MUSIC FOR THE SCHOOLS YOUTH CONCERT EDUCATION PACKET

MARCH 16, 2020 Sunset Center, Carmel Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sunset Center, Carmel

Welcome! ...……..……………………………………………………………………….…….. 3

Part 1: Teacher & Parent Guide……….……………………………..………………… 4

5 Bus & Driving Directions……………………………………………………………………. 6 Carpool Driving Directions………………………………………………………………… Monterey Symphony Contact Information………………………………………... 7 Your Concert Day…..………………………………………………………………………….. 8

Concert Etiquette?...... ….…………………………………………………….. 9 What Happens at a Concert?...………………………………………………………….. 10 Concert Program…….………………………………………………………………………….. 11 Teacher Resources……………………………………………………………………………… 12 About the Monterey Symphony………………………………………………………….. 13

Part 2: Student Guide & Classroom Materials……………………………….. 14 Meet the Instruments!……….……………………………………………………………... 15 Seating…………….....…………………………………………………………... 20

Composer Biographies……….………………….…………………………………………... 21

Music Era Timeline…………………….………………………………………………………. 22 Music from Concert…………………………………………………………………………... 23 Reading the Music…….………………………………………………………………………... 24 WORKSHEET 1: Name the Instruments.….…………………………………………... 26 WORKSHEET 2: Sort the Instruments…….………………….……………….……….. 27 WORKSHEET 3: Pre-Concert Worksheet.….….……………………………………... 28 WORKSHEET 4: Post-Concert Worksheet.….…………….……………………….... 29 WORKSHEET 5: Letters to Performers….….….……………………………………... 30

Part 3 Additional Resources.……………………………………………………….. 31 Join us!...... ………….……………………………………………………………... 32

Youth Music Monterey County……….………………………..………………………... 33

Orchestra in the Schools……….……………….…………………………………………... 34 Youth Orchestra Salinas……………………………………………………………………... 35

Supporting information for pages 14-18 and 20-21 from : The 50 Greatest Composers and their 1,000 Greatest Works. Goulding, Phil G. 1992.

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Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 INTRODUCTION Sunset Center, Carmel

WELCOME!

Thank you for your interest in the Music for the Schools program with the Monterey Symphony! Our goal is to introduce as many students as possible to the magical experience of professional orchestral music, performed live.

This packet is intended to help your classroom efforts in the following ways:

1. Provide a supplement to existing music education and provide supporting information specific to the repertoire presented during the Monday morning concert performed by the Monterey Symphony.

2. Provide all the guidance you will need to make this field trip a favorite!

3. Inspire an enduring appreciation for the arts & classical music in your students.

This packet includes both the resources for teachers and parents and also the information and activities to be shared with students. Please feel free to make copies and distribute to your classroom. You will also receive a digital version of this packet for your use however you like.

Thank you for your continued interest in Monterey Symphony Youth Concerts and for being an advocate for our Music for the Schools program!

Thank you to our generous sponsor:

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PART 1 TEACHER AND PARENT GUIDE

4 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 1: BUS & DRIVING DIRECTIONS Sunset Center, Carmel

BUS & DRIVING DIRECTIONS Sunset Center is located at: 8th Ave. and San Carlos St., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 Please relay this information to all bus drivers taking students to the Sunset Center. Please plan to arrive 30 minutes before your concert start time.

Buses: Buses will be parked in North-facing “stacked parking”, between 8th & 10th Avenues on San Carlos Street (see diagram above). Buses will only be able to park on the side of the street closest to the Sunset Center, which will be blocked off specifically for them.

Students may then be dropped off on San Carlos Street and will be met by a Symphony volunteer who will help them line up near the main theater entrance. Once your full group is assembled, we will send you inside to be seated by a Sunset Center usher.

