Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Christoph EschenbachMusic Director National Symphony Orchestra

NSO Kinderkonzerts are made possible in part by the generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.

NSO Kinderkonzerts are supported in part by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, Capital One Bank, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Fight for Children, Inc., Mr. James V. Kimsey, The Kirstein Family Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Linda and Tobia Mercuro, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Park Foundation, Inc., the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Mrs. Irene Pollin, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk, Ms. Beverly Walcoff, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Verizon Foundation.

Major support for the Kennedy Center’s educational programs is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

www.kennedy-center.org/artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center. ARTSEDGE is a part of Verizon Thinkfinity, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education

The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement from the Federal Government.

©2012 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

What’s the opposite of awful noise?

(Remember, an “opposite” is something completely different from another thing.) Music! And guess what? Music itself is full of different types of opposites. At the concert, you and your friends or family will join four musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) to explore how those opposites make music to our ears.

Performed by the Kennedy String Quartet:

Holly Hamilton, violin

Jane Bowyer Stewart, violin

James Deighan (pronounced DEE-gun), viola

David Teie (pronounced TIE), cello

A Good Audience…stays seated,stays quiet,doesn’t eat,

listens, and claps.Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert HallWe hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family ConcertsPlease build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at this season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

May 13, 2012 — Carnival of the Animals

The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra InteractiveEnjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

5 6

Here are some activities for children.

Opposite EffectsAfter the performance, choose a song you know, like “London Bridge is Falling Down.” Try singing it with friends using some of the opposites you learned about during the performance, like singing it through once fast and then slow, then loud and soft, and high and low. Sound CheckBefore or after the performance, look around your classroom or home for different-sized plastic or cardboard containers that are the same shape. Turn them upside down and see how the sound changes when you tap them with a ruler or spoon. Choose the two that are most different, or opposite.

Picture the StoryDuring the music by Haydn, the quartet shared what they imagined and invited you to imagine your own story. After the performance, draw a picture of something you imagined as you listened. Share your drawings with a friend.

For Teachers and ParentsDear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to the basics of music and musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramThe quartet will perform excerpts from the musical selections below. Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (YOH-hahn si-BASS-chuhn bahk)

Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel (YOH-hahn PAH-kuhl-bell)

String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4, by Franz Joseph Haydn (HI-din)

String Quartet in F major, Op. 135, by Ludwig van Beethoven (LOOD-vig VAHN BAY-toh-ven)

String Quartet E-flat major, Op. 12, by Felix Mendelssohn (MEN-duhl-suhn)

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich (duh-MEE-tree Shaw-stah-KOH-vitch)

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, by Claude Debussy (klawd DEB-yoo-see)

“Spagnoletta” by Michael Praetorius (pray-TOR-ee-us)

“Nightmare” by David Teie (TIE)

String Quartet in D major, Op. 11, by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (cheye-KOFF-skee)

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Kinderkonzert

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Tempo—Slow and FastSay “I just ran all the way home,” first really slow (like you’re tired), then really fast (like you’re excited). Music can be slow or fast, too, like a slow bedtime song that helps you relax or a fast song that makes you want to jump or dance. The speed of music is called its tempo.

32 4

Putting Opposites to WorkThere are all kinds of ways to create and perform music, and some of these ways use opposites. You can hear opposites when you compare two songs. One might be fast and another slow. But you can also find opposites in one piece of music, like music that has both soft and loud parts. Sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” by singing the first part, “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” loud and “how I wonder what you are” in a whisper. Congratulations, you’ve just created opposites!

During the concert, you’ll become an opposite expert, learning how to watch and listen for all sorts of opposites in music. You’ll also learn how composers (people who write music) put opposites together—like pieces of a puzzle—to make music interesting or to make people feel a certain way (like happy or calm). To help you get ready, let’s take a sneak peek at some opposites in music.

Meet the InstrumentsLook at the instruments played by the quartet—two violins, one viola, and one cello. They all are made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand.

But these instruments are not exactly the same—they are different sizes. That means they sound a little different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes. Guess which instrument will sound the highest and which will sound the lowest?

