Fun For Kidz articles from May 2006

Fun For Kidz archives from May 2006

An appetite for music.(orchestra vegetables)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Eggplants fashioned into cymbals? Carrots carved up as flutes? Pumpkins posing as drums? Who said you can't play with your food? Certainly not the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra! One hour before each performance, the musicians of this...

Make a folk flute.
May 1, 2006... William Shakespeare, a great English playwright, once said, "A rose by any other name is still a rose." Whether one refers to a tipple flute, penny whistle, recorder, or just plain flute, all terms refer to instruments used to play folk music....

Playing your flute.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Remove the moisture on the inside of the flute with a cotton handkerchief after playing it. The first step in playing your flute is to hold it correctly. The hands are placed on opposite sides of the flute. Your left hand will approach the...

Write a Song!(Poem)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Write a Song! Sing these words And you will note, You'll have a song You just wrote. Clap your hands, Tap your feet, Clickity-clack, Hear the beat. Let it sway. Let it swing. It's on its...

Musical puzzle.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Find the 13 music-related words in the puzzle. Leftover letters can then be written down in the boxes to spell out something important to music. BAND BLUE GRASS BLUES CLASSICAL COUNTRY JAZZ NOTES POP RAP ROCK SINGING SONG SYMPHONY ...

Henry's sousaphone.(Stunts & Puzzles)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Meet Henry. He plays the sousaphone in the school band. The sousaphone is a wind instrument which means that the music comes from blowing air through the tubes that make up the instrument. As you can see, the sousaphone is a very large...

Bugles & drums.(yogurt)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Rat-a-tat-tat! Pa-rum! Pa-rum! We decorated our bikes and made a parade. What's a parade without bugles and drums? Ingredients: * 1/2 cup plain yogurt * 1/3 cup cottage cheese * 1/3 cup mayonnaise * 1/3 cup grated Cheddar cheese...

Jukebox: the Mozart collection.(COMPUTER QUEST)
May 1, 2006... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who lived between 1756 and 1791, is considered by many to be the greatest musical genius of all times! He started composing music at the age of five and played for the Austrian empress at her court at the age of six!...

A popsicle stick electronic organ.(WORKSHOP)
May 1, 2006... This simple organ uses the same basic theory as expensive electronic keyboards and dollar organs. Since it has a connector that plugs into many electronic devices, even most new TV's, it can be played as loud as those fancy organs! In fact,...

And the beat goes on ...(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Unscramble the names of these musical instruments. The circled letters will spell out the name of their instrument group. HEXPLOONY HALBLEND MUNIBOATER BLAMCY MURD SNEASTACT ASCRAMA LARINGET NOGG ONAPI Answer: Percussion

Chapter twenty-eight: "making music".(THE CASTAWAYS)(Short story)
May 1, 2006... Previously: The Buckley Family is a family of hares that were shipwrecked on a deserted island, uninhabited by any other talking beasts. They live in a treehouse home built from lumber salvaged from the wreck. It was late in the evening...

Music to your ears.(Science)
May 1, 2006... When someone plucks the string of a guitar or banjo, you hear a musical note. The string vibrates very fast in a back and forth motion. This puts the air around the string in motion to match the vibration. When the back and forth motion of the...

Unexpected music.
May 1, 2006... If you're a serious music collector, turn the page. This article is not for you. But if you're someone who thinks that music collecting should be fun (and funny!), keep on reading. Here's how you can collect items that produce unexpected...

Riding the back roads with Alex.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Location: New Orleans, LA Time: 8:45 PM Weather: breezy Breezy is the weather and breezy is this town they call New Orleans, LA. The snapping of fingers is heard on the street. With each snap, I turn, thinking someone is trying to...

Musical messages.
May 1, 2006... Do you know how to read music? Most music is written on a staff of five parallel lines. Each line and each space represents a different musical note. You can use this information to send secret coded messages to your friends--and learn to read...

Make a music journal.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Jot down your favorite music tunes or create your own and record them in a music journal that you make yourself. Materials: * cardboard * yellow fabric, felt, or paper * black yarn or spool-knitted cord * black felt ...

Stage fright.(Poem)
May 1, 2006... stage fright Upon the stage I take a seat And hope that I won't squawk or bleat. I'll try to do my very best; I won't forget that two-count rest. It's such a scary sight to see Those rows of eyes all watching me....

Music lesson.(Poem)
May 1, 2006... MUSIC LESSON I was playing baseball When Mom called out, "You're late! Go take your tuba lesson! Professor Blatt can't wait." I said, "I'll skip my lesson. I'm in the mood to play-- But not to...

Music from A to Z.
May 1, 2006... Charles Wheatstone was the inventor of the accordion in 1829. Bagpipes were not invented by the Scottish. The Romans were playing bagpipes during the Roman Empire in the First Century AD. The CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980....

Macrhing instruments.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Marching bands perform in parades and at sports events. Place each syllable in the box on the correct line to make names of marching band instruments. Some answers may be two words. PHONE BONE LO BALS NET PET DRUM DRUM HORN SPIEL PHONE ...

Mystery picture puzzle.
May 1, 2006... pennant airplane pie shark bugle hat cone (3) carrots saxophone butterfly lyre heart snake art brush pencil lollipop soda Answer: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]