Digital Education Series
London Symphonia's Music Education Consultant has produced seven on demand video modules as a resource for teachers looking to use music to enhance primary level curriculum in their classrooms. Our digital education series was developed to give teachers audio / video tools to introduce primary level students to orchestral music while making connections across multiple learning disciplines. This project was created in partnership with the Thames Valley District School Board based on the Province of Ontario’s primary level curriculum.
Access to the audio / video material is $50 Cdn (plus applicable fees & HST) per order. The fee includes on-demand viewing access to seven videos, lesson plans, worksheets developed for each lesson or episode. Access will be available until June 30, 2024.
SERIES 1
S1 Lesson 1: Instruments of the Orchestra
Join conductor and music educator Daniel Wiley, as we discover the four instrument families of London Symphonia and how they make sound!
S1 Lesson 2: Dots and Lines
Welcome to London Symphonia's Digital Art Studio! Today we will be painting dots and lines that represent long and short sounds!
S1 Lesson 3: Creating an Orchestral Fairy Tale
From large castles to giant pirate ships, discover how we can use music to create our very own stories.
SERIES 2
S2 Episode 1: Introduction to the Orchestra
Using active listening skills, students will identify the 4 different families found in an orchestra, how they make sound, and how their size relates to their pitch. Activities and worksheets enhance the lesson.
S2 Episode 2: Adding Up the Musicians
Using active listening skills, students will identify the 3 different ways composers add musicians together to write their music. Students will listen to excerpts played by the London Symphonia. Each excerpt will be paired with a painting to describe a different way composers can add musicians together. Activities and worksheets enhance the lesson.
S2 Episode 3: Adding Up the Sounds
Students will watch the video that covers the various ways composers can add sounds together. Students will learn to recognize long, short, and long-and-short sounds and notice the important role of silence. They may create an art mosaic to show their understanding.
S2 Episode 4: Adding Up The Volume
Students will watch as a spectrogram maps the orchestra’s music. Colors will reveal varying intensities as the orchestra moves through volume levels ranging from very quiet to very loud. Students will be able to see the many relationships among sound levels and lengths of sounds.