Identify and develop your sensitivity to rhythm and sound through movement and music.
This finger puppet handout is part of a lesson inspired by the popular children’s nursery rhyme, “Family Finger Song.” The template for making these finger puppets requires only scissors, a drawing utensil, and tape.https://youtu.be/4zLBxY3uL8oFollow along with our Youtube tutorial for instructions on how to make your own family of paper finger puppets and use them to sing along …
In recognition of February as African American History month, Art Sphere created a series of handouts celebrating some significant African American musicians with ties to Philadelphia. Our city has a particularly rich musical history, and this series represents only a small sampling of the vast array of performers and artists …
Are you learning about the guitar, violin, or drums in your classroom? These color-able diagrams pair well with lessons about these common musical instruments. They can be used to help students learn and test on different parts of the instruments, or as fun extras to take home at the end …
For our final installment in our series celebrating African American musicians from Philly, we are honoring musician and multi-talented cultural icon, Questlove! Questlove, (born Ahmir Khalib Thompson, 1971), is a musician, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work as a drummer in the hip hop band, The …
Dominic rocking out on the ukulele at Cione Recreation Center Ukulele The ukulele has always been one of my favorite instruments. It’s small, easily portable, it has soft strings, it’s easy to learn, and it has a beautiful, sweet sound. Artsphere students learned where ukuleles come from (Hawaii), the different …
Image of Oboe,Buffet Crampon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Lesson Learn about the oboe and the difference between high sounds and low sounds on an instrument. Recommended Ages Kindergarten and first grade Step 1 Explain what an oboe is. The oboe is a woodwind instrument played with a small mouth …
For the third entry in our handout series celebrating African American musicians from Philadelphia, we are paying homage to John Coltrane. https://youtu.be/zH3JpqhpkXg Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full list of handouts Coltrane (1926-1967) was a prolific saxophonist who was a key innovator in mid 20th …
For African American history month, this is the second installment in our series of coloring book handouts celebrating important musicians of Philadelphia! Today, we want to recognize the trailblazer, icon, and classical singer: Marian Anderson. Born in 1897 to an ice vendor and a caretaker, Marian Anderson rose from humble …
