December 19, 2019

THE THAI ELEPHANT ORCHESTRA

LISTEN MUSIC START GROUP COME ALSO TRAINER INSTRUMENT PLAY DRUM SOUND VERY IMPROVISE THREE


Everyone knows animals enjoy ___ to music. But do ___ know some animals play ___ too? At the Thai ___ Conservation Center in Thailand, ___’s an orchestra with elephant ___! The Thai Elephant Orchestra ___ in 1997. Neuroscientist and ___ Dave Soldier was one ___ the creators of the ___. He saw that when ___ elephants heard music, they ___ close to listen. They ___ liked it when their ___ sang to them. So ___ decided to design special ___ for the elephants to ___. Originally there were five ___ musicians, but now there ___ 14. They play marimbas, ___ and xylophones. These instruments ___ like traditional Thai instruments ___ the orchestra’s music is ___ similar to Thai classical ___. Sometimes a conductor tells ___ elephants when to stop ___ start and sometimes they ___, but all their music ___ original. The orchestra made ___ albums of their music.
   They don’t tour around the country because it isn’t easy to transport 14 elephants. But you can hear their unusual live music at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand.

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Have fun....and take care!