First Time to the Symphony: A Guide for Young Audiences

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FIRST TIME TO THE SYMPHONY:

A GUIDE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

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Turn the page: What is a symphony?

WHAT IS A SYMPHONY?

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A sym pho ny is a lar ge gro up of mu sic ian s pla yin g dif fer ent ins tru me nts tog eth er to cre ate bea uti ful mu sic . At La Jol la Sy mp hon y & Ch oru s, we per for m pie ces by fam ous com pos ers fro m aro und the wo rld , as we ll as exc itin g new wo rks . The mu sic can ma ke you fee l all sor ts of em oti ons , fro m joy to wo nde r to exc ite me nt!

Turn the page: Meet the Instruments

MEET THE INSTRUMENTS

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A sym pho ny orc hes tra is mad e up of fou r mai n sec tion s, eac h wit h its own gro up of inst rum ent s tha t wor k tog eth er to cre ate the full sou nd: STR ING S: The se inc lud e inst rum ent s like the viol in, viol a, cel lo, and dou ble bas s. Mu sici ans pla y the se inst rum ent s by dra win g a bow acr oss the str ing s or plu cki ng the m wit h the ir fing ers . The str ing sec tion oft en pla ys the mel odi es or sof t, bea utif ul har mon ies.

WO ODW IND S: Ins tru men ts like the flut e, cla rine t, obo e, and bas soo n bel ong to this gro up. Woo dwi nd pla yer s blo w air into the ir inst rum ent s to cre ate sou nd, and you ’ll hea r a ran ge of ligh t, airy ton es tha t add col or to the mus ic.

BRA SS: Tru mpe ts, tro mbo nes , Fre nch hor ns, and tub as mak e up the bra ss sec tion . The se inst rum ent s are kno wn for the ir bol d, lou d sou nds tha t brin g pow er and exc item ent to the mus ic.

PER CUS SIO N: Per cus sion inst rum ent s like the dru ms, cym bal s, and tim pan i add rhy thm and ene rgy to the orc hes tra . The per cus sion sec tion can also inc lud e inst rum ent s like the xyl oph one and tam bou rine for fun , uni que sou nds .

Turn the page: Meet the Singers

MEET THE SINGERS

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In add itio n to the mus icia ns, the La Joll a Sym pho ny oft en per for ms wit h a cho rus —a larg e gro up of sing ers ! The cho rus is mad e up of fou r diff ere nt voic e typ es: SOP RAN OS: The hig hes t fem ale voic es, oft en sing ing the mel ody .

ALT OS: Low er fem ale voic es tha t add har mon y and dep th.

TEN ORS : The hig her mal e voic es tha t oft en sing exc itin g, brig ht par ts.

BAS SES : The low est mal e voic es, pro vidi ng a dee p, res ona nt fou nda tion .

Tog eth er, the cho rus and orc hes tra cre ate mus emo tion and pow er.

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Turn the page: What to Expect at Your First Con cert

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WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST CONCERT At you r firs t sym pho ny con cer t, you ’ll sit in a larg e con cer t hal l wit h you r fam ily and oth er aud ien ce mem ber s. The mus icia ns and sing ers will be on sta ge, and the con duc tor (th e per son who lea ds the orc hes tra ) will sta nd in fro nt to gui de eve ryo ne.

Her e’s wha t to exp ect : LIS TEN ING TO THE MU SIC : Sym pho ny mus ic tell s sto ries wit hou t wor ds, so you can ima gin e wha tev er you like whi le you list en. Som e pie ces are fas t and exc itin g, whi le oth ers are slow and pea cef ul.

The re may be tim es whe n the mus ic get s ver y lou d or ver y sof t, so pay att ent ion to how it mak es you fee l!

WH EN TO CLA P: Aft er eac h pie ce of mus ic end s, the aud ien ce cla ps to sho w app rec iati on for the mus icia ns. If you ’re uns ure whe n to cla p, jus t foll ow wha t oth ers aro und you do— it’s all par t of the fun !

ENJ OYI NG THE EXP ERI ENC E: It’s oka y if you don ’t und ers tan d eve ryt hin g righ t awa y! Jus t sit bac k, rela x, and enj oy the sou nds of the inst rum ent s and voic es wor kin g tog eth er to cre ate bea utif ul mus ic.

Turn the page: Fun Facts About the Symphony

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FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SYMPHONY

Did you kno w tha t a vio lin has fou r str ing s? It’s the sm alle st str ing ins tru me nt but can pla y ver y hig h not es!

The tru mp et is one of the lou des t ins tru me nts

in the orc hes tra and is oft en use d to pla y fan far es.

Sym pho ny orc hes tra s can hav e ove r 80 mu sic ian s on sta ge at onc e, all pla yin g dif fer ent par ts of the mu sic .

Turn the page: Ready to Join Us?

READY TO JOIN US?

We can ’t wa it to we lco me you to you r firs t sym

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pho ny con cer t!

Wh eth er you ’re exc ite d abo ut hea rin g the ins tru me nts or wa tch ing the sin ger s per for m, it’s goi ng to be an unf org ett abl e exp eri enc e.

Be sur e to che ck out our upc om ing con cer ts and bri ng you r cur ios ity and ima gin ati on for a wo nde rfu l tim e.