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Get inside the mind of a composer-- from a popular song, to a Broadway musical, to a symphony, how does a composer write music?

In this 3-5 lesson, students will identify instruments from the woodwind family and create a woodwind instrument. Students will use the scientific process to make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the length of the air pipe.

In this 3-5 lesson, students will identify brass family instruments and create a trombone. Students will use the scientific process to investigate factors that affect the pitch of brass instruments. They will make predictions and explore how pitch changes based on the length of the air pipe.

Join Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates on an exploration of the process of Curating the Concert Experience. In this mini mini-series, Mason takes us on a journey in three parts鈥擯rogramming, Production, and Platform鈥攕haring his unique perspective and insights.

You might see some of these instruments when you come to the Kennedy Center, watch a performance by your school band, or at any other concert you attend! Click the slides to learn more about some of the most frequently spotted instruments in each family.

Listening to an orchestra can be a powerful experience. It can entertain you, tell you stories, make you laugh or cry, or take you away to faraway places. Knowing a few things about orchestras and the range of music they play can make it even better. Everything you need to get started is right here in this guide.

National Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Ben Folds invites you to the NSO Music Library to explore some of his favorite pieces of concert music

Explore music鈥檚 extremes鈥攆rom high notes and low notes to how big or small instruments (and their sounds!) can be. Plus, get to know the 鈥渆xtremely talented鈥� violin, and discover different ways of listening to music.

Featuring Eric Owens with Edith Bers, Anthony Freud, and Matthew Horner

Meet the members of The Dover Quartet and composer Mason Bates as the ensemble rehearses the contemporary work From Amber Frozen.

After the U.S. entered World War II, this brass and percussion piece sounded the call to service and sacrifice

Looking to bolster your knowledge of classical music or simply trying to broaden your knowledge of music in general? Whatever your reason, here鈥檚 a different kind of musical hit list鈥攐ur choices for the top 10 works in Western classical music for kids and their parents.

The music of great composers has been inspired by books, plays, poetry, travel, nature, politics, friends, and even the neighbor鈥檚 dog! Discover how composers come up with fresh ideas as you learn all about musical INSPIRATION!

Feel like giving each season a personal playlist? This handy guide to keeping the classics with you all year round can help.

This multimedia series gives you an introduction to the life and work of the Classical music composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Just like President Kennedy had a vision for America, composers have visions of how they want their music to sound. For some, their musical mission is to explore a galaxy of stars and planets, moon shots, space walks, and galactic battles!

The invention of the orchestra hundreds of years ago meant bigger musical possibilities, and composers all across Europe were inspired to try their hand at pushing classical music to new limits.

Follow the development and impact of classical music in the United States from its humble beginnings in the new colonies through its role in concert halls and Hollywood in the 20th century, to discover how this European tradition helped shape, and in turn was shaped by, American culture, composers and musicians.

Music has the power to motivate and soothe, no doubt about it. But how and why does it affect us? Why do certain songs trigger excitement or make us grin? Why do others bring relaxation, tears, or send shivers down our spines?

Throughout the ages, composers have celebrated the accomplishments of famous heroes through music. What does a hero sound like? Get ready to find out!

Doing your part to build a great school music program

Talk to your child鈥檚 music educator; find out what to do to improve the school's music program

Research shows that making music exercises the brain in ways science is only beginning to understand

Looking to sign your child up for music classes? These seven tips will make sure she starts off her musical career on the right note

Scientific studies prove the value of practicing music. Here are suggestions of how to make practice time more pleasurable

Helping your child through the thrills (and chills) of musical competitions

Incorporating music makes content lessons more exciting and memorable. And it's easy to do!

The benefits of private music lessons go beyond the additional instruction your child receives

The basics for a harmonious outing

Legendary composer and jazz pianist Dr. Billy Taylor & classical pianist Estela Olevsky performing together at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1998.

In this masterclass, renowned clarinetist Richard Stoltzman works with three high school players and gives advice and feedback on warming up, technique, and playing with expression.

National Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Emil de Cou leads an expedition to the Kennedy Center's grand Concert Hall.

Imani Winds is a woodwind quintet that focuses on illuminating the connection between culture from the African diaspora and the classical music repertoire.

Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt takes you through his personal relationship with music and the piano in this intimate performance and demonstration.

Join legendary jazz pianist, composer and educator Dr. Billy Taylor and classical pianist Estela Olevsky as they explore the differences and similarities in jazz and classical piano music.

This unique and celebrated brass quintet presents highlights of the development of brass instruments from the earliest trumpets to the present day.

Time for Three performs music from Brahms to the Beatles and beyond and demonstrates how engaging music of all genres can be when played with spontaneity, enthusiasm, and technical virtuosity.

What do Mozart, Marie Antoinette, and Benjamin Franklin have in common? That question and many others will be answered in this fast-paced, multimedia program developed by NSO cellist Yvonne Caruthers

Tag along as the El Alto Strings travel from Bolivia to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

The Cateura Orchestra of Recycled Instruments offers young musicians beauty and hope.