Maurice Ravel and the Museum of Small Things

What You'll Learn

• Understand what orchestration means — how a composer chooses which instruments play which notes, like a painter choosing colors from a palette, even when writing for just one instrument
• Learn about musical impressionism — how sounds can shimmer and blur like looking through a rain-streaked window, creating feelings rather than sharp pictures
• Discover how Ravel was inspired by fairy tales, toys, and childhood — he believed grown-ups should never forget how to play pretend
• Experience the delicate, precise beauty of Ravel's piano music — each note placed as carefully as a watchmaker setting a tiny gear
• Learn that patience and attention to the smallest details can create the most magical results — Ravel worked slowly because he knew perfection takes time