BECAUSE there’s nothing like a child sitting on the edge of their seat, mesmerized as they watch their first live concert.

2012-13 School Concerts Program

This program is still FREE of charge!*

Seats still available for 3 concerts. All concerts at the Centre In The Square!

The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is committed to delivering our School Concerts program during the current job action affecting WRDSB schools.

Grades 4 - 6

THE ORCHESTRA MOVES

A NEW programme from Carnegie Hall for Grades 4 - 6 — FREE of charge!*

April 23, 2013, 10:30 - 11:30 am (SOLD OUT!) and 1:00 - 2:00 pm

April 24, 2013, 10:30 - 11:30 am (SOLD OUT!) and 1:00 - 2:00 pm

How does music move? How do composers use the orchestra to play with
the idea of musical movement?

With movement at the heart of the exploration, students will
• perform by singing and playing the recorder alone or as small ensembles (optional)
• analyze how music moves via motifs, melodic direction, steps and leaps,
dynamics, and orchestration
• interpret musical movement by creating visual, kinesthetic, and aural
representations
• connect with the orchestra and explore instruments, instrument
families, and orchestration
• have the option to compose and notate new music with our host, Thomas Cabaniss,
using the concert music as a model
• apply knowledge to observe and re-imagine musical practice in the
world around us

This concert offers the opportunity (optional) for students to perform on recorders with the KWS from the audience! Excellent Yamaha recorders can be obtained by teachers at a discount price from Long & McQuade - contact schools@kwsymphony.on.ca for details.

This impressive School Concert Program provides music education to the schools in a way that supports teachers by providing resources, musician visits and a concert presentation that ties to the Ontario education curriculum. Our comprehensive program was delivered to over 13, 000 school children across our region last school year alone.

To book your class today, download and submit the KWS School Concerts Seat Booking Form.

Please note that the Teachers Activity Guide will not be delivered electronically for this concert. They will be delivered in person. Please indicate on the Booking Form how many Guides you require.

Did you know that the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery can accept some student tours before or after our school concerts? Contact KW|AG for more information!

PLUS....

The KWS provides extensive supplementary materials to assist teacher preparation prior to the concert experience. A comprehensive Teacher's Guide will be available to download. It includes information about the KWS, details about the concert, class activities, suggested listening and suggested reading.

ARCHIVE:

"What Can Music Do?" Teachers' Activity Guide

"The Four Elements of a Concert" Teachers' Activity Guide

"Music of Canada/Music of the World" Teachers' Activity Guide

A KWS musician will visit each participating school prior to their scheduled concert to connect with the students and give them a preview of the experience. Music docents are available to visit schools following the concert to complete the educational experience.

For more information please contact schools@kwsymphony.on.ca or 519.745.4711 x 390

To book your class today, fill out the KWS School Concerts Seat Booking Form

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Please include: School (if applicable), Address, Phone Number.

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* Free school concerts generously supported by Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.