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These interactive assembly programs encourage students to develop a deeper understanding of music and integrate music standards with science, language arts and math concepts, helping students make connections across the curriculum.
Get your whole school involved with assembly concerts or have a smaller performance for just your class with our classroom concerts. Our Assembly and Classroom concerts are two 45 minutes shows back to back with a 20 minute break in between.
Cost for both concerts:
String Ensemble Programs:
Musical Toolbox for Composers: Come learn how feelings in music are expressed with the exploration of the composer’s toolbox! This interactive program utilizes the musical tools of key, tempo, dynamics and instrumentation to manipulate the feeling of a piece. Students will be asked to vote on how each piece made them feel while the ensemble employs different musical tools. This string ensemble made up of violins, violas, cellos and a string bass may make you feel like a superhero, a shark and more!
Under the Hood: Inside the Orchestra Engine: Ever wonder how musicians stay together when playing in an ensemble? Have a string ensemble made up of violins, violas, cellos and a string bass teach your students about the language of music, collaboration, teamwork and the science of sound. This interactive program will ask students volunteers to sit in our ensemble to watch soloists up close, make observations, possibly explore our Velcro-cello, and may even be a part of a footrace!
Symphonic Strings- A Musical Journey of Rhythm and more! Learn about all things strings with The Phoenix Symphony string ensemble! Learn about three fundamentals elements of music: tempo, meter and rhythm. Explore string techniques and how they enable a string ensemble to sound like a train! Learn to dance the waltz, discover the intricacies of being a conductor and maybe even have your students try it out for themselves!
Woodwind Quintet Program:
Quintetibox: Listening, Loops, and Layers: Ever wonder how a composer arranges different musical and rhythmic parts all to fit together? Become a composer with The Phoenix Symphony woodwind quintet! Master your listening skills to be a part of real music making by composing the Quintetibox piece. Learn about musical and rhythmic loops and how they are layered to create harmony. Students will apply their listening skills, identify loops in other classical repertoire and even use body percussion to join in on the music making!
Brass Quintet Programs:
Symphony Storytime: Be blown away during Symphony Storytime with The Phoenix Symphony brass quintet! This creative program asks students to use their imagination as the narrator reads a story of a musician walking to rehearsal at Symphony hall in downtown Phoenix. Students will hear musical interludes, identify reoccurring melodies, recognize movie music, and even be invited to join in on the story through audience participation. Who knows what our musician will get into next!
Brass Odyssey- Explore the World of Brass Instruments- Learn everything there is to know about brass instruments with The Phoenix Symphony brass quintet! Explore how to make sound and the dynamic range of brass instruments. Investigate how these players use body language and teamwork to play together. This highly interactive program will ask students to measure the length of instruments, conduct the ensemble, and snap along with the beat to help the brass quintet keep time!
Percussion Ensemble:
Rhythm Remix: Unleash Your Inner Percussionist: Hear the rhythm of The Phoenix Symphony Percussion ensemble! Discover how you can use anything to make music; a chair, a metal pole, and even your own body! Students will learn about the different types of percussion instruments such as skins, woods and metals. This highly interactive program will ask students to participate in music making through audience participation as a group and even improvise with our professional musicians!
Customized Performances
Interested in something specific? The Phoenix Symphony can create a custom performance that includes curriculum based lessons on a topic of your choice.
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