 before. Okay, here's the D gesture to welcome you guys to our school. So this is how the D gesture goes. D. And we're going to do the D gesture together. So the first group you guys are going to say D. Say it. D. Say your number. Ready? Is everyone ready? I'm just going to get you guys pumped up for the show. And but also one of the things that we want to do today is help you guys learn a little bit about music. So there are two really important components of music that I want to teach you guys today. One of them is rhythm and the other one is dynamics. So three really common rhythms in music are quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes. So quarter notes sound like this. Ta. Ta. And eighth notes are twice as fast as those quarter notes. The eighth notes will sound like this. Ta. Ta. Ta. Ta. And sixteenth notes, finally, sixteenth notes are twice as fast as eighth notes and four times as fast as quarter notes. So sixteenth notes will sound like this. Ta. Ta. Ta. Ta. Ta. Ta. Third dynamics. Let's move on to rhythm. So dynamics are how loud the music is going to be. So there are three types of dynamics and one of them is pianos. And piano is really quiet. So piano is down here. Everyone say piano? Mezzo forte is more of a medium level. Mezzo forte is like your speaking voice. Everyone say mezzo forte. Mezzo forte. And now forte. Rhythm, we're going to blend those two together in order to create what I'm going to call a snow storm because in ugly ducking there's a scene where the duck is stuck in a snow storm. And if we do this right, we'll be able to create a snow storm. So basically what we're going to do is we're going to have quarter notes, be at a piano, and then we're going to play eighth notes that are going to be mezzo forte, and then finally sixteenth notes that are going to be played at a forte level. So is everyone ready? Yeah! Yeah, all right. Quarter notes. Like of course it's the melody. Melody is probably what you think about when you think about music. So does anyone know the melody, row, row, row, your boat? Yeah? Wow, okay, that's most of you. So just in case anyone needs a refresher, we're all going to sing row, row, row, your boat together right now. Ready? Row, row, row. Okay, so we're going to play what's called a round. And a round is basically a melody that starts at different times in order to all come together to create a harmony. So can the cheer team please demonstrate to us what that would sound like? Row, row, row. Participating this round. So the first section, you guys are going to be first, and then the middle section, you guys are going to start singing when I point to you, and after they say boat. And the last section is also going to start singing when I point to you, and after the middle section says boat. So do you think you can do this? It's about the ugly duck, of course, but there are also multiple other farm animals that you'll encounter in this story. And so I want you guys right now for this next exercise to choose your favorite farm animal and make the farm animal sound. And we're going to use dynamics that we learned about earlier to control the loudness of the farm animal. So my hand when it's down here, I want you guys to be piano. When it's in the middle, mezzo forte. And when it's up high, I want you guys to be forte. So everybody choose your favorite farm animal sound. Mine can be quack, but you can choose anything from meow or moo or oink. Okay, let's get started. Ready? Everybody got their animal sounds? Let's start piano. Orchestra works. We all play different instruments, but all together we create a symphony orchestra. Speaking of a symphony orchestra, I think we have a little problem. So basically these high schoolers last night, they didn't get a lot of sleep. So they're backstage right now taking a nap. And without them, the show can't go on. So I need your guys's help to wake them up for me. And so we're going to do the DHS cheer again, but instead of DHS, we're going to say orchestra. So this section will be or, this middle section will be ke, and the last section will be strut. Okay, we got to be as loud as possible so these high schoolers wake up, all right? For now, Performance Hall. And this morning's performance of The Ugly Duckling. In the unlikely event of an emergency, please stay seated and listen to theater staff for directions. We would like to thank the Davis School Orchestra Music Association for sponsoring today's performance and promoting a vision of comprehensive musical education for all students in the Davis Joy Unified School District. Thank you, and please enjoy The Ugly Duckling. Give us High School Symphony Orchestra. Can you guys give it up for these wonderful musicians? Orchestra, will you say hello to the young kids in the audience? Great. Now we started today's performance with the full Symphony Orchestra sound so you can hear what all the instruments