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Discovering The Orchestra,produced by the same people who created our "best seller" Elements of Music series features the outstanding London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. NOW SALE PRICED...SAVE $100 with our DVD Release Includes 7 Complete In Depth programs! All with FREE Teaching and Study Guides for lesson planning for each program. This brilliant remastered and newly released series is designed for grades 4 up through adult levels and include FREE teaching/study guides. In parts 1 through 5, students have the rare opportunity the hear each instrument of the orchestra played individually as well as in small family ensembles by principal members of the London Orchestra. Students will hear everything from Bolero on the trombone and bassoon to Bach and Vivaldi on two violins and two trumpets. In the concluding fifth program, all of the families are united into an electrifying performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol at London’s famed Barbican Centre. Conductor McRae’s role as narrator will draw your students into this inspiring and inviting world of music. The series and study guide highlights and ties in many of London’s points of historical interest. Programs 6 and 7 complete the series with Part 6 The Thrill of The Orchestra which is an updated guide and historical overview of the orchestra starting in 1685 with the birth of Handel and Bach through today. Narrated and composed by Russell Peck,this is an educational and humorous demonstration of each instrument. Length is 24 minutes. The final part 7 is titled The Music Listener featuring the Magic Circle Mime Company and shows how the listener is an important part of any concert. Features music music of Shostakovich, Tchaikowsky, and the Toreadors March from Carmen. Length is 29 minutes and is specifically for grade levels K through Jr. High. |
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Discovering The Orchestra DVD's 7 Program Super Bundle ORCH7-D Now SAVE $$$ with our newly remastered "7 Programs" Discovering The Orchestra Series Super Bundle. See the specifics of each programs below. This Super Bundle includes the 5 parts of Discovering The Orchestra plus the Thrill of the Orchestra and The Music Listener programs. This is a great addition to any school music library for introducing the instruments, showing off the full orchestra, and developing an appreciation for quality music. [ Add to Cart] [ View Cart] |
Backbone of the Orchestra the String Family$49.00 SM01 Part 1 Backbone of The Orchestra, the String Family. We explore the abundance and range of beautiful sounds as we introduce the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The size/pitch relationship is expertly demonstrated by principal players of the London Orchestra along with various combinations and playing techniques. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Brilliance of The Brass$49.00 SM02 Part 2 Brilliance of the Brass Family includes the trumpet, piccolo trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba. We explore the size/pitch relationship, methods of sound production, and the shapes and materials from which brass instruments are constructed. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Colorful Woodwinds$49.00 SM03 Part 3 The Colorful Woodwinds of the orchestra let us see and hear close ups from the 13 inch piccolo all the way through the 18 foot contrabassoon. We learn how air vibrates though these essentially hollow tubes to create beautiful sounds, as the members of the London orchestra demonstrate using entertaining musical examples. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Prolific Percussion$49.00 DM04 Part 4 Prolific Percussion best describes the abundance of sounds, shapes, and sizes, of the instruments often called the noisemakers of the orchestra. We explore a range of instruments whose sounds are produced by striking. While everyone has heard of a snare drum how about a tam-tam or chinese temple blocks? Students will experience a whole new world of musical sounds. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Putting It All Together, The Full Orchestra$49.00 SM05 Part 5 The Full Orchestra is now assembled, after exploring the individual instrument characteristics, in this brilliant performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol for a spectacular culmination. We discover the full orchestra through the experienced eyes of the conductor and we see how the orchestra is organized both backstage and onstage. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
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The Thrill of The Orchestra $49.00 SM06 Part 6 The Thrill of The Orchestra This is an updated video guide to the orchestra, narrated and composed by Russell Peck. It is entertaining, educational, and a humorous with an overview of orchestral music from Bach to the present day, demonstrates each instrument, includes great photography and truly shows the Thrill of The Orchestra. Grade levels K through Jr.High Length 24 minutes. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
The Music Listener$49.00 SM07 Part 7 The Music Listener This program portrays music’s most basic lesson, the importance of listening. The story is presented in mime by the Magic Circle Mime company with conductor Paul Anthony McRae and the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The mimes try desperately to contribute to the concert in the role of bugle and cymbal player, dancer and singer, only to find their interruptions out of place. Through music including the Polka from Golden Age Ballet by Shostakovich, the Dance from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, and the Toreadors March from Carmen, Maestro McRae teaches the mimes how to become an important part of the concert when they become careful listeners. Grade levels
K-6 Length 29 minutes.
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