Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony
Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony Class Act Handbook 2012-2013 - Pacific Symphony
At ______________________________, students are experiencing the following activities this school year and ___________________has been a part of this special partnership with Pacific Symphony for _________ year(s). Prelude Assembly: Students’ first interaction with “their” professional Pacific Symphony musician. Students are introduced to the theme and composer of the year through storytelling, instrumental performance, and active involvement. Classroom Lessons: Each school’s musician returns for a classroom lesson going into more detail about the year’s theme and the composer of the year’s music Family Night: A free evening concert for each school’s community featuring music by Saint-Saëns and other musical masters of imagination, performed by each school’s musician and musicians from his/her instrument “family”. Refreshments and a meet and greet to follow the event. (FOR LEVEL II ONLY) Interactive Musical Experience: K’s & 1’s culminate the year with an interactive assembly incorporating the music of Saint-Saëns and other “masters of imagination” with singing, dancing, and movement. (FOR LEVEL II ONLY) Youth Concerts: Students in grades two and higher enjoy a culminating field trip to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts to hear the entire Pacific Symphony play an exciting concert entitled “Endless Imagination” featuring the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. (FOR LEVELS II and I plus ONLY)Bravo Assembly: Each school performs an assembly showcasing what they’ve learned about Camille Saint-Saëns, his music, and the theme of Endless Imagination, through presentations featuring art, dance, song, and music. Parent and teacher volunteers form the backbone of each school’s Class Act Team. These individuals are dedicated to promoting arts education in schools, and have been actively involved in Class Act from the program’s inception. Teacher Workshops, given on-site at partner schools, foster high quality classroom instruction and offer curricular materials designed to enhance the objectives of the program. The Frieda Belinfante Class Act program is funded through a generous grant from the Fieldstead Foundation, as well as generous gifts from additional foundations, corporations, and individuals. 16
The What is Class Act What is Pacific Symphony What is involved in Class Act The Frieda Belinfante Class Act Partnership is Pacific Symphony’s flagship youth education program. Individual Symphony musicians are placed in year-long residencies at 30 K-8 partner schools throughout Orange County. These talented Teaching Artists work with over 17,000 students each year, focusing on a new theme and composer each year through standards-based music curriculum. Class Act serves as an entry point to other Symphony activities for students, parents, and teachers, encouraging participants to further explore their interest in music with Pacific Symphony. The largest US symphony orchestra to be formed in the last 40 years and the third largest in California, Pacific Symphony is the resident orchestra of Orange County, making its home at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. The orchestra’s core purpose is to enrich the human spirit through superior performances of symphonic music and community engagement. Your child(ren) will experience Class Act throughout the course of the year. Their Class Act Year includes: Prelude Assembly: Your students’ first interaction with “their” professional Symphony musician! Students will be introduced to the theme of the year, Endless Imagination, and the music of Camille Saint-Saëns through storytelling, instrumental performance, and active engagement. Classroom Lessons: Our school’s musician will return for a classroom lesson going into more detail about the year’s theme and composer of the year. How can I help Family Night: We hope you and your entire family will attend this free evening concert! It will feature music by Camille Saint-Saëns and other masters of musical imagination, performed by our school’s musician and musicians from his/her instrument “family”. Refreshments and a meet and greet to follow the event. Contact your Class Act Parent Coordinator(s) (see the box below) for more information! Parent Coordinator(s) Name, Phone, Email: Our Musician’s Name and Instrument: Prelude Assembly: Lessons (date range): Family Night: 17 Level I
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The<br />
What is <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong><br />
What is<br />
<strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong><br />
What is involved<br />
in <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong><br />
The Frieda Belinfante <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> Partnership is <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong>’s flagship youth education<br />
program. Individual <strong>Symphony</strong> musicians are placed in year-long residencies at 30 K-8 partner<br />
schools throughout Orange County. These talented Teaching Artists work with over 17,000<br />
students each year, focusing on a new theme and composer each year through standards-based<br />
music curriculum. <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> serves as an entry point to other <strong>Symphony</strong> activities for students,<br />
parents, and teachers, encouraging participants to further explore their interest in music with<br />
<strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong>.<br />
The largest US symphony orchestra to be formed in the last 40 years and the third largest<br />
in California, <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong> is the resident orchestra of Orange County, making its home at<br />
the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. The orchestra’s core purpose is to enrich the<br />
human spirit through superior performances of symphonic music and community engagement.<br />
Your child(ren) will experience <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> throughout the course of the year. Their <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong><br />
Year includes:<br />
Prelude Assembly: Your students’ first interaction with “their” professional <strong>Symphony</strong><br />
musician! Students will be introduced to the theme of the year, Endless Imagination, and<br />
the music of Camille Saint-Saëns through storytelling, instrumental performance, and<br />
active engagement.<br />
<strong>Class</strong>room Lessons: Our school’s musician will return for a classroom lesson going into more<br />
detail about the year’s theme and composer of the year.<br />
How can I help<br />
Family Night: We hope you and your entire family will attend this free evening concert! It will<br />
feature music by Camille Saint-Saëns and other masters of musical imagination, performed<br />
by our school’s musician and musicians from his/her instrument “family”. Refreshments<br />
and a meet and greet to follow the event.<br />
Contact your <strong>Class</strong> <strong>Act</strong> Parent Coordinator(s) (see the box below) for more information!<br />
Parent Coordinator(s) Name, Phone, Email:<br />
Our Musician’s Name and Instrument:<br />
Prelude Assembly:<br />
Lessons (date range):<br />
Family Night:<br />
17<br />
Level I
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