We studied the Orchestra towards the end of our school year and even got to attend a free Birmingham Symphony concert in the park with some of our homeschool friends (plus we got to watch the boys' baseball games, which was also an educational experience for our non-sports-oriented girls - my friend and I tried to explain the game to them, but even so after the game Elsa asked if we could watch them play "basketball" again sometime... anyway, back to the symphony...)
The Orchestra played a lot of familiar "family friendly" music like the Blue Danube, the Can Can, some John Williams theme music like E.T., and they ended with a few popular marches. When they started "Stars and Stripes" as their final piece, a couple jumped up and started marching with imaginary batons back and forth across the stage! After a few measures a few more enthusiastic audience members joined them...
including Elsa! (in the pink shirt) She asked me if she could join and then jumped right in!
Nora was quick to follow (in the purple dress)...
Soon there was a whole parade weaving around the front of the bandstand and the terraces. Nora was quite dramatic with her imaginary baton, though I don't think she's actually seen a marching band before so I don't think she really knew what she was pretending to do!
They are entirely too cute!!!
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