Program Description:
CINCO’s Music of America program is a 300-year musical journey. From Yankee Doodle to Harry Potter, CINCO performs many of the United States’ most well-known and beloved tunes. An interactive program encourages students to explore the sounds of the brass quintet and to discover the power of communication through music-making.
An ensemble comprised of five brass musicians, CINCO focuses on music throughout America’s history to not only demonstrate the exciting and versatile nature of the brass instruments they play, but also to illustrate the basic concepts of music making. Concepts such as time and rhythm, for example, are expressed through the classic tune The Pink Panther in which the audience is asked to snap along with the beat. Other elements, such as melody and harmony are shown through the patriotic Stars and Stripes Forever and the furiously fast march The Circus Bee.
The program also features some fun interactive elements. In a segment called “The Composer”, designed to demonstrate the technique of writing music, several members of the audience are asked to compose a piece of music by arranging the notes (letters) of the C scale that are displayed on large signs. The members of CINCO then play back the composition in various tempos and rhythms to show off what the audience has created.

Terms
Melody
Harmony
Bass line
Rhythm
Brass instruments
Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Tuba
Mute
Overture
Tempo
Composer
Scale

Musical excerpts to be selected from the following:
Yankee Doodle, 1775
Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key – 1815
Stars and Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa - 1897
Ain’t Misbehavin’, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong – 1929
The Circus Bee, Henry Fillmore – early 1900s
That’s A Plenty, Lew Pollack – early 1900s
Just a Closer Walk, hymn -1940
The Pink Panther, Henry Mancini – 1962
Raise the Roof, Gwyneth Walker – 1987
Harry Potter Movie Music, John Williams - 2001
Sponge Bob Square Pants, Cartoon Theme

GUIDELINE QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION:
Q: What brass instruments did you hear and see today?
A: Trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba.

Q: What do you call the main tune of a piece or song?
A: Melody.

Q: What supports or complements the melody?
A: Harmony.

Q: What does a composer do?
A: A composer writes music.

Q: From the Quintet, who usually plays the bass line?
A: The tuba.

Q: What device is placed in the instrument to change the way it sounds?
A: A mute.

Q: Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio is called what?
A: Overture.

Q: Which instrument produces the lowest sound?
A: Tuba.

Q: How many musicians does a quintet have?
A: Five

Q: How many notes are there?
A: 12, some sound higher and some are lower but there are only 12 note names
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GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT FEEDBACK
Ask your students to write to the International Music Foundation using some of the following questions or topics.
What was your favorite part of the program?
What should you do to be a better listener and why?
If I had to choose from the different instruments, I’d pick ________ because...
A few things I have learned today are…
How do you show your respect to the musicians and why?
Why is music so important?