Music
MUSICAL EXPLORATIONS
“He's a great entertainer and a fine musician.”
— TEACHER, LONDON
Let’s Make Music
Grades:
K-5
Audience Maximum:
300
Price per performance:
$564 + GST
Eric Nagler, challenges students and teachers to discover unique sounds and rhythms by making music together! Using traditional jug band instruments such as banjo, fiddle, spoons, Jew’s harp, musical saw, washtub bass and assorted homemade instruments, Eric organizes the audience into a serendipitous orchestra of music and merriment. Only in this delightful musical canopy, created by the irrepressible Eric Nagler, can everyday household items such as spoons, tin cans and plastic bottles transform into bongos and rattles. Audiences are catapulted into a new musical environment, complete with clapping, singing and discovering rhythms inherent in themselves.
Students are encouraged to bring their homemade instruments to the performance.
Students are encouraged to bring their homemade instruments to the performance.
- A complimentary audio cassette is provided and instrument construction book is provided.
Curriculum Focus & Expectations
Themes:
- Musical celebration
- Musical instruments as tools for expression
Expectations:
- Apply the elements of music when singing and playing an instrument or moving (e.g. keep beat and rhythm when participating with the artist)
- Express personal responses to musical performances (e.g. drawing or writing about the performance; moving to the music)
- Identify ways in which music can be used in the community
Tour Availability:
- Limited year-round
Technical Requirements:
- Large open area, stage preferred.