Bus Directions from Highway CA-1:

• Turn right onto Rio Road (if coming from Monterey; turn Left if coming from Big Sur); Head Northwest on Rio Road (toward Carmel-By-The-Sea); • Take a slight Left onto 13th Avenue; • Take a slight Right onto Mission Street; • Turn Left onto 13th Avenue; • Turn Right at first cross street onto San Carlos St.; park between 8th & 10th Avenues.

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CARPOOL DRIVING DIRECTIONS Sunset Center is located at: 8th Ave. and San Carlos St., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 Please relay this information to all parent drivers and chaperones taking students to the Sunset Center. Please plan to arrive 30 minutes before your concert start time.

A free parking lot is on the North side of the theatre; the entrance is on 8th Street between San Carlos and Mission streets. If the lot is full, there are many two-hour free parking spots on the streets surrounding the Sunset Center.

If your group will be arriving in multiple cars, we advise you to assemble in the Terrace area (see diagram above). This way, your full group can be met by a Symphony volunteer and you will be ushered into the theatre together.

Directions from Highway CA-1:

• From Highway 1, take Ocean Avenue west to Junipero Street. • Turn Left onto Junipero and go two blocks. • Turn Right onto 8th Avenue and go one block. • A public parking lot (North Parking Lot on diagram above) will be on your Left. Parking is FREE for Youth Concert attendees. 6 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 1: MONTEREY SYMPHONY CONTACT INFORMATION Sunset Center, Carmel

Questions? Contact Us!

Monterey Symphony Box Office 2560 Garden Rd. Suite 101, Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 656-8511 [email protected] www.montereysymphony.org

Caitlin Fillmore Development & Education Manager (831) 645-1120 – Office (507) 251-1564 – Cell [email protected]

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YOUR CONCERT DAY Sunset Center is located at: 8th Ave. and San Carlos St., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921

Once your school group has arrived (30 minutes before concert start time, please) and your students have been lined up outside their assigned entrance, Monterey Symphony volunteers will lead your group to their assigned seats.

Each concert will be approximately 45 minutes long and will include excerpts from the Monterey Symphony’s public performances from the prior weekend.

Monterey Symphony Education Coordinator Alicia Mastromonaco will be your concert host, guiding students through the music with helpful information and fun facts from the stage.

Please have students visit to the bathrooms after taking their seats in the theater, but before the performance begins (or after it ends) as it can be very disruptive to other audience members if we have students getting up during the concert. Thank you for your understanding and assistance!

8 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 1: CONCERT ETIQUETTE Sunset Center, Carmel

CONCERT ETIQUETTE We hope this event will help your students learn about the dramatic power and pleasure of listening to live classical music, its famous historical and contemporary composers, and the careers of professional musicians, while giving students an introduction to attending public performances and concerts of all kinds.

In order to get the most out of this year’s Symphony experience, here are a few things to review with your students before attending a Youth Concert:

• Dress to impress when you come to the Symphony! Students should be encouraged to dress in a way that makes them feel special, keeping in mind that they may need to wait outside (bring jackets)!

• This is a listening experience, so students should do their best to avoid talking or making noise during the performance. Please let your students know that the performers can hear the audience just as well as the audience can hear them!

• If at all possible, students should visit the restroom after taking their seats but before the concert, rather than during the concert. Students should visit the restroom in groups of NO MORE THAN THREE and should be supervised by a teacher, chaperone, parent or guardian.

• Students may be tempted to take pictures or videos —but it distracts the musicians and it’s against their union rules. No recording of any type is allowed.

• Please do not text, email, or use electronic devices during the performance.

• In classical music concerts, audiences generally applaud only at the end of each full work, rather than in the brief pauses between movements of a work. You will know when the piece is over because the conductor will lower his arms.

Please arrive at Sunset Center 30 minutes before the concert’s scheduled start time. If you are traveling a long distance to the concert venue, be sure to allow enough time for

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WHAT HAPPENS AT A CONCERT?

You will notice chairs, music stands and some large instruments on the stage. You might try to guess: Where will the various instruments be located when the musicians are all seated?

