Six ways to play with music
Choose a playground. Select any card or its Play button to begin.
Preview01 Arrange variations
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Choose an instrument, then arrange colorful musical cards.
▶ Play The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Preview02 Draw a musical path
Music of Two Worlds
Felix Mendelssohn · A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Move through the landscape to change density, register and dynamics.
▶ Play Music of Two Worlds
Preview03 Layer musical themes
New World Symphony
Antonín Dvořák
Drag musical themes onto the mountain to build your own journey.
▶ Play New World Symphony
Preview04 Explore musical character
Music of a Hero, Music of a Nation
Jean Sibelius
Move through the landscape to explore rhythm, register and dynamics.
▶ Play Music of a Hero, Music of a Nation
Preview05 Explore a musical map
Harlem Renaissance
Interactive map
Choose a landmark, explore its recordings, and play along on piano.
▶ Play Harlem Renaissance
Preview06 Explore musical moods
Happy, Sad, Silly, Scary
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Move between moods to explore how the music changes.
▶ Play Happy, Sad, Silly, Scary