Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony
Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony
Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony
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At ______________________________, students are experiencing the following<br />
activities this school year and ___________________has been a part of this special<br />
partnership with <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong> for _________ year(s).<br />
Prelude Assembly: Students’ first interaction with “their” professional <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong><br />
musician. Students are introduced to the theme and composer of the year through<br />
storytelling, instrumental performance, and active involvement.<br />
<strong>Class</strong>room Lessons: Each school’s musician returns for a classroom lesson going into<br />
more detail about the year’s theme and the composer of the year’s music<br />
Family Night: A free evening concert for each school’s community featuring music by<br />
Saint-Saëns and other musical masters of imagination, performed by each school’s<br />
musician and musicians from his/her instrument “family”. Refreshments and a meet<br />
and greet to follow the event.<br />
(FOR LEVEL II ONLY) Interactive Musical Experience: K’s & 1’s culminate the year<br />
with an interactive assembly incorporating the music of Saint-Saëns and other<br />
“masters of imagination” with singing, dancing, and movement.<br />
(FOR LEVEL II ONLY) Youth Concerts: Students in grades two and higher enjoy a<br />
culminating field trip to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts to hear the entire <strong>Pacific</strong><br />
<strong>Symphony</strong> play an exciting concert entitled “Endless Imagination” featuring the<br />
music of Camille Saint-Saëns.<br />
(FOR LEVELS II and I plus ONLY)Bravo Assembly: Each school performs an<br />
assembly showcasing what they’ve learned about Camille Saint-Saëns, his music, and<br />
the theme of Endless Imagination, through presentations featuring art, dance, song,<br />
and music.<br />
Parent and teacher volunteers form the backbone of each school’s <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> Team.<br />
These individuals are dedicated to promoting arts education in schools, and have been<br />
actively involved in <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> from the program’s inception. Teacher Workshops, given<br />
on-site at partner schools, foster high quality classroom instruction and offer curricular<br />
materials designed to enhance the objectives of the program.<br />
The Frieda Belinfante <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> program is funded through a generous grant from<br />
the Fieldstead Foundation, as well as generous gifts from additional foundations,<br />
corporations, and individuals.<br />
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