Performers will begin to assemble on the stage about 15 minutes before the concert begins. They will warm up their muscles, fingers, and instruments by playing exercises, scales and passages from the music they will perform. Each musician warms up in their own way, so these sounds may seem jumbled or chaotic.

Just before the concert begins, the ”” will walk onto the stage to tune the orchestra. The concertmaster is the first chair violinist – the leader of the . Traditionally, audiences clap when the concertmaster arrives.

The tuning begins when the concertmaster gives a signal to the first player who then plays a specific, single note (“A”) to which the whole orchestra tunes. The tuning process creates an interesting soundscape as we hear the (kettledrums), then the woodwinds (, , , ) and brass (, , , ), and finally the strings (, , and bass), tuning to the oboe’s sustained “A” note.

When the tuning is complete, the concertmaster will sit down and the conductor will walk onto the stage. Everyone in the audience claps enthusiastically to welcome the conductor. The applause usually continues until the conductor climbs up onto the podium and bows to the audience. Then everyone is quiet and ready to hear the music.

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CONCERT PROGRAM

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3, Op. 29

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 15, Op. 141

Performed by the Monterey Symphony

under the direction of Oleg Caetani, Guest Conductor

and with: Alicia Mastromonaco, Youth Concert Host/Education Coordinator

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RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

Recommended Videos:

Your Youth Concert’s Musical selections, previewed on YouTube: (A 25-minute Playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlvjczoA9_i_3ngwCmAjig6yM94ledS9F

A Fun, Quick Introduction to the Instruments of the Symphony: (A 6-minute YouTube video) Google: George Meets the Orchestra or https://youtu.be/M0Jc4sP0BEE?list=PLyIOdin7BzCEjRTv6vtftL3GEDtBLa2nB

A Whimsical, Animated Introduction to Becoming a Conductor: (A 15-minute YouTube video) Google: The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow or https://youtu.be/oM5pmq5nr1Q?list=PLyIOdin7BzCEjRTv6vtftL3GEDtBLa2nB

Recommended Books:

For Grades K-5: Lach, William: Can You Hear It?

For Grades 2-4: Gerhard, Ana and Varela, Cecilia: Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music

Gerhard, Ana and Legnazzi, Cecilia: Simply Fantastic: An Introduction to Classical Music

For Grades 4-8: Levine, Robert and Hamilton, Meredith: Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music, and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!

12 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 1: ABOUT THE MONTEREY SYMPHONY Sunset Center, Carmel

ABOUT THE MONTEREY SYMPHONY

The Monterey Symphony’s first performance was April 1947 – 74 years ago! Since then, the Monterey Symphony has performed live classical music to thousands throughout Monterey County, employed hundreds of musicians, featured many inspiring and internationally-renowned guest artists and introduced tens of thousands of students to orchestral music through free youth concerts, school visits and in-school demonstrations. Thank you for being part of our Monterey Symphony story!

Who’s on stage?

Oleg Caetani Oleg has been a conductor for more than 40 years! Oleg is from Switzerland but now lives in Italy. This is his first time performing with the Monterey Symphony! Oleg has performed some of the biggest orchestral and opera pieces of music ever made, and has conducted in some of the most famous orchestra halls all over the world! In 2019 alone, Oleg has performed in Germany, Italy, Russia, Australia, Japan … and Monterey!

Alicia Mastromonaco, Education Coordinator & Assistant Principal Horn Alicia has played with the Monterey Symphony for 12 years. A San Francisco native, she began studying music at age seven, first learning the piano. Alicia started playing trumpet in middle school and then switched to horn. She has earned degrees in Horn Performance and Musicology from Boston University, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara and is working on her PhD. Alicia is an avid outdoorsperson and animal lover.

