To start the year with a bang and a shriek, the Queens Symphony Orchestra offers a program designed to thrill and chill young listeners. Study guides and workshops will give the clues.
Jazz is one of America's truly indigenous art forms.
This Young People's Concert will not only inform and excite students about jazz, but will introduce the music of Duke Ellington and his role in this legacy. Reading resources, including a book by Langston Hughes, provide historical and musical information, as well as a literary component to this package. Study materials, tapes, books and workshops will be available. Teacher training, study guides, tapes and activity-driven workshops taught by QSO musicians motivate both musical learning and aesthetic perception in students. If your school has specific curricular considerations, the Queens Symphony Orchestra can design a program to enhance learning in social studies, science, language, and math.