In this class, George Scharr, the Arts Department Chair and Director of Music at Falmouth Academy, will look at Mother Nature as the first composer. The music and instruments of the orchestra are only natural, all made from natural ingredients. George will introduce new concepts like playing jazz on a conch shell, “Jazz for Cows” and “Snowball, the dancing cockatiel.” Students will be asked to consider if animals have an innate sense of music. George will discuss the difference between the art and science of bird songs and how Mozart incorporated his pet starling’s song into a composition. Students will also learn how Beethoven weaves together bird songs into a solo section for his Sixth Symphony, the Pastoral.
Presented by the Friends of Snow Library. To register or for more information, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program/.