Dori B. Walk
Staunton City Schools
Not only did we learn a lot from your presentations, we also had fun!
With over 3000 educational performances under its belt, Brass 5 definitely knows how to reach young audiences! The ensemble develops and presents a new educational program each year for the K-12th grade levels. Utilizing the public school teaching experience of its members, Brass 5 relates the material to the specific grade level’s curriculum in a fun format that has become the ensemble’s educational signature. Plus, the programs can be utilized by the music teachers in the classroom.
Not only did we learn a lot from your presentations, we also had fun!
It is rare that a performance can capture the attention of every student!
How can six men hold 450 kids, little and big, plus 50 or so adults in the palm of their hand for over an hour?
Isn’t it great when you have lots of fun and learn things, too?
Brass 5 also offers a special Science of Sound Unit based on Virginia 5th grade Science SOLs.
In this 90 minute in-class program, two members of the Brass 5 team talk about and explore the elements and characteristics of sound and sound energy.
They’ll present new vocabulary and concepts of the elements of sound, promoting a general understanding with practical applications. They will show first-hand how an oscilloscope and decibel meter work as they are not usually available to classrooms. They also use a variety of materials to demonstrate the properties of sound that they have discussed. They will also make an instrument from each of the four families of instruments to show how the physical properties of the materials work in conjunction with the basic characteristics of sound.
Some of the vocabulary and concepts covered are: energy, sound wave, amplitude, wave length, decibel, frequency and oscilloscope.