Peformed by Falu Shah, Gaurav Shah, Deep Singh, Bryan Vargas, and Sami Abu Shumays.

"Dholida"

"We Shall Not Be Moved"

“Ram Tori Maya” (complete)

The Music Educators Toolbox is a collection of free, open-source learning resources and assessment tools created for classroom use by music teachers and Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Developed after an in-depth, five-year partnership between Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and PS/MS 161 in upper Manhattan, the resources are designed to be adaptable for use in a variety of music classroom settings. The Toolbox currently features grade-specific music education resources addressing fundamentals of Meter, Rhythm, Form and Design, Expressive Qualities, Pitch, and Performing. To learn more, visit www.carnegiehall.org/toolbox/.

“Ambulance” recorded by Mike Koenig. Published by SoundBible.com (http://soundbible.com/558-Ambulance.html). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Siren — Music Educators Toolbox (click to download)

The Music Educators Toolbox is a collection of free, open-source learning resources and assessment tools created for classroom use by music teachers and Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Developed after an in-depth, five-year partnership between Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and PS/MS 161 in upper Manhattan, the resources are designed to be adaptable for use in a variety of music classroom settings. The Toolbox currently features grade-specific music education resources addressing fundamentals of Meter, Rhythm, Form and Design, Expressive Qualities, Pitch, and Performing. To learn more, visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/toolbox/.

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performed by the Fulda Symphonic Orchestra; Simon Schindler, conductor. Available from Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ludwig_van_Beethoven_-_Symphonie_5_c-moll_-_1._Allegro_con_brio.ogg). Licensed under an Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF: Open Audio License, Version 1 (http://web.archive.org/web/20070208085151/http:/www.eff.org/IP/Open_licenses/20010421_eff_oal_1.0.html).

Beethoven: Symphony No.5, first movement — Music Educators Toolbox (click to download)

The Music Educators Toolbox is a collection of free, open-source learning resources and assessment tools created for classroom use by music teachers and Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Developed after an in-depth, five-year partnership between Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and PS/MS 161 in upper Manhattan, the resources are designed to be adaptable for use in a variety of music classroom settings. The Toolbox currently features grade-specific music education resources addressing fundamentals of Meter, Rhythm, Form and Design, Expressive Qualities, Pitch, and Performing. To learn more, visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/toolbox/.

Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart. Performed by the Musopen Symphony Orchestra. Available from Musopen (https://musopen.org/music/1576/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/marriage-of-figaro/). Sound files on the Musopen repository are licensed as Public Domain.

Mozart: Marriage Of Figaro — Music Educators Toolbox (click to download)

The Music Educators Toolbox is a collection of free, open-source learning resources and assessment tools created for classroom use by music teachers and Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Developed after an in-depth, five-year partnership between Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and PS/MS 161 in upper Manhattan, the resources are designed to be adaptable for use in a variety of music classroom settings. The Toolbox currently features grade-specific music education resources addressing fundamentals of Meter, Rhythm, Form and Design, Expressive Qualities, Pitch, and Performing. To learn more, visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/toolbox/.

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor 'From the New World', Op. 95 – II. Largo by Antonin Dvořák. Performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra. Available from Musopen (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Antonin_Dvorak_-_symphony_no._9_in_e_minor_%27from_the_new_world%27%2C_op._95_-_ii._largo.ogg). Sound files on the Musopen repository are licensed as public domain.

Dvořák: II. Largo, from Symphony No. 9 — Music Educators Toolbox (click to download)

"We Shall Not Be Moved" (orchestral version)

Shibolet Basadeh (complete)

The Dancing Moonlight (orchestral version)

Middle Eastern Ciftitelli

The Dancing Moonlight (basic recorder)

The Dancing Moonlight(body percussion rhythms)

The Dancing Moonlight (recorder star)

Big Note, Little Note is an early childhood music program for families with infants, led by the Weill Music Institute in partnership with local community centers and organizations. The 10-week music class offers a range of experiences for families to engage with their babies through musical play, singing, songwriting, instrument exploration, and more. With a focus on community, the program supports family well-being, early child development, and parent-child connection. Here you will find original songs used in our classes, commissioned by Carnegie Hall and composed by Saskia Lane, Juana Luna, Nasimiyu Murumba, Patrick Thompson, and Horacio Martinez.

Little Flowers (Big Note, Little Note Theme Song)

"Come to Play” (complete)

“Oye” (melody)

“Oye” (complete)

“Ode to Joy” (vocal part)

Instrument Identification 8

Instrument Identification 7

Instrument Identification 6

Instrument Identification 5

Instrument Identification 4

Instrument Identification 3

Instrument Identification 2

Instrument Identification 1

Brass Family Instruments

Woodwind Family Instruments

“Oye” (pronunciation guide)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Finale from The Firebird Suite

The Firebird Suite Finale (complete)

"Estoy Buscando un Árbol"

"Ola de la Mar"

Symphony No. 5 (motif excerpt)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5, Allegro con brio

Symphony No. 5

Cidade Maravilhosa (pronunciation Guide)

Cidade Maravilhosa (sing-along)

Cidade Maravilhosa

Performed by Shanna Lesniak-Whitney and Shane Schag.

Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers Program One

"Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers Song"

Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists and audiences. 

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