American Classical Orchestra, $45,000
To support Classical Music for Kids. The program is an interactive
teaching and learning program for students as they focus on the music,
and important composers, of the early classical period.
Charlotte Symphony (Consortium), $35,000
To
support a consortium project for professional development of music and
dance educators. In partnership with the North Carolina Dance Theatre,
the project will provide for a four-day workshop focused on integrative
curricula, development and implementation of units of study for third
and fourth grades, and assessment.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, $20,000
To
support School Partners with Artists Reaching Kids (SPARK). The project
will team musicians with classroom teachers from area elementary
schools to create lesson plans incorporating music concepts into the
classroom curricula.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, $45,000
To
support the Civic Youth Ensemble. The program will provide public
middle and high school student musicians with the opportunity to study
in one of eight orchestral or jazz ensembles during non-school hours.
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, $18,000
To
support the Preschool Music Program, a consortium project. The program
will offer a music curriculum, rhythm instruments, and live ensemble
performances targeted for inner-city pre-school children.
Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, $50,000
To support expansion of the Intensive Community Program that will
provide string-instrument and jazz training targeted for lower-income
youth. The orchestra will add another class of approximately 16
talented students to the program.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, $50,000
To support the continuation of the School Partner Program. The
professional development project provides Indianapolis public school
teachers with the training and skills necessary to teach
arts-integrated curriculum consistent with state and national arts
education standards.
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
To support a school- and community-based education program in southwest
Michigan. Activities will include school residencies by musicians and
composers, string coaching by professional musicians, and concert and
community-based programs.
Minnesota Orchestra (Consortium), $60,000
To support UPBEAT Program. The year-long music program will feature
sequential learning activities for all Minneapolis third and sixth
grade students.
Mobile Symphony, $10,000
To support the Preludes program. The music enrichment project will provide weekly music classes to elementary school children.
New York Philharmonic (Consortium), $50,000
To
support a consortium project called the School Partnership Program.
Students in the second through fifth grades will attend workshops held
by New York-trained teaching artists.
Orange County s Pacific Symphony, $50,000
To
support the Class Act Music Education Program. The project will pair
Orange County schools with orchestral musicians in year-long,
sequentially structured classroom programs and concert experiences.
Owensboro Symphony, $20,000
To support Owensboro Symphony Orchestra's Youth Educational Services
(OSO-YES!). The project will provide activities in which students
explore symphonic music.
San Francisco Symphony (on behalf of San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra), $50,000
To
support the Artist Development Program. Designed to complement the
Youth Orchestra's core program of weekly rehearsals and concert
performances, students will receive coaching, apprenticeships,
mentorships, and specialized training in chamber music, instrument
care, and auditioning techniques.
Spokane Symphony Orchestra (Consortium), $20,000
To
support music education programs. Offered in partnership with school
districts in Washington and Northern Idaho, the program will provide
opportunities for students to participate in ensembles and coaching,
and sectional rehearsals with professional musicians, as well as
chamber music instruction.
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
To
support Simply Symphonic. The integrated elementary school music
education program will be offered at no cost to fifth grade students in
Pierce County public and private schools.
RELATED LEARNING IN THE ARTS GRANTS
American Composers Forum (Consortium), $50,000
To
support a consortium project for Composers Suitcase, a new music
curriculum. In partnership with the MacPhail Center for Music, the
series will focus on music creation and improvisation, and will be
tested in schools in Minnesota and Washington, DC.
American String Teachers Association, $48,000
To
support Careers in String Teaching. The professional development
program is designed to assist high school string and orchestral
teachers in developing curriculum and lesson plans.
Boston University, $30,000
To support the Young Artists Orchestra and Young Arts Wind Ensemble
programs of the Tanglewood Institute. High school musicians will
receive individual music instruction and ensemble opportunities through
rehearsals and performances, master classes, and coaching sessions led
by resident artists and ensembles such as the Synergy Quintet and Vento
Chiaro Wind Quartet.
The Juilliard School, $15,000
To support the continuation of the Music Advancement Program. The
project will involve concentrated musical training for public school
children (ages 8 to 16) from all New York City boroughs.
Midori Foundation, $30,000
To support Adventures in Making Music. The program will offer free
twice-weekly instruction in woodwind, brass, percussion, and violin to
inner-city youth.
Project STEP, $15,000
To support the
continuation of the String Training and Educational Program (STEP).
Targeting gifted, at-risk youth, the program provides private lessons,
classroom instruction and master classes, performance opportunities,
academic and career counseling, and musical instrument loans.
Tales & Scales, $30,000
To support
Imagine That! The residencies at Evansville schools will provide
opportunities for students to participate in collaborative artistic
processes and demonstrate their acquired skills in music, theater, and
dance.