Virtual Concerts: e(L)ement
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Age Range: Elementary, Middle School; Grades K-8
Learning Objective: Students will learn about the harp and flute while listening to flute/harp duo, e(L)ement.
Total Video Time: 13:35
At a Glance: Virtual Concerts give students the opportunity to practice being an audience and experience a variety of music. A teacher or student will play the role of Concert Host narrating between each piece of music.
Teaching Tips: Use the provided Concert Host Script and included links to guide students through a series of videos recreating a concert. For younger learners, see our Concert Guide for ideas on how to customize the concert.
Download This Free Concert Guide
THE CONCERT
“Meet e(L)ement. e(L)ement is an ensemble made up of two performers: Karen Baumgartner plays flute, and Mallory McHenry plays harp.”
“Karen plays the flute. Listen to and learn about her instrument.”
“Next, listen to e(L)ement perform a section of a piece called ‘Wind,’ from Four Elements, by Yoshi Weinberg. As you listen, think about what makes the music sound like wind.”
“After listening and watching, look at the pictures below. Each picture shows wind in a different way. Which picture looks most like the ‘wind’ music you heard e(L)ement play? Explain your answer to a neighbor.”
“Mallory plays the harp. Listen to and learn about her instrument.”
“The last piece in this Virtual Class Notes Concert is another section of Yoshi Weinberg's Four Elements. This section is called ‘Earth.’ As you listen, you may document some things you notice and observe on a listening chart like the one below, included on this worksheet. Use as much music vocabulary as possible in your observations. Draw a picture of each instrument underneath your lists.”
“Finally, Karen and Mallory will review a few key ideas from their Class Notes Concert.”
“Thank you for attending today’s virtual concert. We hope you enjoyed listening to and learning from e(L)ement, and we hope you’ll share what you learned with someone else today.”
EXTEND learning
Choose one or more of the following activities to extend learning.
Use this worksheet to respond to reflection questions throughout the concert and write down things you observe while listening.
Learn more about the flute with this lesson, and about the harp with this lesson.
FULL CONCERT PLAYLIST
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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
