This fall,
you will find the Ordway Education’s music performances a great launching pad
for you and your students’ exploration of culture and music in accordance with
the Minnesota academic standards for the arts. The Ordway’s study guides
provide educators with a framework to connect live music performances with
classroom curriculum and many standards, including:
- Identify the characteristics of a variety of genres and musical
styles; (4-5)
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Describe how music communicates meaning; (4-5)
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Analyze how the elements of music and related concepts such as
articulation and major/ minor and fugue are used in the performance, creation
or response to music (6-8)
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Analyze how the characteristics of a variety of genres and styles
contribute to the creation of, performance of, or response to music. (9-12)
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Analyze how the elements of music including melody, rhythm,
harmony, dynamics, tone color, texture, form and their related concepts are
combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, performance of, or response
to music. (9-12)
Tickets are just $3.50 and we offer Bus Reimbursement for ALL
schools!! If you are interested in ordering or have any questions, feel free to
call the Education Hotline at 651.282.3115.
Lizz Wright & Raul Midón
October 24, 2013 | Recommended Grade 4-12
$3.50 Tickets | 60 Minute Performance
Singer-songwriters Lizz Wright and Raul Midón join forces to
present an awe-inspiring collection of music that spans the genres of jazz,
R&B, soul, and gospel. Midón combines phenomenal guitar chops, deftly
executed vocal mouth trumpet and an impassioned voice likened to that of Donny
Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. Wright’s luminous, smoky and perfectly pitched
gospel-trained contralto voice emerges as an irresistible force of clarity and
emotion. Backed by a full band, these two masters of song will share their
effortless magnetic stage presence and music with educators and students.
Performance Availability for Lizz Wright & Raul Midón
Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 10:30 AM – 335 Tickets available
Raul Midón
October 24, 2013 | Recommended Grade 4-12
$3.50 Tickets | 60 Minute Performance
Raul Midón is a one-man band who offers a fresh fusion of
old-school soul, Latin jazz and folk-pop. The singer-songwriter began his solo
career after touring and recording with contemporary pop stars Shakira and Enrique
Iglesias. As a soloist, he combines phenomenal guitar chops, deftly executed
vocal mouth trumpet and an impassioned voice likened to that of Donny Hathaway
and Stevie Wonder. Blind since infancy, Midón is a rare musical force who
reminds us how strong the connection between man and music can be.
Performance Availability for Raul Midón
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 12:30 PM – 500+ Tickets available
Yemen Blues
October 28 & 29, 2013 | Recommended Grade 6-12
$3.50 Tickets | 60 Minute Performance
Join international music sensation Yemen Blues as they bring their
fusion of multinational music to the Ordway’s Music Theater. Featuring the oud,
gimbri, viola, cello, flute, trumpet, trombone, percussion, voice and bass,
they merge West African rhythms and ancient Jewish Yemeni melodies with mambo,
blues and funk. Yemen Blues seamlessly blends and improvises across musical
genres and languages, flowing from Yemeni Arabic to Creole, Hebrew and Moroccan
Arabic, all led by Yemeni-born Israeli singer Ravid Kahalani. The band’s
multinational members from Israel, Finland, Uruguay and the U.S, embody their
mission of bridging peoples differences, whether they stem from nationality,
religion or other barometers.
Performance Availability for Yemen Blues
Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 10:30 AM – 500+ Tickets available
Tue, Oct 29, 2013, 12:30 PM – 500+ Tickets available
Tickets are
just $3.50 and we offer bus reimbursement for ALL schools!!
