Education & Community

Learn At Home with BSO!

Learn about instruments, composers, music, and how to conduct from the comfort of home!

Learn At Home Activities!

Fruit & Veggie Instruments

Carrot Kazoo

Make a kazoo from a carrot!

Cauliflower Trumpet!

Make a trumpet from a cauliflower!

Gourd Ocarina

Make an ocarina out of a gourd!

Green Pepper Shakers

Make a Rhythm Instrument from a Green Pepper!

Make a Watermelon Drum!

Learn how to make a drum out of a watermelon!

Conducting & Instruments

Conduct with Yaniv

Learn how to conduct with Maestro Yaniv! (Featuring Jonah)

History of String-Making in the Violin Family!

Want to know how strings are made for violins, violas, cellos, and basses? Read on!

The Bass

Learn about the Bass with Mark Tomko, Principal Bass of the BSO!

The Cello

Learn about the cello with Olivia Kingsley, BSO Program Intern!

The English Horn

Learn about the English horn with Ken Bronstein, English horn of the BSO!

Experience Music

Musical Rivers!

Here is a fun activity to do with your kids involving a piece about a river - The Moldau!

Nokuthula Ngwenyama

Learn about composer and violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama.

Opera for Kids with Ashley!

Learn about kid friendly operas with soprano Ashley Becker!

Opera with RBG

Today we remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was a champion of people and opera!

Sharon Isbin & Classical Guitar

This week’s lesson features Sharon Isbin, the guitarist who created the guitar program at the Juilliard School!

She Sang for a Nation

Learn about Marian Anderson and her experience as a black woman denied a hall to perform.

Surprise!

Here is a fun activity to do with your kids involving Haydn’s “Surprise” Symphony!

The McGill Brothers

Learn about soloists Anthony and Demarre McGill!

Tona Brown

This week’s lesson features Tona Brown, the first black transgender woman to perform at Carnegie Hall and to perform for a United States President.

William Grant Still

Here is an activity featuring composer William Grant Still and his music.

You Can Help Keep the Music Going!

If you enjoy our learn at home activities, please consider a donation to the BSO. The BSO does over 90 in-school performances each year, reaching thousands of students throughout Whatcom County.

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Whatcom Arts Project

The BSO is a proud participant and a founding member of the Whatcom Arts Project, a group of over 30 community arts nonprofits. The goal of the Whatcom Arts Project is to reach our community during this time of need to provide hope, entertainment, learning opportunities, and a sense of togetherness. Each week during the pandemic, the BSO posted learning activities and videos on our website and to social media as part of the Whatcom Arts Project.

To learn more about the Whatcom Arts Project and home friendly activities in our area, please visit: www.facebook.com/WhatcomArtsProject/ or https://www.bellingham.org/whatcom-arts-project/.