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Light 'N Sound Concerts

A kindergarten or elementary school project for up to 120 children

In this project, the challenges for children are few and the results are wonderful – a choreographed presentation of lights and sound in a dark room!

Michael Bradke visits each kindergarten, school class or any other group that wants to participate for 60 to 90 minutes to lead an instrument-building session and an introduction to the project (2-4 groups per day).

Every group (made up of 10-20 children) is given the same kind of lit-up musical instrument and rehearses a short, choreographed set of movements (1-3 minutes long). Michael Bradke provides the instruments or, with older age groups, builds them together with the children.

The instruments

  • Boomwhacker:
    Plastic tubes are lit from the inside using batteries and small light bulbs. Multiple color options. Produce airy, overtone-rich whistling sounds! Provided by MMM.
  • File Card Mosquitos: 
    Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Built in the kindergarten / school together with the kids.
  • Howling Hose: 
    Colorful howling hoses are lit up from the inside using batteries and small light bulbs. Multiple color options. Produce airy, overtone-rich whistling sounds! Provided by MMM.
  • Humming Bow: 
    Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Produce wild, aggressive humming sounds. Provided by MMM.
  • Fluttering Streamer: 
    Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Built with in the kindergarten / schoolchildren. Produce a fluttering sound.
  • Film-Canister Flitting Bird: 
    Lit up with fishing-rod light wands. Fly in a circle around the player’s head. Built in the kindergarten / school with the children. Sounds like a twittering bird.
  • Aluminum Pipe Chimes: 
    For approx. 25 children. Aluminum chimes are struck with large disco glowsticks. The light wands are ordered from Conrad by the MMM. Pipe chimes and mallets provided. Sounds: chimes with various pitches.