Have you ever wanted to host a musical party? With this jolly activity you can! Join the musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra and John Webb for this activity where you can plan your own party, from the food and drinks you want to inviting your friends, all set to the music of Hector Berlioz’s
‘Three Little Birds’ has become a firm favourite in our OrchLab sessions, so we’ve created a video version so you can sing, play or listen whenever you like! Watch the video titled ‘About this activity’ first. Then when you know how to join in, watch the video titled ‘Play along’. About this activity Play along
OrchLab Soundmakers include four online instruments – Circles, Squares, Percussion and Lines – which you can play with the bottom row of a computer keyboard or by using a touch screen device. Overview OrchLab Soundmakers work on both computers and devices with touch screen (e.g. tablet, mobile phone). You can use either touchscreen or a
We’ve hidden some of the instruments you might find in an orchestra in the wordsearch below. Can you find all 12 of them? If you want to learn more about some of the instruments we’ve featured, have a look at the OrchMap where you can find explanation videos from the musicians from the London Philharmonic
A bit like a family around the table, each section of the Orchestra (also known as a family) has its own place to sit! Can you find the Brass, Woodwind, Strings and Percussion families as well as the conductor who leads them all in the picture below? See if you can discover them all in
Play that tune! This is a great group activity if you have a few people taking part in a music session and a set of chime bars and/or bells. In this activity, each person plays one note in a complete melody, much like in bell-ringing. You will need a set of chime bars or bells,
In Autumn 2021, OrchLab worked with groups from Flying Angel (Look Ahead Care Support & Housing) and Chipstead Lake (Leonard Cheshire) on a project inspired by Swan Lake, a ballet by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky. It was so brilliant to be back making music with these groups in person, as prior to this project we had
Test your memory by matching the musical sounds (make sure your sound is on!). Tap each card to flip it over, then try and remember where the matching sound is so you can match the pairs. The extracts you hear are from Czech composer Antonin Dvořák’s New World Symphony, performed by the LPO. You can
Music sessions don’t have to just be practical music-making – music can be a rich topic for discussion and creativity in many directions, and you can often find out interesting things about each other by discussing music together. Taking inspiration from the idea of book clubs, the Music Listening Club invites members of your music