Series 1: We make music!
To make music you need sheet music, an expensive instrument and lots of practice. No, you don’t, not at all! You can track down hidden sounds at home and make your instrument using the simplest resources. Professionals from the Elbphilharmonie’s »World of Instruments« show you how it’s done.
Episode 1: We build instruments
There are loads of musical instruments hidden in your apartment! You don’t believe us? Try it out here – Linda and Pawel from the Elbphilharmonie’s »World of Instruments« wish you lots of fun drumming, whistling and plucking!
Episode 2: Body percussion
You haven't let off steam today? Show what you can do on the drums – with body percussion!
Episode 3: We sing together
Singing makes you happy! So oil your vocal chords and sing along with Linda and Pablo!
Series 2: We invent music!
Listening to your favourite songs is all well and good. But how does one actually invent new music? Our detectives from the Elbphilharmonie’s »World of Instruments« reveal where sounds are hidden and how you can capture them.
Episode 1: Experimenting with sounds
Can you guess what sounds are hidden in Sara’s living room? Help Annegret solve the puzzle!
children’s programme
All concerts, videos and join-in tips for young ears.
Episode 2: Painting sounds
Can you actually see sounds? Of course you can, you just need to paint them! Sara and Annegret show you how to conjure up your own sound pictures.
And, did you watch until the end? Watch how two music professionals transform Sara and Annegret’s drawings into music.
Episode 3: Sounds in motion
Do you want to get some exercise? Then join in and let sounds wander through your body!
Quiz starting at 06:43
Guess the sound: A game with the Aris Quartet
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Was does »Rising Stars« mean?
Every year the major European concert halls select a number of the most promising young musicians and send them on tour throughout Europe. The Aris Quartett was among the artists chosen in the 2020/21 season, which meant that they recorded a concert at the Elbphilharmonie – and this gorgeous video.
Episode 4: Poems with music
You can use sounds, pictures and movements to tell wonderful stories. In this episode Sara and Annegret show you how to set a poem to music.
Two haikus for your own poems set to music:
From afar there comes
The sound of bells ringing – listen,
Through the springtime mist.
In all the rain
The lark shakes itself
And flies heavenwards.
Episode 5: Creating music and writing it down :with oboist Cristina Gómez Godoy
What do we really need sheet music for? Cristina Gómez Godoy is a professional musician, and explains in this video what written or printed music is good for. You’ll also find out how to write music down yourself – and how the notes on the page can turn into completely new music.
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Who is Cristina?
Cristina Gómez Godoy is the solo oboist with the Staatskapelle Berlin, one of Europe’s best orchestras. She is also a »Rising Star« – every year the major European concert halls select a number of the most promising young musicians and send them on tour throughout Europe. Cristina was among the artists chosen in the 2020/21 season, which meant that she recorded a concert at the Elbphilharmonie.
Who Can Hear the Differences?
Saxophonist Jess Gillam looked at the same drawing (from Cristina’s video) and created her own piece of music inspired by it. What differences can you hear between Cristina’s piece (above) and Jess’s piece (below)?
Did you enjoy Annegret and Sara’s drawing? Find out how you can create your own drawings inspired by sounds and music in this video.
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Who is Jess?
Jess Gillam is a young saxophonist from England. She has become very successful because she can play many different kinds of music on her saxophone: classical music (for example by Johann Sebastian Bach), contemporary music, as well as pop songs and jazz. She performs with famous orchestras, with bands and sometimes as a soloist. She has also recorded an online concert for the Elbphilharmonie.
Series 3: Make Music with Apps
EPISODE 1: SOUND SAFARI
Making music with a smartphone or tablet is great fun, whether on your own or together with friends. Discover how to turn your own sounds into a unique musical mix of your very own!