The Musical TeamThe four musician friends in the Kennedy String Quartet have played together for more than 10 years. They got together to play music written just for string quartets (like all the music you’ll hear at the concert) and to help introduce people like you to what makes music fun.

They are also a team. When you play on a team, you work together as a group to do more than you can by yourselves, right? It’s the same with the quartet and music. The musicians play different parts that work together to make music with different sounds, moods, and feelings. And to perform well together, they need to communicate, but they can’t talk during the music. So watch how they communicate silently, like watching each other to know when to start playing.

Jane (violin), Holly (violin), David (cello), and Jim (viola) play together as the Kennedy String Quartet. A “string quartet” is a group of four musicians who all play stringed instruments.

During the music by Claude Debussy, see whether you can identify the sound of each instrument as the quartet plays together. (It’s okay to peek to check.)

Try This!

Cello

Viola

Violin

Making the Difference—All Kinds of Musical OppositesMaking the Difference—All Kinds of Musical OppositesRhythm—Short and LongWhile a friend quietly counts to five, sing “la la la” as fast as you can. Then for another count to five, sing one “laaahh.” Composers combine patterns of short notes (like your “la-la-la’s”) with long notes (your “laaahh”) to create patterns in music called rhythms. Playing notes of different lengths sometimes means musicians play their instruments different ways. During the performance, the musicians will show you how.

ImaginationThe music in this performance doesn’t have any spoken words. But like most music, it is full of ideas—if you just use your imagination. When the musicians get ready to play the music by a composer named Franz Joseph Haydn, they will tell you what they imagine when they hear that music. During the performance, what place, happenings, or story do you imagine? (You can try this with any music you hear!) After the performance, share your ideas with friends or family members.

Dynamics—Soft and LoudWhisper “I can’t believe that!” and then say it loud (but still in your inside voice). The level of sound is called dynamics, and composers use both soft (or quiet) sounds and loud sounds in music. They do this by telling the musicians to play their instruments softer or louder. Composers can also change music from soft to loud by changing the number of musicians performing from one musician to many together (another opposite, by the way!). To see how this works, sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with four friends. First one person sings, then two people together, then three, then all four. Does the sound change as more voices join in? If so, how?

Pitch—Low and HighSing like a bird. Now switch to humming like an engine. Most likely, your bird singing was a higher sound and your engine humming was a lower one. You’ll hear different pitches like this in music, too.

Tempo—Slow and FastSay “I just ran all the way home,” first really slow (like you’re tired), then really fast (like you’re excited). Music can be slow or fast, too, like a slow bedtime song that helps you relax or a fast song that makes you want to jump or dance. The speed of music is called its tempo.

32 4

Putting Opposites to WorkThere are all kinds of ways to create and perform music, and some of these ways use opposites. You can hear opposites when you compare two songs. One might be fast and another slow. But you can also find opposites in one piece of music, like music that has both soft and loud parts. Sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” by singing the first part, “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” loud and “how I wonder what you are” in a whisper. Congratulations, you’ve just created opposites!

During the concert, you’ll become an opposite expert, learning how to watch and listen for all sorts of opposites in music. You’ll also learn how composers (people who write music) put opposites together—like pieces of a puzzle—to make music interesting or to make people feel a certain way (like happy or calm). To help you get ready, let’s take a sneak peek at some opposites in music.

Meet the InstrumentsLook at the instruments played by the quartet—two violins, one viola, and one cello. They all are made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand.

But these instruments are not exactly the same—they are different sizes. That means they sound a little different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes. Guess which instrument will sound the highest and which will sound the lowest?

The Musical TeamThe four musician friends in the Kennedy String Quartet have played together for more than 10 years. They got together to play music written just for string quartets (like all the music you’ll hear at the concert) and to help introduce people like you to what makes music fun.

They are also a team. When you play on a team, you work together as a group to do more than you can by yourselves, right? It’s the same with the quartet and music. The musicians play different parts that work together to make music with different sounds, moods, and feelings. And to perform well together, they need to communicate, but they can’t talk during the music. So watch how they communicate silently, like watching each other to know when to start playing.

