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Age Range: Elementary, Grades K-3
Learning Objective: Students will learn about orchestra instruments while listening to Daniel Nass’ One-Dog Canoe.
Overall Description: Listening Lessons guide students through one piece or movement of music, using listening maps and suggested activities to cultivate deep listening skills.
Total Listening Time: 10:10
Total Lesson Time: Approximately 20 minutes
First, listen to One-Dog Canoe by composer Daniel Nass.
The musical composition One-Dog Canoe was commissioned by FRIENDS of the Minnesota Orchestra in 2019 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its Kinder Konzert programs and is dedicated to Ara, founder of Kinder Konzerts, and Rod Burwell.
Meet the performers using these cards.
4. Meet the composer, Daniel Nass:
"Hi. My name is Daniel Nass, and I am the composer of One-Dog Canoe. I've been writing music for about 25 years. One of the ways I choose to get inspired to compose is to spend time in nature, which was a perfect way to prepare for this work. While I didn't actually find any beavers, loons, bears, wolves, moose, or even frogs during my time researching in the outdoors (I had to go online to learn more about those animals), it did put me in the right mindset to compose. I had a great time working with this wonderful book and writing this piece!" Listen to more of Daniel Nass' music here.
Choose one or more activities to extend learning.
Recreate the story with an art project. Print out this activity book to extend the experience and reinforce lessons and concepts in the music. The instructions on the booklet will tell you exactly what to do.
Read more about the composition of this piece here and here.
Find out more about the original One-Dog Canoe book by Mary Casanova.
Learn about FRIENDS of the Minnesota Orchestra.
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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.