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SUMMER EXPLORER SERIES

For Students Entering the Fourth Through Sixth Grade

Shaking Up Shakespeare!

WHAT:  Each summer, the NMM offers a series of programs that are designed to introduce children to the instruments in the collections in a fun and meaningful way. Children will be able to examine closely several artifacts and put them into an historical context that will be meaningful to their everyday lives. They will learn some different things and have fun in the process! If your children participated in the series in the past, you can be assured that different instruments will be examined and new projects will be explored.

This year, we're shaking up Shakespeare!

Would Shakespeare have played the piano? The guitar? How about the trumpet or flute? "Play On!" by discovering and exploring musical instruments that were around during the time of William Shakespeare. Make your own Elizabethan Era musical instruments to take home.

William Shakespeare caricature

WHERE:  National Music Museum
Corner of Clark and Yale Streets
WHEN:  Monday, June 9 through Thursday, June 12, 2014
TIME:  June 9-11:  9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
June 12: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (lunch served for students); 12:00 concert for family and friends
AGES:  For students entering the 4th-6th grade in the fall of 2014
STAFF:  All sessions conducted by Dr. Deborah Check Reeves, NMM Educator
FEE:  $20 for all four sessions. All materials to be taken home.
Mid-morning snack provided.

SCHEDULE:

Schedule for June 9:
9:00-11:00: A special day of discovery and exploration of the Javanese gamelan.
11:15-12:00: Lunch served for the student participants.
12:00-12:30: Kinder Konzert! Students perform gamelan music from Java for invited family and friends.
After the concert, students will show family and friends some of the artifacts in the galleries that they learned about during the week.

For additional information/registration form, contact:

Dr. Deborah Check Reeves
Curator of Education
National Music Museum
The University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD   57069
Phone:   605-677-5306


SUMMER DISCOVERY SERIES

For Students Entering the First Through Third Grade

Caricature of Shakespeare
Shaking Up Shakespeare!

WHAT:  Each summer, the NMM offers a series of programs that are designed to introduce children to the instruments in the collections in a fun and meaningful way. Children will be able to examine closely several artifacts and put them into an historical context that will be meaningful to their everyday lives. They will learn some different things and have fun in the process! If your children participated in the series in the past, you can be assured that different instruments will be examined and new projects will be explored.

This year, we're shaking up Shakespeare!

Would Shakespeare have played the piano? The guitar? How about the trumpet or flute? "Play On!" by discovering and exploring musical instruments that were around during the time of William Shakespeare. Make your own Elizabethan Era musical instruments to take home.

William Shakespeare caricature

WHERE:  National Music Museum
Corner of Clark and Yale Streets
WHEN:  Monday, June 16 through Thursday, June 19, 2014
TIME:  Two sessions. Register for only one session.
1st session: 10:00 to 11:00 AM
2nd session: 1:00 to 2:00 PM
AGES:  For students entering the first through the third grade in the fall of 2014.
STAFF:  All sessions conducted by Dr. Deborah Check Reeves, NMM Educator
FEE:  $10.00 for all four sessions.
All materials to be taken home.

For additional information/registration form, contact:

Dr. Deborah Check Reeves
Curator of Education
National Music Museum
The University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD   57069
Phone:   605-677-5306

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