Jane (violin), Holly (violin), David (cello), and Jim (viola) play together as the Kennedy String Quartet. A “string quartet” is a group of four musicians who all play stringed instruments.

During the music by Claude Debussy, see whether you can identify the sound of each instrument as the quartet plays together. (It’s okay to peek to check.)

Try This!

Cello

Viola

Violin

Making the Difference—All Kinds of Musical OppositesMaking the Difference—All Kinds of Musical OppositesRhythm—Short and LongWhile a friend quietly counts to five, sing “la la la” as fast as you can. Then for another count to five, sing one “laaahh.” Composers combine patterns of short notes (like your “la-la-la’s”) with long notes (your “laaahh”) to create patterns in music called rhythms. Playing notes of different lengths sometimes means musicians play their instruments different ways. During the performance, the musicians will show you how.

ImaginationThe music in this performance doesn’t have any spoken words. But like most music, it is full of ideas—if you just use your imagination. When the musicians get ready to play the music by a composer named Franz Joseph Haydn, they will tell you what they imagine when they hear that music. During the performance, what place, happenings, or story do you imagine? (You can try this with any music you hear!) After the performance, share your ideas with friends or family members.

Dynamics—Soft and LoudWhisper “I can’t believe that!” and then say it loud (but still in your inside voice). The level of sound is called dynamics, and composers use both soft (or quiet) sounds and loud sounds in music. They do this by telling the musicians to play their instruments softer or louder. Composers can also change music from soft to loud by changing the number of musicians performing from one musician to many together (another opposite, by the way!). To see how this works, sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with four friends. First one person sings, then two people together, then three, then all four. Does the sound change as more voices join in? If so, how?

Pitch—Low and HighSing like a bird. Now switch to humming like an engine. Most likely, your bird singing was a higher sound and your engine humming was a lower one. You’ll hear different pitches like this in music, too.

Tempo—Slow and FastSay “I just ran all the way home,” first really slow (like you’re tired), then really fast (like you’re excited). Music can be slow or fast, too, like a slow bedtime song that helps you relax or a fast song that makes you want to jump or dance. The speed of music is called its tempo.

32 4

Putting Opposites to WorkThere are all kinds of ways to create and perform music, and some of these ways use opposites. You can hear opposites when you compare two songs. One might be fast and another slow. But you can also find opposites in one piece of music, like music that has both soft and loud parts. Sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” by singing the first part, “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” loud and “how I wonder what you are” in a whisper. Congratulations, you’ve just created opposites!

During the concert, you’ll become an opposite expert, learning how to watch and listen for all sorts of opposites in music. You’ll also learn how composers (people who write music) put opposites together—like pieces of a puzzle—to make music interesting or to make people feel a certain way (like happy or calm). To help you get ready, let’s take a sneak peek at some opposites in music.

Meet the InstrumentsLook at the instruments played by the quartet—two violins, one viola, and one cello. They all are made of wood and have four strings. Musicians play them by using a bow (a stick of wood with a tight ribbon of horsehair) in their right hand and pressing the string with the fingers of their left hand.

But these instruments are not exactly the same—they are different sizes. That means they sound a little different. The smaller the instrument, the higher the sound it makes. Guess which instrument will sound the highest and which will sound the lowest?

The Musical TeamThe four musician friends in the Kennedy String Quartet have played together for more than 10 years. They got together to play music written just for string quartets (like all the music you’ll hear at the concert) and to help introduce people like you to what makes music fun.

They are also a team. When you play on a team, you work together as a group to do more than you can by yourselves, right? It’s the same with the quartet and music. The musicians play different parts that work together to make music with different sounds, moods, and feelings. And to perform well together, they need to communicate, but they can’t talk during the music. So watch how they communicate silently, like watching each other to know when to start playing.

Jane (violin), Holly (violin), David (cello), and Jim (viola) play together as the Kennedy String Quartet. A “string quartet” is a group of four musicians who all play stringed instruments.

