Education Programs
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The American Symphony Orchestra?s arts education program,/ *Music
Notes*,/ is dedicated to helping public school teachers integrate
symphonic music into their core humanities curriculum. Through a
combination of teacher-training workshops and classroom visits by ASO
musicians, /Music Notes/ aims to deepen students' understanding of
history, social issues, literature, art, technology, and science through
the perspective of classical music. /Music Notes/ works through the
ASO's unique ?thematic approach? to concert programming, offering
teachers new and exciting ways to foster musical and academic
learning. The ASO is active in thirteen schools throughout New York and
New Jersey.
*Program Overview*
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_**_For Educators
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Professional development workshops to explore symphonic music
and design curricular connections between classroom and concert halls
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Collaborative relationships with ASO musicians
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Curriculum units, supporting audio and written materials
built around ASO concert themes
*_In-School Collaborations_*
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ASO musicians co-teach humanities classes and enrich lessons
with live music
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ASO ensembles present mini-concert demonstrations and Q&A?s,
led by ASO Assistant Conductor, Teresa Cheung
*_Concert Experiences_*
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Field trips to ASO concerts at Lincoln Center, the
culminating event of curricular units built around the concert?s
themes
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Exhibitions of creative works inspired by the partnership on
the Grand Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall during ASO concerts, and
at various cultural centers
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Side-by-Side community concerts featuring students and ASO
musicians* *
*/Music Notes/** in Action*
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*What People are Saying
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/I feel like [the ASO partnership] has really injected new
life into my approach to my teaching/. ~Teacher
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/I liked the experience of the musicians [in the
classroom]. It was inspiring. It was a real eye opener. I think
the musicians should come back to the school/. ~9^th grade student
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/The surprisingly young audience applauded enthusiastically
and often?. It was heartening to see so many faces under 30 at the
symphony. Perhaps they represent a new American renaissance./ ~The
New York Sun
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/I believe this program is at the forefront of educational
thought and curricular reform and would benefit all students and
teachers who are able to experience it./ ~Teacher
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/I was so excited when we played with the ASO. It was so
amazing to play with such great musicians and I was so excited to
be on such a big beautiful stage with them./ ~Elementary Student
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/The community response to these programs has been
outstanding and has engendered greater support and appreciation
for the arts?. /~District Superintendent
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/To say that the ASO?s program can change the way a school
approaches teaching and learning is an understatement./ ~Principal
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/The ASO has an aggressive educational outreach program. The
audience was full of high school students, some of whom had
designed artwork about the music, which they had listened to
before coming. One is always impressed with the visual
sophistication of young people today, though one should not be
surprised. They live in a visual not a verbal culture. I hope they
enjoyed the concert -- it opened their ears to a variety of sounds
as well as historical perspectives, which should be the aim of any
thoughtful concert./ ~ New York Daily News
*Support for /Music Notes
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/*The American Symphony Orchestra?s education programs are funded,
in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, the National
Endowment for the Arts, Bay and Paul Foundation, Home Box Office, and
JPMorgan Chase Foundation. For more information on our programs and how
you can support /Music Notes,/ please contact Alicia Benoist, Director
of Development, at 646.237.5032 or abenoist@AmericanSymphony.org
<"mailto:abenoist@AmericanSymphony.org">.
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