sound like when they blend together. In a moment, you're going to hear every individual instrument. Okay, now we have two goals for you today. One is for you to have a really fun and good time. Are you already having fun? Okay, mission accomplished then. Goal number two is that we're hoping that when you're looking into the orchestra, you can find that one special instrument, maybe two, maybe three, who knows, that you really like. You the sound of, you like to look of, and one that you'd like to play yourself and learn. Now the great thing about the school district we're all in is all the schools you're from offer music instruction. Okay, so starting in fourth grade, you get to choose a string instrument, and then in fifth grade you get to choose a woodwind brass or percussion. So every student has the opportunity to play music, and today we're hoping to inspire and motivate you to find that one or two or three special instruments that you'll enjoy to play. So let's take a look into the orchestra, and we're going to listen to every instrument individually, so maybe you can find one that you like the best. Let's take a look at the front of the orchestra first. All the string players wave your bows in the air. Great, okay, and the first violins, hold up your instruments. There they are, and the second violins, where are you at today? Okay, great, and the viola section, there's the violas, and cellos, there they go, and the basses, let's see if they can lift those basses up. Oh, there they are. Now let's take a look and listen here to what the violin sounds like. Thank you violin, and Jeremy, can we listen to your viola? All right, thank you viola, and Ho-Jun, can we take a listen to what a cello sounds like right there in the front there? Okay, thank you cello, and Nelly, can we listen to your big string bass there? All right, thank you bass. Now if you look into the center of the orchestra, we have what's called the woodwind family, and in the woodwinds we have the flutes, let's see what the flutes look like. There we go, we have a little baby flute called the piccolo, let's see what the baby flute there's the piccolo, good. Okay, we have the oboe, there's the oboe, and we have the clarinets right behind them, and we have the bassoon the biggest woodwind instrument. Great, let's take a listen to each of these, let's hear the flute first, and you're going to hear the piano accompanying the flute. Thank you flute, and let's take a listen to what the oboe sounds like. The oboe, everybody, and let's take a listen to the piccolo, and next behind the flutes we have the clarinet. Thank you clarinet, and let's hear what the big bad bassoon sounds like today. All right, the bassoon everybody, and if you look into the very last row of the symphony, you'll see some very cool looking shiny brass instruments. It's the brass section, let's see those instruments, there they go, and on the far left we have a french horn, let's hear what the french horn sounds like. Thank you french horn, and let's take a listen to our trumpet, the trumpet everybody, on the far left we have the trombone. Okay thank you trombone, if you look way in the back of the viola section here you'll see some very large drums, the kettle drums, or the timpani. Carter, let's hear what the timpani sound like. Right behind the piano we have an assortment of percussion instruments, we have a bass drum, a snare drum, we have a cymbal, the triangle, wind chime, let's hear what the percussion sounds like. Get the percussion everybody. Now you guys later here, the entire symphony play together. Okay good, you want to hear the story of the ugly duckling, right? All right let's get the show going here, will you help me to recognize our awesome narrator, Mr. Michael Lackey. Down to the water and swimming, the mother duck jumped in with a splash, and one after another the little ducklings jumped in too. Goodness said mother duck, he's not a turkey after all, and sisters. How, said mother duck, I want to introduce you to all the barnyard, but you must keep close to me for you could get stepped on, and above all, beware of the cat. Ducks, and owls, and chickens, and even the farmer's cat. Pearl said mother duck, introduce you to the breast scowling as they just strutted around each of the ducklings, pying them severely. I think he just stayed in the egg too long. Elders gathered around her, ugly duckling, the chickens pecked in, and the girl who opened the hatches, who until he came out on a large moor, inhabited by wild geese. They stared, sort of duck are you, they asked, bowed to them politely, but was afraid to speak. The ugly say the geese, but what do we care? Why don't you join us? Those ugly duckling did just that, and they flew off into the horizon, came out onto a large lake, surrounded by rushes and wild trees. Ammon played in the water all day, geese fell dead, more guns echoed, and the