During the music by Claude Debussy, see whether you can identify the sound of each instrument as the quartet plays together. (It’s okay to peek to check.)

Try This!

Cello

Viola

Violin

Making the Difference—All Kinds of Musical OppositesMaking the Difference—All Kinds of Musical OppositesRhythm—Short and LongWhile a friend quietly counts to five, sing “la la la” as fast as you can. Then for another count to five, sing one “laaahh.” Composers combine patterns of short notes (like your “la-la-la’s”) with long notes (your “laaahh”) to create patterns in music called rhythms. Playing notes of different lengths sometimes means musicians play their instruments different ways. During the performance, the musicians will show you how.

ImaginationThe music in this performance doesn’t have any spoken words. But like most music, it is full of ideas—if you just use your imagination. When the musicians get ready to play the music by a composer named Franz Joseph Haydn, they will tell you what they imagine when they hear that music. During the performance, what place, happenings, or story do you imagine? (You can try this with any music you hear!) After the performance, share your ideas with friends or family members.

Dynamics—Soft and LoudWhisper “I can’t believe that!” and then say it loud (but still in your inside voice). The level of sound is called dynamics, and composers use both soft (or quiet) sounds and loud sounds in music. They do this by telling the musicians to play their instruments softer or louder. Composers can also change music from soft to loud by changing the number of musicians performing from one musician to many together (another opposite, by the way!). To see how this works, sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with four friends. First one person sings, then two people together, then three, then all four. Does the sound change as more voices join in? If so, how?

Pitch—Low and HighSing like a bird. Now switch to humming like an engine. Most likely, your bird singing was a higher sound and your engine humming was a lower one. You’ll hear different pitches like this in music, too.

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Christoph EschenbachMusic Director National Symphony Orchestra

NSO Kinderkonzerts are made possible in part by the generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.

NSO Kinderkonzerts are supported in part by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, Capital One Bank, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Fight for Children, Inc., Mr. James V. Kimsey, The Kirstein Family Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Linda and Tobia Mercuro, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Park Foundation, Inc., the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Mrs. Irene Pollin, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk, Ms. Beverly Walcoff, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Verizon Foundation.

Major support for the Kennedy Center’s educational programs is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

www.kennedy-center.org/artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center. ARTSEDGE is a part of Verizon Thinkfinity, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education

The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement from the Federal Government.

©2012 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

What’s the opposite of awful noise?

(Remember, an “opposite” is something completely different from another thing.) Music! And guess what? Music itself is full of different types of opposites. At the concert, you and your friends or family will join four musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) to explore how those opposites make music to our ears.

Performed by the Kennedy String Quartet:

Holly Hamilton, violin

Jane Bowyer Stewart, violin

James Deighan (pronounced DEE-gun), viola

David Teie (pronounced TIE), cello

A Good Audience…stays seated,stays quiet,doesn’t eat,

listens, and claps.Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert HallWe hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family ConcertsPlease build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at this season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

May 13, 2012 — Carnival of the Animals

The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra InteractiveEnjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

5 6

Here are some activities for children.

Opposite EffectsAfter the performance, choose a song you know, like “London Bridge is Falling Down.” Try singing it with friends using some of the opposites you learned about during the performance, like singing it through once fast and then slow, then loud and soft, and high and low. Sound CheckBefore or after the performance, look around your classroom or home for different-sized plastic or cardboard containers that are the same shape. Turn them upside down and see how the sound changes when you tap them with a ruler or spoon. Choose the two that are most different, or opposite.

Picture the StoryDuring the music by Haydn, the quartet shared what they imagined and invited you to imagine your own story. After the performance, draw a picture of something you imagined as you listened. Share your drawings with a friend.

