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Aleatoric Music Composition
with Hannah Goodman
Move with Me!
A Home OPERA Workout
Papageno's Bad Day, Pt. 4
Will Tamino find Princess Pamina?
Papageno's Bad Day, Pt. 1
Why is Papageno having a bad day?
Rhythm Reading Scavenger Hunt
Test your musical skills!
Costume Design: Making Character Choices
How can we bring our characters to life on stage?
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
FRENCH HORN
Acting: Getting Into Character
Using Voice, Body Language, and Facial Expression
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
FLUTE
Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'!
P.S. 58K Virtual Choir
Emotions with Emoji's
How can we use our faces to express emotions?
Papageno's Bad Day, Pt. 3
What's a Monostatos?
Sing and Play Along
We've got the Quarantine Blues!
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
PERCUSSION
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
TUBA
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
TRUMPET
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
CLARINET
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
BASS
AMPLIFYING VOICES
Composed by PS 32K 4th Grade Students
Papageno's Bad Day, Pt. 5
Things are starting to get interesting!
Papageno's Bad Day, Pt. 2
Who is the Queen of the Night?
Let's Make a Water Xylophone!
Make your own instrument using items in your kitchen
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
HARP
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
TROMBONE
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
BASSOON
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
OBOE
Let's Learn the Instruments of the Orchestra
CELLO
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