Check out the Science of Rock and Roll at the GLSC!!

Disclaimer: I am a contributing writer to Curiosity Corner at the Great Lakes Science Center. We received complimentary admission to the museum to explore ‘The Science of Rock and Roll’ exhibit and provide my honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.

We shook ‘our groove thang’ over to the Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) at their newest special exhibit – The Science of Rock and Roll. It’s not available much longer as its ‘grand finale’ is September 5, 2022!

The Science of Rock and Roll exhibit rocks in Cleveland!

Our Favorites:

Overall:

The Science of Rock n’ Roll exhibit is incredibly interactive, provides hours of exciting education about music. This exhibit has something for the whole family to enjoy! We LOVED how interactive it is. And surprisingly, it was also quiet (thanks to all the headphones and special equipment throughout)!

The girls had a blast testing out the drums at the GLSC.

My family had the opportunity to:

try out various instruments,
learn about how sound is made with each on,
test out our voices in a sound booth,
learn about the history of how music was / is made,
try our hands at making our own musical sounds, and
create our own album covers.

Testing out the karaoke in the sound booth! — We tested out the karaoke in the sound booth!

The girls drew their very own album covers.

Learning Musical Vocabulary:

We had so much fun learning about and experimenting with tone, rhythm, pitch, and timbre! The kids loved testing out the drums, guitar, sound booth, and sound tables. I personally loved checking out each decade in music history.

The girls were able to learn about tone, pitch, etc. and test out each of those components for a true hands on experience! — Learning musical vocabulary and testing out sound!

Learning musical vocabulary! — Learning musical vocabulary and testing out sound!

Taking a stroll through the musical decades:

We strolled through the decades of music (our almost 4 decades of music!) which included 1990s Grunge Music – like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. I recalled the days of phoning local radio stations to ask them to play my favorite song, then waiting for it to come on the radio to record it on a cassette tape! The kids were blown away at the commitment we had back then. We certainly were the alternative decade!

The 1990’s alternative decade was ours!

Do you recommend this exhibit?

100% yes! If you’re a music lover, this is the perfect spot for you! And if you have kids, there’s plenty for them to enjoy as well!

If you missed this exhibit, check out the permanent displays on the second floor of the science center.

Sincerely,

The Science Chick from an ‘Alternative Decade’ – Kristen

Testing instruments and equipment. — My album cover!