For Teachers and ParentsDear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to the basics of music and musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramThe quartet will perform excerpts from the musical selections below. Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (YOH-hahn si-BASS-chuhn bahk)

Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel (YOH-hahn PAH-kuhl-bell)

String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4, by Franz Joseph Haydn (HI-din)

String Quartet in F major, Op. 135, by Ludwig van Beethoven (LOOD-vig VAHN BAY-toh-ven)

String Quartet E-flat major, Op. 12, by Felix Mendelssohn (MEN-duhl-suhn)

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich (duh-MEE-tree Shaw-stah-KOH-vitch)

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, by Claude Debussy (klawd DEB-yoo-see)

“Spagnoletta” by Michael Praetorius (pray-TOR-ee-us)

“Nightmare” by David Teie (TIE)

String Quartet in D major, Op. 11, by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (cheye-KOFF-skee)

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Kinderkonzert

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Christoph EschenbachMusic Director National Symphony Orchestra

NSO Kinderkonzerts are made possible in part by the generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.

NSO Kinderkonzerts are supported in part by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, Capital One Bank, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Fight for Children, Inc., Mr. James V. Kimsey, The Kirstein Family Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Linda and Tobia Mercuro, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Park Foundation, Inc., the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Mrs. Irene Pollin, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk, Ms. Beverly Walcoff, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Verizon Foundation.

Major support for the Kennedy Center’s educational programs is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

www.kennedy-center.org/artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center. ARTSEDGE is a part of Verizon Thinkfinity, a consortium of free educational Web sites for K-12 teaching and learning.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education

The contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement from the Federal Government.

©2012 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

What’s the opposite of awful noise?

(Remember, an “opposite” is something completely different from another thing.) Music! And guess what? Music itself is full of different types of opposites. At the concert, you and your friends or family will join four musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) to explore how those opposites make music to our ears.

Performed by the Kennedy String Quartet:

Holly Hamilton, violin

Jane Bowyer Stewart, violin

James Deighan (pronounced DEE-gun), viola

David Teie (pronounced TIE), cello

A Good Audience…stays seated,stays quiet,doesn’t eat,

listens, and claps.Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo”Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert HallWe hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Upcoming Family ConcertsPlease build on your Kinderkonzert experience by joining us at this season’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO:

May 13, 2012 — Carnival of the Animals

The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra InteractiveEnjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

5 6

Here are some activities for children.

Opposite EffectsAfter the performance, choose a song you know, like “London Bridge is Falling Down.” Try singing it with friends using some of the opposites you learned about during the performance, like singing it through once fast and then slow, then loud and soft, and high and low. Sound CheckBefore or after the performance, look around your classroom or home for different-sized plastic or cardboard containers that are the same shape. Turn them upside down and see how the sound changes when you tap them with a ruler or spoon. Choose the two that are most different, or opposite.

Picture the StoryDuring the music by Haydn, the quartet shared what they imagined and invited you to imagine your own story. After the performance, draw a picture of something you imagined as you listened. Share your drawings with a friend.

For Teachers and ParentsDear Grownups:Welcome to the NSO Kinderkonzerts, designed to introduce children in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 to the basics of music and musical instruments of the orchestra. Please help your young concertgoers read and understand the information in this Cuesheet. The information and activity ideas below are designed to help you further the children’s concert experience.

The Concert ProgramThe quartet will perform excerpts from the musical selections below. Before or after the concert, you may want to have the children listen to some or all of these musical selections if you have access to them in the library or online. Ask children to see whether they can recognize the music when they hear it the second time.

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor by Johann Sebastian Bach (YOH-hahn si-BASS-chuhn bahk)

Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel (YOH-hahn PAH-kuhl-bell)

String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4, by Franz Joseph Haydn (HI-din)

String Quartet in F major, Op. 135, by Ludwig van Beethoven (LOOD-vig VAHN BAY-toh-ven)

String Quartet E-flat major, Op. 12, by Felix Mendelssohn (MEN-duhl-suhn)

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich (duh-MEE-tree Shaw-stah-KOH-vitch)

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, by Claude Debussy (klawd DEB-yoo-see)

“Spagnoletta” by Michael Praetorius (pray-TOR-ee-us)

“Nightmare” by David Teie (TIE)

String Quartet in D major, Op. 11, by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (cheye-KOFF-skee)

More Fun With Music

Hello, teachers and parents!Please see page 5 for

information and activities.

Kinderkonzert

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.