New York Philharmonic Kids
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?
This highly interactive website gives kids a behind-the-scenes look online of what goes on behind the performance and the music—enough to satisfy a child’s wild curiosity after, perhaps, attending or listening to a performance. The site is extensive. There is a section with facts and a fun Q&A with the orchestra’s star musicians—presented as cartoons, a special look into the background and merits of the soloists and conductors of the New York Philharmonic, and even music themed games like MusiQuest, Percussion Showdown, and Make Your Own [music] Instrument. For further education, there is a section with much information on famous composers from history. The interactive composing online workshops are for all the different aspects of composing and are also entertaining.
The website is well designed, and almost every part of it is interactive. Features like the daily music-related poll that asks simple questions like “What is your favorite tempo?” make everything about music fun. Efforts like this can inspire children. By making it relatable, kids see this world of the symphony orchestra as engaging and somewhere perhaps they could see themselves performing in the future.
by Olivia Lin
This highly interactive website gives kids a behind-the-scenes look online of what goes on behind the performance and the music—enough to satisfy a child’s wild curiosity after, perhaps, attending or listening to a performance. The site is extensive. There is a section with facts and a fun Q&A with the orchestra’s star musicians—presented as cartoons, a special look into the background and merits of the soloists and conductors of the New York Philharmonic, and even music themed games like MusiQuest, Percussion Showdown, and Make Your Own [music] Instrument. For further education, there is a section with much information on famous composers from history. The interactive composing online workshops are for all the different aspects of composing and are also entertaining.
The website is well designed, and almost every part of it is interactive. Features like the daily music-related poll that asks simple questions like “What is your favorite tempo?” make everything about music fun. Efforts like this can inspire children. By making it relatable, kids see this world of the symphony orchestra as engaging and somewhere perhaps they could see themselves performing in the future.
by Olivia Lin
