The symphony can you feel it

Click the slides to learn more about some of the most-frequently spotted instruments in each family. Additional support is provided by the U. Department of Education. The contents of this Web site were developed under a grant from the U. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government. You have 0 items in your cart. As a non-profit organization, the Kennedy Center is reliant upon our generous donors to fulfill our mission.

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Big Get to know Classical music's biggest star. Beethoven: Meet Mr. This exercise reinforces concepts of beat, rhythm, and pitch. Share your understanding of pitch and rhythm.

What do you think? Beethoven's 5th Symphony excerpt. Listening to Beethoven's 6th: The "Pastoral". Listen for a shifts in the beat and the playful quality of the rhythms. How does the music change?

Does it change the way you feel? How does the mood change with the shifts in key? Do you feel that a major key suggests a brighter mood? Think about the types of instruments Beethoven used during this section. Which instruments can you hear? Why might he have chosen them? Picturing the Storm In the second half of this exercise, the music changes from the happy mood of the "Peasants Merrymaking.

Most boxes also have their own coat closet. Terrace seating is located behind the stage and offers a close-up view of the performers and Orchestra Hall.

While seated in the Terrace, remember that most of the audience can see you. In addition, please refrain from talking during the performance or wearing strong perfume and cologne, as it can distract the performers. Odd-number seats are located on the left side of Orchestra Hall, and even-numbered seats are located on the right. For example, Seat is on the left and located next to ; Seat 2 is on the right and located next to Seat 4.

The Balconies, Terrace and Gallery are numbered in this manner. The Main Floor is numbered in double digits odd numbers on the left, even numbers on the right ; the center is numbered in consecutive triple digits. You can donate your tickets by contacting Patron Services up to one hour before the concert. At the end of the calendar year, you will receive a receipt letter that can be used for tax purposes.

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For the benefit of all patrons and performers, we ask that you refrain from using strong perfume and cologne. In the moment of delight, we are; there is nothing we have to do. In fact, we may cry more easily, but we will laugh more easily too.

Perhaps we are just more alive. Yet as we discover more joy, we can face suffering in a way that ennobles rather than embitters. We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken. What do you think? Which of the above descriptions of joy do you connect with the most? What is the difference between happiness and joy? Describe a time in your life when you felt joy, and create your own definition of joy. Play Video. Feel the rhythms.

Follow the music. Watch the musicians and the conductor, and see how they interact with each other. Notice how the music ebbs and flows, surging and powerful at some times, delicate and ephemeral at others, and everything in between.

Classical music is all around us — in commercials, movie soundtracks, television themes, cartoons, retail shops, and even some elevators. Popular music often quotes classical melodies, too. Listen for the ways a melody is repeated: Is it exactly the same as the first time, or with a different character?

Do the same instruments or different ones play the melody?