take with them all materials they bring into the auditorium as a courtesy to our venues’ clean-up crews. And remember, it’s a treat for our orchestra and conductors to hear your students singing. Your students should be encouraged to sing loudly so our musicians can hear them! Playing an instrument: Playing the song “Comin’ Roun’ the Mountain” (“The Products of Our State”) on recorders is an opportunity we extend to all schools groups that attend and is completely optional. However, if you are planning to have a student group per- form on instruments, here are a few things to know: • North Carolina Symphony Education staff members need • Any groups performing on recorders will do so after the to know that you plan to perform on recorders before orchestra plays “Comin’ Roun’ the Mountain your concert. Please contact David Albert, Director of (The Products of Our State).” Education, at 919.789.5461 or [email protected] or ask whomever is coordinating your concert trip to do • This opportunity is open to other instruments such as so. Performing groups will be seated in a special section violins, Orff instruments, boomwhackers, etc. and acknowledged from the stage, so it is critical that we • Please remind your students, whether they are know you are preparing to play. performing or not, to be courteous and respectful of • We may have too many individual groups performing other students’ performances at their concert. on instruments at one concert, in which case you may be asked to perform with another school. You may also make your own plans in advance to play with another school. 2013/14 TEACHER WORKBOOK • 3 EDUCATION PROGRAMS OVERVIEW Programs For Preschool Students PNC GROW UP GREAT/MUSIC DISCOVERY DAYS: Throughout the 2013/14 season, the North Carolina Sym- phony will present “Music Discovery” days at select libraries and preschools in Wake County, Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines, and Wilmington. These events will feature a North Carolina Symphony musician reading a music- themed book and presenting an accompanying musical performance, followed by an instrument zoo, all specially designed for a preschool audience. For more information regarding dates and locations, please visit the North Carolina Symphony’s website. PNC GROW UP GREAT/MUSIC MAKERS: Throughout the 2013/14 season, the North Carolina Symphony will present “Music Maker” events at children’s museums at select locations in Wake County, Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines, and Wilmington. These programs will include features like presentations by North Carolina Sympho- ny musicians, music-themed crafts and activities, and instrument zoos, all specially designed for a preschool audi- ence. For more information regarding dates and locations, please visit the North Carolina Symphony’s website. Programs For Elementary School Students and Teachers EDUCATION CONCERTS: Approximately 40 full-orchestra concerts are given annually throughout the state to audiences of third through fifth grades. Printed materials with a specifically designed curriculum for the music education program are given to teachers at the start of each school year. EDUCATION CONCERT WORKSHOP: Offering an annual teacher training workshop in Raleigh and supplemen-