Blast off on an adventure through space! The soundtrack? The Planets by Gustav Holst, of course!

Look Listen LearnShanan ColvinNovember 26, 2023music, elementary music, lesson plans, videos, playlist, planets, Holst, orchestra, story orchestra, orchestral suite, classical music, celeste, astronomy, NASAComment

Twelve Dinging Doorbells

Family traditions meet The Twelve Days of Christmas in this singable picture book by Tameka Fryer Brown.

Look Listen LearnShanan ColvinNovember 25, 2022music, elementary music, lesson plans, videos, playlist, singing, story orchestra, classical music, plays, peer gynt, norway, Edward GriegComment

Listening Map: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Mini Music LessonsShanan ColvinNovember 9, 2022listening map, grieg, classical music, elementary music, story orchestraComment

In The Hall of the Mountain King

You’ll find plenty of adventure packed into the Story Orchestra: In the Hall of the Mountain King!

Look Listen LearnShanan ColvinOctober 23, 2022music, elementary music, lesson plans, videos, playlist, singing, story orchestra, classical music, plays, peer gynt, norway, Edward GriegComment

Mini Music Lesson: Cymbal Crash!

Crash! Crash! Crash! Let’s learn how to play the last 115 cymbal crashes of Symphony No. 4 in F Minor by Tchaikovsky!

Mini Music LessonsShanan ColvinJuly 24, 2022cymbals, percussion, symphony, orchestra, classical music, musical termsComment

This Magical Musical Night

The magic of the symphony leaps off the pages of This Magical, Musical Night by Rhonda Gowler Greene! Meet the instruments of the orchestra while learning a few new musical terms!

Look Listen LearnShanan ColvinJuly 23, 2022music, elementary music, lesson plans, videos, playlist, symphony, orchestra, classical music Comment

Books, music, crafts and FUN!

Inspiring a love of learning through music and reading!