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Concert scavenger hunt

A free concert scavenger hunt to print: 18 things for a child to see and hear at an orchestra concert, from the tuning note to the last bow.

Ages 5 and up1 pageFree to print for home and classroom use

A child who has something to look for sits longer and sees more. This page lists 18 things to see and hear at an orchestra concert. All of them can be found from a seat, with eyes and ears alone.

How to use it

Read the list together at home, so your child knows what each thing is. Bring the page and a pencil to the hall. The first five happen before the music starts, so arrive early to catch them.

During the music, your child looks and listens with no talking. The ticks wait until the audience claps or until the break. Then go through the list in a whisper and tick what was found.

The page works at home too. Put on a video of a concert and pause on a wide shot of the stage.

Only the sheet below prints. It fits letter and A4 paper. For a clean page, turn off headers and footers in the print window.

Concert scavenger hunt

Name
Date
Orchestra

Look and listen while the music plays. Tick the boxes when the audience claps or at the break.

Before the music starts

  • Players warm up on their own. It sounds messy.
  • The leader of the violins walks on, and people clap.
  • One player, often the oboe, plays a single note.
  • The whole orchestra tunes to that note.
  • The conductor walks out, and people clap again.

Find on the stage

  • The double bass, the biggest string instrument
  • A harp
  • The timpani, big drums shaped like bowls
  • Two string players who share one music stand
  • A player who turns a page
  • The small platform where the conductor stands
  • A player who stands up to play

Listen for

  • The loudest moment
  • The softest moment
  • One instrument that plays alone
  • A tune you could hum
  • A silence between two parts of one piece
  • The end: the conductor lowers both arms and turns around
My favorite instrument today
The part I liked best

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