Family Activities

Explore your musical curiosity at Soundbridge! Try a drop-in class or register for in-depth musical exploration in our Symphony Kids series. Find Soundbridge around town at your neighborhood farmer’s market or public library this summer, too!

Symphony Kids Series
Discover Music Preview Classes
Concerts in Soundbridge
Birthday Parties
Drop-In Classes
Daily Admission & Soundbridge Hours

Daily Admission: $5 per visit

Monday – Thursday: Reservation Only
Friday & Saturday: 10am–4pm
Sunday: 10am–2pm

Drop-In Classes
Join us for high-energy, engaging classes where children explore their musical curiosity and create their own music! No advanced registration required. Classes canceled on holidays and for special events.

Drop-in Class Rates
Single Class: $10/child
5-class Pass: $48
10-class Pass: $95

Musical Storytime
Ages 2–5 years
From Peter and the Wolf to Carnival of the Animals, kids explore classic musical stories through games, songs and dance in this 30-minute class.

Purchase Classes:
Fridays at 1:45pm
Sundays at 12:30pm

Everyone Come Drum
Ages 5-11 years
Discover rhythms from across the globe as kids play a variety of percussion instruments and create their own rhythm jams.

Purchase Classes:
Fridays at 2:30pm
Saturdays at 1:45pm

Musical Storytime at the Seattle Public Library
Ages 2–5 years
Discover the cultures of the world through songs, stories and instruments. Children learn to create their own musical soundtracks to the stories they hear at the Main Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Mondays at 10:30am from July 1 to August 19. Free admission.
More Information at www.spl.org.

Registration: $55/month, per child. Pre-registration required. Make-up classes must be made in the same month as the class missed.

Parking: Pre-paid parking passes available upon request for up to two hours in the Benaroya Hall garage on the day of your class.

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars
Ages 0–12 months
Join Soundbridge teaching artist, Jessica Andrews Hall, as your little stars fall in love with classical music while bonding with you through musical games and playtime. Kids and parents alike investigate real musical instruments, learn to move with the beat and become familiar with famous composers.

Register Online
Saturdays at 11:30am
Sundays at 10:30am

Twinkle, Twinkle Bigger Stars
Ages 1–2 years
Experience the joy of discovery as you and your young toddler explore the instruments of the orchestra and learn familiar symphonic melodies. Each class will include warm up songs and movement, playing fun musical games like animal dance or shake & stop, instrument exploration, and time for both parents and kids to share what they learned.

Register Online
Fridays at 9:30am
Saturdays at 10:30am
Sundays at 9:30am

*NEW* Musical Squares
Ages 2–3 years
From ABC to Do, Re, Mi, sing and dance along with your toddlers as they build their first friendships, try the instruments of the orchestra, and learn simple songs connected to symphony classics.

Register Online
Saturdays at 12:30pm
Sundays at 11:30am

*NEW* Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Ages 3–5 years
It’s time to play! Musical games and hands-on exploration invite kids to develop teamwork skills, to experience the instruments of the orchestra, and to discover the symphonic stories of the great composers.

Register Online
Saturdays at 9:30am
Sundays at 1:00pm

Flummy Wisters Yodel their Yisters – July ONLY
Ages 2–5 years
Together with music teacher Jana Vitols, join us as we bask in the summertime, using songs, storybooks, puppets, percussion instruments and folk dances. Students are invited to respond to the music with movement, playing like the creatures down at the pond, leaping like bullfrogs, waddling like ducks and buzzing like bees.

Register Online
Mondays at 10:00am
Fridays at 10:30am

The Ugly Duckling
Ages 4–8 | Saturday, July 20, at 2pm
Waddle and quack along with the double reeds in this performance by friendly oboe trio DAS Oboe. Children and parents will join these plucky ducks on a musical journey as the ugly duckling discovers that she is a beautiful swan. Try out real wind instruments and make your own to take home after the show!

Tickets: $8 for children, $10 for adults. Under 2: free.

Purchase tickets

Sundays at 11am or 12:30pm
4 classes for $20

Expand your Discover Music experience with Preview Classes in Soundbridge! These hands-on sessions for children and their caregivers are one hour long and take place on Sundays prior to each Discover Music concert. No drop-offs, please. Admission for caregivers is free.

Lemony Snicket’s The Composer Is Dead
October 13, 2013
What happens when the composer goes missing? Children become musical detectives and interview the instruments of the orchestra to create their own original composition. Register Online

The Snowman
December 8, 2013
"Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with light and silence, the whole world seemed to be held in a dream-like stillness…and it was on that day I made the Snowman."
Children make their own soundtrack to this classic magical tale of a snowman’s adventures. Register Online

SPECIAL ADD-ON CLASSES
Carnegie Hall’s The Orchestra Sings
Cost: $43/child | Ages 8–10 years
February 2, 9, & 16, 2014
Children will learn to play songs such as "Ode to Joy," "Simple Gifts" and "I Bought me a Cat" on recorder, and will learn about the instruments of the orchestra. Participants in this extended Discover Music Preview Class will receive a recorder, a "The Orchestra Sings" T-shirt and the opportunity to perform onstage with the Seattle Symphony. Register Online

Our Earth
May 4, 2014
Seattle Opera teaching artists invite children to learn creative ways to make noise and music, explore the science of sound, and uncover the ingredients of theater magic in this fun day of discovery. Register Online

Petrushka
June 15, 2014
This classic Russian tale explores the adventures of Petrushka, a straw puppet that comes to life. Children will explore the characters of this story through movement and sound with creative movement artist Mary Margaret Moore. Register Online

Celebrate your child’s special day with a musical birthday party! Teaching artists lead hands-on games, songs and instrument making tailored to your child’s interests and age. Reservations available year-round.