Musical Storytime, a hands-on activity for preschoolers, will be offered at 10am Thursday, February 6th in the McTavish Room at the Liberty Theatre.
The free readings, for children ages 3 to 5, will feature live percussion accompaniment by North Oregon Coast Symphony musician Carol Shepherd. This month’s story is “Tanka Tanka Skunk,” by Steve Webb. It is a tale of best friends, an elephant and skunk, who beat out the name of their various friends with drums. With colorful illustrations and repetitive rhythms preschoolers will love to participate in this fun story.
After the reading, children will be able to play a variety of percussion instruments and learn about drums, the tambourine, and rhythm sticks as Shepherd demonstrates her instruments.
Similar events are being planned monthly in partnership between The North Oregon Coast Symphony, North Tillamook Library and Astoria Library. For more information, visit the symphony’s website at www.nocsymphony.org., https://www.astoria.gov/dept/Library, or call 503-325-4108.
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