Nutcracker Guides
Bring the magic of the world’s most beloved and masterful Christmas piece of all time into your home this Christmas Season!
Journey through the story of the Nutcracker while learning about musical terms & instruments of the orchestra! These guides draw children’s attention to those special musical details that make this score so magical. Through listening activities, coloring pages and engaging knowledge for all, these guides engage imaginations and prompt a participation in music's powerful ability to tell a story.
Color along to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker while deepening knowledge of music! Intended as a precursor to my Listening Guide for older kids, this 26 page guide contains 12 Listening Activities + 5 original coloring pages on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker for ages 3-7. Kids will learn about instruments of the orchestra while engaging their imaginations and experiencing Tchaikvosky’s masterful rendering of the Nutcracker Story!
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Journey through the story of the Nutcracker while learning about musical terms & instruments of the orchestra! This guide draws children’s attention to those special musical details that make this score so magical. Through listening activities, coloring pages and engaging knowledge for all, this guide engages young imaginations and prompts a participation in music's powerful ability to tell a story. With Listening Activities intended for ages 8-14, Coloring Pages intended for the littles, and engaging knowledge for all ages, this Listening Guide can become a holiday activity for the whole family.
Includes:
12 Activities on the following tracks of the Nutcracker:
Overture
Lighting the Christmas Tree (“Guests Arrive/Unveiling the Christmas Tree”)
Drosselmeir’s Presents and Games (“March”)
Clara and Her Nutcracker (“Guests Depart”)
The Magic Spell is Cast (“Marie’s Dream”)
The Battle between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker
Journey through the Snow (“Nutcracker and Marie Depart for the Pine Forest”)
Waltz of the Snowflakes
The Arabian Coffee Dance
Russian Trepak
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Pas de Deux
6 Beautiful Original Coloring pages by children’s illustrator Laura Kern
QR codes + Hyperlinks for all tracks linking to Spotify, Apple Music & Youtube
Introductions to 15 instruments + 12 Music Terms
This is a 57 page digital download that will be immediately delivered to your inbox. No physical product will be delivered.