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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.