MusEDLab / Active tool
One piece. Many ways to play.
Explore musical variation through cards, paths and layers, with playgrounds created for the New York Philharmonic and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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Cards
Paths
Layers
Paths
Interactive map / New York Philharmonic
Explore Harlem locations through music, video and play-along activities. This is the original MusEDLab app linked by the Philharmonic’s former page.
The institutional wrapper is unavailable; the app remains at its original address. View the archived Philharmonic introduction.
Paths / Detroit Symphony Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic commissioned these variation play platforms for its Young People’s Concerts Play! initiative, helping children creatively explore classical repertoire.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra commissioned a playground for Happy, Sad, Silly, Scary, part of DSO Classroom.
Variation Playgrounds remains an active MusEDLab project. Individual institution-hosted resources may have moved; the MusEDLab app links above remain separate destinations.
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