Music
Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers
Young kids sing, dance and learn songs from musical traditions around the world with Carnegie Hall artists.
Musical Explorers is Carnegie Hall’s program for the youngest students, and its digital lessons are posted openly on the hall’s site. Each unit centers on a real artist and a tradition – cumbia, Vietnamese folk songs and Jordanian folk music are among past examples – and teaches a couple of that artist’s songs. Kids sing along with audio tracks, pick up simple dance steps and rhythms from instructional videos, and locate each style on an interactive world map. A unit wraps up with an interactive concert where children sing and move along with the performers. A playlist gathers songs from past seasons, which could make a lively, wide-ranging soundtrack for car rides or cooking. Though designed with classrooms in mind, it looks easy to bring home.
- Ages
- Kindergarten to second grade
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Music, Movement
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Learn a song from a new musical tradition
- Dance along with an instructional video
- Find a song’s home on the world map
- Sing and move with the interactive concert
Who it suits
Kindergarten to second grade.
Notes for parents
Created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute for kindergarten through second grade. Lessons, recordings and videos are offered nationally and internationally, and a set of speakers is about all the room seems to need.
What you need
- Web browser
- Speakers
Visit Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers
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