whole flock of wild geese rose up into the air. Guns and shouting were everywhere, as hunters surrounded the moor. Hope from the guns rose like clouds, and logs bounded in among the rushes. Duckling was terrified, just then a large terrible dog poked his nose at the duckling, showing his sharp teeth, and the ducks flashed back into the water, leaving the duckling alone. An ugly duckling hid, while the shots went. It was slight, silent. Ugly duckling had survived, but as he came out of the rushes, he knew that he was alone once more. As the sun set, of the most beautiful birds appeared, the duckling had never seen any light than before. They were swans. The swans uttered a singular cry, spread their glorious wings, and flew up, up into the heavens. As they rose higher, ugly duckling watched in awe, wished he could be as wonderful as they. Ugly duckling only was he very hungry. But he had to swim about on the water, just to keep it from freezing. He swam, and he swam. In circles, and more circles, the space on which he swam became smaller, was really here. The snow gently fell, until everything was covered in white. It grew so cold that the ice in the water crackled as he moved. An ugly duckling had to paddle as past as he could, to keep the space from closing up around him. Ugly duckling tried to keep going, but he became exhausted at last. He could do nothing, but lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice. A peasant passed by, gathering firewood. As he picked up a stick by the frozen shore, he saw poor ugly duckling frozen in the ice. With his wooden shoe, he cracked the abs. He carried the limp duckling home to his wife, before returning to his work. The peasant's wife gently laid ugly duckling in a basket, next to the stove. The warmth slowly revived the poor little creature, and finally he lifted his head. Seeing he was awake, the peasant's children wanted to play with him, but the duckling thought they would hurt him, so he started up in terror. He fluttered into the milk pan, and splashed milk all over the room. Next he flew into the butter, then into the flour. What a mess he was! The woman screamed. The children laughed and shouted, tumbling over each other, trying to catch him. At that moment, the peasant opened the door, his arms full of wood. Seeing the open door, ugly duckling flew forward, starling but peasant. Wood fell everywhere. Ugly duckling lunge flying out of the door, exhausted in the newly fallen snow, that the poor little duckling endured during the hard winter, digging through snow. Just to find a morsel to sustain him, he was strong. As he flapped them against his sides, and rose high into the air. And before he knew it, he found himself coming to a large pond, surrounded by a beautiful garden, fresh with the signs of spring. Elders bent their branches down to the stream. Five came three beautiful swans. The duckling remembered the lovely birds, and felt more sad than ever. I will fly to those birds, he thought. And they will kill me, because I am so ugly, and dare to reproach them. But it doesn't matter. Better to be killed by them, than bit by the ducks, pecked by the chickens, shot at by hunters, or starved in the winter. The moment they saw him, they rushed to meet him. He bent his head down to the surface of the water, and awaited death. But what did he see in the clear stream below? His own image, no longer a dark, ugly, gray bird, who'd a graceful and beautiful swan. All of his sorrow melted away, as the great swans swam around him, and stroked his neck with their beaks as a weapon. Into the garden came some little children, and threw bread into the water. Youngest cried, look, here's a new one, and it's the most beautiful of all. As the old swans bowed their heads before him, he was so happy. And yet, not at all proud, he had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness. He heard them say that he was the most beautiful of all the birds. He rustled his feathers and cried joyfully, I never dreamed I could be this happy when I was an ugly duckling. All the instruments come down here, so teachers, please bring your students down, so they can see each instrument up close and personal. We're going to have all the dancers up here as well. But before we do that, I just want to recognize a very special person in the audience. We are so fortunate to have the composer of the ugly duckling here in our audience, Mrs. Betsy Lackey. Where are you at, Betsy? Where's Betsy? There she is. Thank you, Betsy. And everybody, if you enjoyed today's show, we'd ask that you go home and tell a friend, tell the rest of your family, because tomorrow we're going to be doing this concert, an encore performance for the community. Saturday morning, the doors open at 10.30, the show will start at 11, so we hope to see you all back again tomorrow morning. All right, have a great day and see you here next time, next year.