Discover pitch, rhythm and meter in the melodies from Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." Explore melodic shape using movement and drawing to represent melodies. Details »
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Learn about the canon as a compositional form and connect what you know about singing rounds to the classical canon form. Details »
Listen to a young cellist perform a piece played on only one string of the instrument and identify the variety of sounds he produces. Details »
Compare classical music and folk music through the performances of a 10-year-old violinist and explore the differences between consonant and dissonant sounds. Details »
See arms and militia appraiser Christopher Mitchell assess a collection of artifacts owned by a Union soldier in the Civil War. Learn how the soldier's diaries of life in a Confederate prison camp add value to the items for collectors and historians. Details »
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