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So, What’s A Foley Artist? That’s someone who gets to make all sorts of sounds to go along with a story. Think of noises like chirping crickets, splashing water, and buzzy helicopters. The Foley artist in this performance will use drums and everyday items to make all kinds of sounds. Listen and watch for them during the show. More than 70 Musicians Led by One Conductor At today’s concert, the conductor will lead more than 70 members of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in playing the music. The conductor is a person who leads the orchestra. Conductors generally use their right hand to tell the orchestra how fast to play and use their left hand to tell the musicians how loud or soft to play. Some use a slender white stick called a baton as they conduct. At the concert, watch how the conductor communicates with the musicians. MSO Learn Want to know more about what an orchestra looks like and how it functions? Download the MSO Learn, the MSO’s flagship app for learning all about the world’s biggest band! The Peter and the Wolf app is available on the App Store for iPad and iPhone. Children can discover more about the story, the characters, the music, and the making of the show. And Remember… As an audience member, you’re invited to listen carefully, clap, and enjoy all there is to enjoy about being at the orchestra! We hope you have fun! Wait! There’s More! Based on Sergei Prokofiev’s classic Peter and the Wolf Brett Kelly, conductor Doug Fitch and Edouard Getaz, co-directors Stephen Greco, writer Visuals: © 2017 Giants Are Small LP. All rights reserved. EXPLORE MORE! Visit the MSO’s Education page mso.com.au/education Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood CUESHEET PERFORMANCE GUIDE Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ABC Southbank Centre 120–130 Southbank Boulevard Southbank VIC 3006, Australia GPO Box 9994, Melbourne VIC 3001 Phone (03) 9929 9600 mso.com.au/education Connect with us @Melbourne Symphony @MelbSymphony @MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra @TheMSOrchestra @MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra Content for this Guide was compiled and written © 2017 The Fohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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So, What’s A Foley Artist?That’s someone who gets to make all sorts of sounds to go along with a story.

Think of noises like chirping crickets, splashing water, and buzzy helicopters. The Foley artist in this performance will use drums and everyday items to make

all kinds of sounds. Listen and watch for them during the show.

More than 70 Musicians Led by One ConductorAt today’s concert, the conductor will lead more than 70 members of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in playing the music.

The conductor is a person who leads the orchestra. Conductors generally use their right hand to tell the orchestra how fast to play and use their left hand to tell the musicians how loud or soft to play. Some use a slender white stick called a baton as they conduct. At the concert, watch how the conductor communicates with the musicians.

MSO LearnWant to know more about what an orchestra looks like and how it functions? Download the MSO Learn, the MSO’s flagship app for learning all about the world’s biggest band!

The Peter and the Wolf app is available on the App Store for iPad and iPhone. Children can discover more about the story, the characters, the music, and the making of the show.

And Remember…As an audience member, you’re invited to listen carefully, clap, and enjoy all there is to enjoy about being at the orchestra! We hope you have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Based on Sergei Prokofiev’s classic Peter and the WolfBrett Kelly, conductor Doug Fitch and Edouard Getaz, co-directors Stephen Greco, writer

Visuals: © 2017 Giants Are Small LP. All rights reserved.

EXPLORE MORE! Visit the MSO’s Education page mso.com.au/education

Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood

CUESHEET PERFORMANCE GUIDE

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ABC Southbank Centre 120–130 Southbank Boulevard Southbank VIC 3006, Australia GPO Box 9994, Melbourne VIC 3001 Phone (03) 9929 9600 mso.com.au/education

Connect with us

@Melbourne Symphony

@MelbSymphony

@MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra

@TheMSOrchestra

@MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra

Content for this Guide was compiled and written © 2017 The Fohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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OboeBassoon

More About the MusicBesides Prokofiev’s music Peter and the Wolf, you’ll hear short parts of more than 15 other pieces of classical music. Some of it might sound familiar to you from movies and commercials or if you have been to other orchestra, ballet, or opera performances. Tip: Listen to some other classical works selected by your teacher. What imagery do they create for you?”

The next day, Peter meets a bird that loves to sing.

(Hey, Listen Up! This part of the story is where Prokofiev’s music begins and you can hear the musical themes.)

Listen for…Peter’s joyful, skipping melody played by string instruments—the violin, viola, and cello.

Listen for…the bird’s high-sounding light melody played by the flute.

Flute

Violin

An Old Story with Lots of New TwistsOnce upon a time, Peter and the Wolf was a musical tale about a Russian boy who helps catch a wolf. Today though, you’ll hear Peter’s tale with tons of twists. The first one? Instead of cold, snowy Russia, the story now happens in sunny Hollywood, California. The second twist is a whole new part to the story with more music, flashy robots, and noisy helicopters. The third twist is sound effects performed on stage by someone called a Foley artist.

Now, you should also know that the music and story of the original Peter and the Wolf were written by a Russian composer named Sergei Prokofiev (pronounced SAIR-gay pro-KOF-ee-ef ). He wrote it to teach children like you about the orchestra and its musical instruments. He even matched each character

with its own musical instrument and special musical theme. Today you’ll hear all the music

Prokofiev wrote for Peter plus other famous classical music, too.

Tip: jump on the MSO’s resource page to hear recordings of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf score.

So get ready for a new musical adventure performed on stage by narrator Josh Thomas,

the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and a Foley artist (a person who creates the sound effects in front of your very eyes). You’ll also discover the incredible visuals entirely handmade by Giants Are Small (like the ones in this Cuesheet).

The StoryMeet Peter, a brave but lonely boy who moves from Russia to live with his grandfather in Hollywood, California. There, his grandfather takes care of a large garden at a famous movie star’s house.

Tip: have you ever felt lonely? What music did you listen to, to cheer yourself up?

One day, a hungry wolf escapes from the zoo. Everyone is scared—except Peter. After Peter sees the wolf, he chases him and even builds a giant robot to try to catch him. But the wolf gets away.

A Musical Classic Comes to Hollywood

All illustrations © Giants Are Small

The noise gets Grandfather’s attention. Angry that Peter went into the garden with a wolf on the loose, Grandfather takes Peter inside.

Listen for…Grandfather’s slower, low-sounding melody, played by the bassoon.

A cat sneaks up, hoping to eat them, but Peter protects them.

Listen for…the cat’s light but slightly sneaky melody played by the clarinet.

Listen for…the duck’s slow, waddling melody played by the oboe.

KEY TO VICTORIAN CURRICULUM LINKS Respond and Interpret Explore and Express Ideas

The bird and Peter’s other feathered friend, a shy duck, argue.

As the wolf chases his friends, Peter takes action. Paparazzi (pah-puh-RAHT-see) shoot photos with their cameras. The scary question is: Will Peter catch the wolf?

Listen for… the sounds of the paparazzi’s cameras taking photos, played by big drums called timpani, and the melody played by the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.

Timpani Drums

Clarinet

As soon as Peter leaves, look out! Here comes the wolf.

Listen for… the wolf’s deep, strong sounds played by three French horns.

French Horns