The violin becomes the heroine of a fairy tale here, accompanied by a whole retinue of string instruments. Musicologist and pianist Alexander Galitsky will demonstrate, in the form of a concert-story, how different instruments sound, how a melody is born, and why academic music can smile. How to explain to a child what melody, timbre, and rhythm are without turning the conversation into a lesson? This series uses live examples: musicians from the choir and orchestra play short fragments, and the host translates them into an understandable "child's" language. Alexander Galitsky - musicologist and pianist - conducts the meeting as a conversation-game. He introduces the little ones to string instruments, shows how their voices differ, why one sound can be thin while another is thick, and how several voices combine into a common pattern. The child learns to listen: to catch the beginning and end of a phrase, to notice repetition, to distinguish fast and slow movements. The format is conveniently arranged for a family outing. Instead of long explanations - scene and theme changes, short comments, clear examples, and lively communication. Even if the little one hears academic music for the first time, they quickly find support: everything here is connected with images - as if the instruments are talking, arguing, laughing, and making up. Parents will also find it interesting: they can peek at how to talk about music in simple words and how to maintain the child's attention. After the concert, there is usually a desire to continue the game at home - to recognize instruments by sound, to hum melodies, to listen to recordings, and to remember which "voice" they liked the most. This is how the habit of attending concerts together is formed - without haste and with pleasure. We share ideas on where to go in St. Petersburg this weekend.