LinkUP!
Check out photos and video clips of the 2010 LinkUP! The Orchestra Rocks Concerts on April 21, 2010
Muskegon Chroncile:
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/04/fourth-grade_students_linkup_w.html
Please check back August 2010 for details on the 2010-2011 The Orchestra Sings program.
LinkUP The Orchestra SINGS! 2010-2011
An In-School BegInner Music Program Grades 3-5
We believe that all children should have access to music education. Join us as we celebrate our seventh season of Communities LinkUP!
The West Michigan Symphony Communities LInkUP! program is a beginner classroom music program designed and written by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute. Beginning in 2004, the WMS was selected as one of ten orchestra's in the nation to present this music program to partner with our local community of schools.
Today the WMS has reached over 17,500 students in grades 3-5 from five West Michigan county schools.
Student's learn to read, play, and compose music on the recorder, receive classroom visits from West Michigan Symphony Music Mentors, participate in classroom contests and activities -all in preparation for the interactive WMS LinkUP! concert on April 20, 2011 where students play their recorders with the orchestra.
The Communities LInkUP! program is an interactive performance concert under the direction of Music Director Mr. Scott Speck
Program Features:
- Professional Development Teacher Sessions (required)
- Free classroom curriculum books for all students
- Free teacher guide and listening CD
- WMS Music Mentor visits to the classroom
- Fully interactive LinkUP! concert at the Frauenthal Theater
- Recorders (schools must provide, some recorder scholarships are available, please contact us)
Dates and PD Teacher Sessions:
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Registration: Returning Schools may register beginning August 30, 2010
New Schools may register beginning September 7, 2010
2010-2011 LInkUP Registration Form - Teacher PD Session I: September 27-30, 2010 Details on time and location to be announced
- LinkUP! concert date: April 20, 2011 9:30am, 11:00am and 12:30pm
LinkUP Beginnings Teacher's Guide Unit 1-7:
FIELD TRIP FUNDS FOR LINKUP!
As part of their commitment to education, Target will award 5,000 grants of up to $700 each for the 2010-2011 school year through their Target Field Trip Grants program.
Complete the online application form at target.com/fieldtrips by September 30, 2010. Good luck!
2009-2010 WMS Communities LinkUP! sponsors were:
Meijer
Mary Ann Sherwood Fund of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Alyce R Erickson Fund of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
The Fremont Area Community Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Johnson Controls
Westerman Fund
L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems
Comerica Bank
Spread The Music Foundation
Michael and Kay Olthoff
Spring Lake Rotary
Please consider partnering with us. If your organization would like to support this music education program please contact:
Karen Vander Zanden, Director of Education and Community Engagement at 231 726-3231 ext. 31
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