Light 'N Sound Concerts
A kindergarten or elementary school project for up to 120 children
In this project, the challenges for children are few and the results are wonderful – a choreographed presentation of lights and sound in a dark room!
Michael Bradke visits each kindergarten, school class or any other group that wants to participate for 60 to 90 minutes to lead an instrument-building session and an introduction to the project (2-4 groups per day).
Every group (made up of 10-20 children) is given the same kind of lit-up musical instrument and rehearses a short, choreographed set of movements (1-3 minutes long). Michael Bradke provides the instruments or, with older age groups, builds them together with the children.
The instruments
- Boomwhacker:
Plastic tubes are lit from the inside using batteries and small light bulbs. Multiple color options. Produce airy, overtone-rich whistling sounds! Provided by MMM. - File Card Mosquitos:
Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Built in the kindergarten / school together with the kids. - Howling Hose:
Colorful howling hoses are lit up from the inside using batteries and small light bulbs. Multiple color options. Produce airy, overtone-rich whistling sounds! Provided by MMM. - Humming Bow:
Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Produce wild, aggressive humming sounds. Provided by MMM. - Fluttering Streamer:
Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Built with in the kindergarten / schoolchildren. Produce a fluttering sound. - Film-Canister Flitting Bird:
Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Built in the kindergarten / school with the children. Sounds like a twittering bird. - Aluminum Pipe Chimes:
For approx. 25 children. Aluminum chimes are struck with large disco glowsticks. The light wands are ordered from Conrad by the MMM. Pipe chimes and mallets provided. Sounds: chimes with various pitches.
