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Click on the picture below to go to the instrument storage room where you can hear and see all the instruments and families of the symphony orchestra!!!

Robert Gupta and Joshua Roman duet on "Passacaglia" The instruments they are playing are the violin and the cello (pronounced "chello")

Garage Band  - go watch the video, It's worth it. The app is only $4.99 at the app store (for ipad only)

Wonderful piece of music. Listen, listen loud, and close your eyes. Click here to listen at Grooveshark

Johann Sebastian Bach  - Check him out. Wrote some of the most inspiring music ever written. EVER WRITTEN! Quiz Questions (answer in comments): Prize to the first commenter with the right answer: What is the name of the instrument that Chris Thile plays? How many strings does it have? What band is he a member of? What basic genre of music do they normally play?

Acoustic Improvisation No.1 Nate Kinnison by natekinnison

Hi everybody, make sure your parents know about the summer music camp! Click here for the registration form!!!

This brief talk/demonstration about musical expectations tells a lot about how we all relate through music and how music is truly a universal language.

Here's a musical mingle I made yesterday http://www.nyphilkids.org/games/?framecontent=mingles/play.php&performance_id=35955 Create your very own compositions right now!!

Hey Everybody, Weaver's class made this Mingle today. Check it out! http://www.nyphilkids.org/games/?framecontent=mingles/play.php&performance_id=35951 Create your very own compositions and vote on your friends' creations. Enjoy! -The Musical Mingles Team

FYI, for all you art buffs out there. Jerry's Artarama is having thier big Memorial Day sale this coming weekend. Here's a link to the coupon and deals. I get almost ALL of my art supplies from Jerry's…and you guys know I'm an art buff too. Support the arts!!!! Jerry's Artarama Coupon

Here's a shout out to Josh S. in 4th Grade for sharing a video of his band concert at Moe's Music. He's the one on the left in the red shirt playing the green guitar. Keep it up Josh!

I first learned this song when I was in elementary school. It's stuck with me ever since.  Here's one of my favorite bands, Nickel Creek , playing "The Fox." I've also included the lyrics to the story below the video. The fox went out on a chilly night He prayed for the moon to give him light For heâd many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o Heâd many a mile to go that night, before he reached the town-o He ran til he came to the farmerâs pen The ducks and the geese were kept therein He said, ãa couple of you are gonna grease my chin, Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-oä Said a couple of you are gonna grease my chin, before I leave this town-o He grabbed the great goose by the neck And he threw a duck across his back And he didnât mind the quack, quack And the legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o He didnât mind the quack, quack and the legs all dangling down-o The old grey woman jumped out of bed Out of the window...

Here is a wonderful example of two phenomenal artists expressing feeling in their own styles. Yo-Yo Ma, playing the cello (pronounced "chello") is expressing what he sees the dancer do. Lil Buck (the dancer) is expressing what he hears Yo-Yo Ma play.