Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini (April 16th - June 14th, 1994)

The above postage stamp displays some of the movies/tv shows that he wrote music for. The most famous being "The Pink Panther" theme.

Here is a rhythm activity I usually do with grade 5's:

Scat sing along to the Pink Panther Theme. Scat singing is a type of "Jazz" singing using nonsense syllables:

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Clap along to these rhythms:

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Stomp, Pat, Clap and Snap along

Pink Panther played on an Otamatone

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Solve a jigsaw puzzle of the Pink Panther

Can you solve me?

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Here are some other themes written by Mancini:

Baby Elephant Walk

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Peter Gunn Theme

Can you name the brass instruments you see in this video?

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Moon River

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Send in the Clowns