Stomp, Clap, and Sing with Oran Etkin: Timbalooloo
Oran Etkin is an internationally renowned musician and composer, described as "Ebullient" by NY Times and voted #1 Rising Star Clarinetist by DownBeat Magazine's critics poll. His music can be heard on major concert stages worldwide and numerous recordings including a Grammy Award Winning compilation. Yet Etkin feels equally comfortable sitting on the floor, surrounded by a gaggle of children, telling stories about Herbie Hancock or demonstrating an instrument he brought back from Zimbabwe. Etkin is the creator of the Timbalooloo Music Classes, which have gained popularity in New York over the past decade and recently spread internationally through online classes and licensing the method to schools and organizations.
In Timbalooloo, instruments come to life and speak through their music so that children learn to express themselves not by having to execute the notes on a page, but rather by making their instruments come alive and talk through their music, adding character, humor and emotion to the process. Through fun stories, games and songs, children develop a personal relationship with great culture from around the world - from Herbie Hancock to Tito Puente, Mozart to Willie Nelson. Drawing inspiration from the way children learn languages so intuitively and naturally at this age, Timbalooloo strives to empower children to become fluent and expressive in the language of music!
In this introductory concert for Brooklyn Public Library, Etkin will be joined by his friend Clara Net (his clarinet) who is sleepy and comes to the concert in her bed! The concert will also feature some surprise friends from the percussion family and will involve a lot of interactive elements for the children to join in with Oran and his friends singing, dancing and drumming!
This pre-recorded program will air on the BPL Facebook page and YouTube Channel and remain there for 48 hours, then will be taken down.
Oran Etkin is an internationally renowned musician and composer, described as "Ebullient" by NY Times and voted #1 Rising Star Clarinetist by DownBeat Magazine's critics poll. His music can be heard on major concert stages worldwide and numerous recordings including a Grammy Award Winning compilation. Yet Etkin feels equally comfortable sitting on the floor, surrounded by a gaggle of children, telling stories about Herbie Hancock or demonstrating an instrument he brought back from Zimbabwe. Etkin is the creator of the Timbalooloo Music Classes, which have gained popularity in New York over the past decade and recently spread internationally through online classes and licensing the method to schools and organizations.
In Timbalooloo, instruments come to life and speak through their music so that children learn to express themselves not by having to execute the notes on a page, but rather by making their instruments come alive and talk through their music, adding character, humor and emotion to the process. Through fun stories, games and songs, children develop a personal relationship with great culture from around the world - from Herbie Hancock to Tito Puente, Mozart to Willie Nelson. Drawing inspiration from the way children learn languages so intuitively and naturally at this age, Timbalooloo strives to empower children to become fluent and expressive in the language of music!
In this introductory concert for Brooklyn Public Library, Etkin will be joined by his friend Clara Net (his clarinet) who is sleepy and comes to the concert in her bed! The concert will also feature some surprise friends from the percussion family and will involve a lot of interactive elements for the children to join in with Oran and his friends singing, dancing and drumming!
This pre-recorded program will air on the BPL Facebook page and YouTube Channel and remain there for 48 hours, then will be taken down.
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