Class Act
Meet the Beat
DESIGNED FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Seattle Symphony is one of the premier recording orchestras in the United States. These unique programs are designed in collaboration
with educators to ensure curriculum support for arts, communications, humanities and other curriculum areas. Come experience what it takes
to be on top of the music world. Designed for grades 6 through 12 (Arts EALRs 1.1, 1.3, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.4), these concerts can be
partnered with an in-class Great Composers visit.
Concerts begin at 10:30am in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium in Benaroya Hall.
Professional Development Opportunities for Educators
Seattle Symphony UBS Masterworks Season Concerts for Clock Hours
Attend a UBS Masterworks Season concert with a pre-concert lecture one hour before the performance for 3 clock hours through Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA). Sign-in and registration information at the Head Usher’s desk. Tickets from $17. For tickets, call the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office at 206.215.4747 or order online at www.seattlesymphony.org.
Seattle Symphony in Your Classroom
Professional Development Workshops
Friday, October 12, 2007
To pre-register, email education@seattlesymphony.org or call 206.215.4753
9am–12pm
The Concert Experience (3 clock hours through WMEA)
Overview of concerts of particular interest to educators. Experience an Open Rehearsal and meet Seattle Symphony musicians.
1–4pm
Process of Music Making (3 clock hours through WMEA)
Composition workshop for music and non-music classrooms with Samuel Jones, Seattle Symphony Composer in Residenc. Includes informative discussions on the social and historical contexts of great composers.
Seattle Symphony in Your Classroom is also available for 1 quarter credit or 10 clock hours through Seattle Pacific University with additional assignments and a concert attendance requirement.
Arts in Education
Professional Development Workshop
Friday, February 8, 2008, 4–6pm
3 clock hours available through WMEA with AIE concert attendance
2007–2008 Meet the Beat Season
From Soccer to the Symphony
Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at 10:30am
Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Seattle Symphony
This concert explores musical athletics, elegance and team work. Featuring excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Eighth-grade violinist Marié Rossano will perform Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Cappriccioso, Op. 28.
Epic Tales
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 10:30am
Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Seattle Symphony
Experience the evocative, action-packed and heroic music of Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, as well as works by John Williams, Dvořák and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Seattle Symphony's Top Ten List: Listener's Choice
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at 10:30am
Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Seattle Symphony
Nominate your favorite symphonic piece to be considered for programming! Submit your vote with a paragraph explaining why the piece should be the #1 choice. Email your nomination and paragraph to education@seattlesymphony.org with “Listener’s Choice” in the subject line. Nominations will be accepted until 5pm on November 2, 2007. Teachers are encouraged to submit multiple student nominations in a single email.
Tickets are $8 per student and chaperones are free.* To order tickets, contact our Group Sales Manager, at 206.215.4784 or groupsales@seattlesymphony.org
*Subject to availability. Restrictions apply. One free chaperone per 10 students. Programs subject to change.
This concert series is a component of the ACCESS Project (Artistic and Cultural Community Engagement with Seattle Symphony), which is supported in part by the Educational Legacy Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington Mutual, Citigroup Foundation, the Seattle Foundation and Washington State Arts Commission.
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