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[NSO Education]



[Online Educational Resources]
[image of chimes] Learn about the NSO instruments
Learn about what instruments are played in a symphony orchestra and where the musicians sit when playing them.
[image of a violin] Meet the NSO Musicians
How did the NSO musicians choose the instruments they play? Learn more about the instruments and the people who play them.
[image of a conductor] Meet the NSO Conductors
Learn about the NSO's fine conductors and how they guide the orchestra.
[image of cello] NSO Composer Portraits
Learn about a great composer and his music as told in his words and music.
[image of a triangle] "Coming to Terms” with Music
Here, in excerpts from his book The NPR® Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts from A to Z , Miles Hoffman sheds a little light on some terms commonly associated with the National Symphony Orchestra.
[image of a trumpet] Educational Cuesheets for Teachers
Cuesheets are designed for teachers' use before and after attending performances for school groups and families at the Kennedy Center and at various sites across the country as part of the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour program.