ACTIVITIES FOR ENRICHMENTAfter the Pledge of Allegiance: Sing “Yankee Doodle.” When the class knows it well, play “Yankee Doodle Boy” (“Yankee Doodle Dandy”). Talk about Uncle Sam and the Fourth of July.
CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARDSThis program fulfills the following 2nd grade music standards:
1.5 Identify visually and aurally individual wind, string, brass, and percussion instruments used in a variety of music.
2.1 Sing with accuracy in a developmentally appropriate range.
2.2 Sing age-appropriate songs from memory.
3.1 Identify the uses of specific music in daily or special events.
4.4 Respond to a live performance with appropriate audience behavior.
5.2 Identify and discuss who composes and performs music.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESYou may wish to visit the following websites for additional resources.
artsalive.ca/en/mus/index.asp Arts Alive, Canada’s National Arts Centre’s performing arts educational website.The “instrument lab” includes interactive games to learn about musical instruments and their families.
www.nyphilkids.orgNew York Philharmonic Kidzone includes music-based games and other activities.
You may also find supplementary tools at the following websites:www.clrn.orgCalifornia Learning Resource Network
www.kids.niehs.nih.govNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
www.menc.orgThe National Association for Music Education
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Presented by
The Disneyland® Band2017
In Cooperation with PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY
Disneyland Resort Salutes
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Dear Teacher,The Disneyland® Resort and Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center
for the Performing Arts are looking forward to you and your class joining us for
the “Disneyland® Resort Salutes the American Band” concert. During this special
45-minute presentation, your class will experience the music of the world-famous
Disneyland® Band, have an opportunity to be a part of a very large chorus as they
sing “It’s A Small World,” and greet an exciting surprise guest.
To increase your students’ enjoyment of this program, and to facilitate your
preparation for this learning experience, please review the suggested activities and
student pages now. Enclosed you will find activities to complete during the two
weeks prior to concert day, which can be adapted for your second grade classroom,
as well as activities to fulfill upon return from the concert.
RIGHT AWAYBegin teaching the iconic song “It’s A Small World” from the attraction at Disneyland® Park.
WHEN YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES
Complete an instrument family page. Students can put their finger on, draw a circle around, underline, read about or color each instrument on the page.
Invite an upper grade student to class to explain his instrument, demonstrate how sound is made, and play a simple song. Let your students ask questions.
Repeat the activity on a different day with a different instrument family. Your students will ask better questions each time.
THE DAY BEFORE THE CONCERT
Have students complete the “Concert Manners” page and share their answers.
AFTER THE CONCERT STUDENTS CAN:
Write a “thank you” letter to Mickey Mouse or the band sharing their experience at the concert.
Work in cooperative groups to create a mural of the Disneyland® Band showing instrument families, the conductor, and their friend Mickey Mouse. Keep it for open house.
C o n c e r t M a n n e r s
WORD BOXbest
clap
conductor
listen
quietly
walk
TALK ABOUT IT …
If you were in a
band, why would you
like everyone to be
quiet when you played
your music?
1. We ______________ in one line to our seats.
2. When the band plays, I sit ______________.
3. At the end of a song, I _________________.
4. The leader of the band is called the _____________.
5. When the conductor speaks, I ___________ carefully.
6. When I sing, I watch the conductor and use my
________ singing voice.
At the concert you will hear the Disneyland® Band.
At the concert the Disneyland® Band can hear you.
Concert manners are very important.
Use the word box to help you write about your concert manners.
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TRIANGLEThe triangle and the stick for hitting the triangle are made of metal. How did the triangle get its name?
B A N D I N S T R U M E N T SBRASS FAMILY All of these instruments are made of metal. To make a sound, you buzz your lips into the mouthpiece. A brass instrument’s long tube may be twisted around in a number of ways, yet it will sound the same.
TRUMPETThe trumpet is the smallest brass instrument, so it has the highest sound. The player pushes valves to make higher or lower sounds.
WOODWIND FAMILYA long time ago, all woodwind instruments were made of wood. Today, some are made of metal. The musician blows into the mouthpiece to make a sound.
SAXOPHONESaxophones come in four sizes. A saxophone is made of brass, but it has a reed like a clarinet.
TROMBONEThe trombone player moves the slide to make higher or lower sounds.
BASS DRUM“Bass” means “low.” This drum is big, so it has a low sound.
CYMBALSCymbals are made of metal. You can hit them together or with a stick.
SNARE DRUMSnares are wires across the bottom side of the drum. They make a buzzing sound when the player hits the drum.
PICCOLOThe piccolo is the smallest woodwind, so it has the highest sound. It is often made of wood.
FLUTEMost flutes are made of metal. You blow over the mouthpiece to make a sound.
CLARINETThe clarinet is made of black wood. It has a thin piece of wood called a “reed” that covers the hole in its mouthpiece.
PERCUSSION FAMILYAny instrument you hit or shake to make a sound is a percussion instrument.
SOUSAPHONEThe Sousaphone has valves like the trumpet, but makes much lower sounds. It is also made so the player can wear the instrument around the body for marching and movement.
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PROGRAM NOTES FOR TEACHERSAs a young boy, Walt Disney grew up with the turn-of-the-century sound
of a town band. His recollection of Main Street, U.S.A., has welcomed millions
of visitors to Disneyland® Park for more than 60 years now. From the very first
day in 1955, the Disneyland® Band has recreated this vision in more than 90,000
performances in the Town Square of Disneyland® Park. The music that you will
hear in our concert will be very much in the style of those early concerts.
Today, the Disneyland® Band features some of the top professional performers
in the world – a far cry from the amateur bands of yesteryear. However, the spirit
of the music, and the lovely images it invokes, take us all back to another era – a
more peaceful period in our American history. Our concert begins here and then
brings us forward in time to modern day, to celebrate the American Band through
the magic of its music.
CONCERT PROGRAM
“IT’S A SMALL WORLD” It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears; It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears.There’s so much that we sharethat it’s time we’re aware.It’s a small world after all.Chorus:It’s a small world after all.It’s a small world after all.It’s a small world after all.It’s a small, small world.There is just one moon and one golden sun; And a smile means friendship to everyone. Though the mountains divide,and the oceans are wide,It’s a small world after all.REPEAT CHORUS “MUY PEQUEÑO
EL MUNDO ES” (“It’s A Small World” – Spanish)En el mundo hay risas y dolorEsperanzas y hay tambien temor,Mucho hay en verdad, Que poder compartir,Entre la humanidad.Coro:Muy pequeño el mundo esMuy pequeño el mundo esDebe haber mas hermandadMuy pequeño es.Una luna hay solo hay un solPara todos brillan sin distincionY aunque muy grandes sonLas montañas y el marMuy pequeño el mundo esCoro:Muy pequeño el mundo esMuy pequeño el mundo esDebe haber mas hermandadMuy pequeño es.
“Topsy Turvy” by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
arranged by Brian Williams
“Strike Up the Band”by George and Ira Gershwin
“William Tell Overture”by Gioachino Rossini
“Circus Music” arranged by Ken Whitcomb
“A Dixieland Favorite”
“Star-Spangled Spectacular” by George M. Cohan
“Attractions Medley” by Greg Prechel
“It’s A Small World”by Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman
“The Stars and Stripes Forever”
by John Phillip Sousa
“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” by Allie Wrubel and Ray Gilbert
