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Musical Instrument Virtual Museum Tour
Ever visited a museum of musical instruments? Do you know the history of your instrument? Here is a cool way to do both. Enjoy!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM VIRTUAL TOUR
Take a field trip to Phoenix, Arizona while sitting safely in your house! The Musical Instrument Museum features more than 7000 instruments from over 200 countries.
First, we’ll have you watch a really wonderful and brief introductory video about the Musical Instrument Museum. Then, after you watch the introductory video, you can enter the museum and start looking around. See if you can find some of the museum’s oldest instruments:
In the Orientation Gallery is a paigu goblet drum that dates back to China’s Neolithic period. Found in Banpo village near Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, the drum is estimated to have been created between 5000 and 4000 BCE. The drumhead, possibly made of snake or frog skin, would have been tied to the hooks around the rim of the drum for tension.
In the Guitar Gallery, among Western instruments at MIM, the 10-string guitarra española is the oldest. Instruments resembling the modern guitar first appeared in the late 1400s, and among the early guitars still in existence, this one made in Portugal circa 1590 is considered the oldest full-sized example.
1. DO THIS FIRST.
Here’s the link to the introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=287&v=_jrMN_EaTek&feature=emb_logo
2. DO THIS SECOND.
Once you’ve watched the video in the link above, you’re welcome to enter the museum*: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6675706,-111.978277,2a,75y,285.9h,94.21t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sggKkV-WPcaeLdto593iJRQ!2e0!3e5!7i13312!8i6656
*Here’s a hint! When the above link first opens, instead of going straight into the Europe room right away, look around in the hallway first—there’s lots of rooms to go into! Use your cursor to look and move around.
3. Optional
If you have been intrigued by the Musical Instrument Museum’s collections, check out their YouTube channel. I’ll link you to some of their instruments being played so you can hear what they sound like. But, they also have concerts that they’ve sponsored, more in-depth tours of their galleries, education, and other cool videos. Just click on their channel, MIMphx https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFiFijzUSSaJj7_NxtDNBVp6UdDllm4eR
4. Optional
If you enjoyed the Musical Instrument Museum, you can also visit the National Music Museum. Their website and tour isn’t quite as technologically-advanced as MIM’s, but it’s still pretty neat. Their website is here: http://collections.nmmusd.org/galleries.html
Can you escape the band hall?
Below are three scenarios of mayhem and mischief in the band hall. In each scenario, you are presented with a gauntlet of tasks to complete in order to accomplish your primary objective. You may need a paper and pencil for these.
Have fun!
Have fun!
Band Bingo
Have some fun at home and try to complete a Bingo across the board!
home practice app
Here is a free app for anyone wanting some good practice time at home. It has many different levels of difficulty and you can choose what you work on. It is free until June 15, what a perfect way to practice at home!
Let's do something fun!
This link is a drum track for Low Rider. You can play the recorded drum track on one device and record your playing on another device. Try to use headphones so we don't hear the drum track on your recording. Then send the recording to [email protected] Mr. Brown will then put all the recordings together and publish it to our band in the newsletter.
You can also try the app "Acapella APP" it does the exact same thing, but it's a lot easier to use. Make your own recordings while at home and send them to either Mr Brown or Mrs. Schmidt. We will get them shared to the newsletter!