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PART 2

STUDENT GUIDE & CLASSROOM MATERIALS

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MEET THE INSTRUMENTS! STRINGS

The Strings Family consists of the violin, viola, cello and . You will see the string instruments across the front of the stage. All string instruments are made of wood and are played with a bow that is drawn, or pulled, across the strings. The strings make up the instrument family with the most musicians—it can be almost 50 people onstage playing strings!

VIOLIN

• Highest voice in the string section. • First play the melody - the part you usually hum along to. The second violins may also play the melody or they play something that goes along with what the first violins play. • The concertmaster is usually a first violin player. A concertmaster shares information from the conductor with the full orchestra, and helps everyone get on the same page.

VIOLA

• Looks like a slightly larger violin, but you play it the same way as a violin. • Deeper and warmer voice than a violin. • Viola usually play in or small groups called "chamber" groups. Viola players usually don't play alone.

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CELLO

• An even deeper, warmer sound than a violin or viola. • Cello players sit down to play, and position the cello between their legs. • weigh 22 pounds! • Cellos often play along with the basses, or lowest sound in the orchestra, but can play the melody sometimes.

BASS

• The lowest sound of the string section. • The strings are as thick as ropes, so often bass players pluck the strings instead of using their bow. • Basses are about 6 feet tall and weigh 25 pounds, so bass players stand to play their instrument. • This section has the fewest musicians on stage – sometimes only two players!

WOODWINDS

The woodwinds section is made of oboes, flutes, clarinets, and bassoons. The name woodwinds comes from the fact that they used to all be made of wood, but now they can be made of metal too. All woodwinds are played by pressing on different valves, or buttons and blowing into the instrument -- but this is done in many different ways! The woodwind section is the next largest of the orchestra, with about 10 musicians on stage.

FLUTE

• The high voice of the woodwind section. • The is held sideways, and you purse your lips and blow into the instrument. • An even higher pitched flute is called a , and it is about half the size of a flute. • A person who plays the flute is called a flautist. 16 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 2: MEET THE INSTRUMENTS! Sunset Center, Carmel

CLARINET

• To play a , you have to have a moistened reed – a piece of thin wood that vibrates to make sound. • The clarinet is the “youngest” woodwind and has only been popular for only about 100 years. (Pianos were invented in 1709!) • Even though it’s the youngest, it is called the most important woodwind! • There are many different kinds of clarinet, including the contrabass, which sounds like a cello!

OBOE

• Like a clarinet, you have to have a reed to play it. But … oboes need TWO REEDS! This is why oboes are called double reeds, and are tricky to play. • Oboes are described as “nasal” sounding – like if you pinch your nose and try to talk. It has also been called mysterious and sad sounding. • An oboe is used to tune an orchestra. This is the first sound you will hear when you come to the concert – make sure you listen closely!

BASSOON

• The biggest woodwind – the would be nine feet long all stretched out! • The bassoon is like the oboe in two ways: it is a double reed and has a nasal sound. • This is the most expensive woodwind: bassoons can cost more than $20,000!

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BRASS

The brass family is made of , , and French horns. These instruments are played by musicians blowing A LOT of air through the mouthpiece, along the tube and by pressing the valves to make certain notes. The brass instruments are located near the back of the orchestra, but are so shiny and loud you can’t miss them!

TRUMPET

• Trumpets are very old – they were played in ancient Rome, Egypt and Asia! • This is the highest voice of the . • Trumpets are often used in short spurts to make an announcement or call attention

TROMBONE

• Trombone means “big trumpet” in Italian. • The ones used in orchestras are tenor and bass trombones, so they have a lower sound. • A trombone has a U-shaped slide on the end and this is how the musician changes the tone.

TUBA

• The tuba is the youngest, biggest and lowest sound in the brass section. • A tuba’s tube is 12 to 16 feet long! • A professional tuba player may own 13 tubas and 40 mouthpieces to be able to play all the different music orchestras play.

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FRENCH HORN • A French horn has lots of coils and a big bell. • The French horn player plays the instrument with their hand inside the bell. • A lot of familiar songs you have heard from movies like Star Wars and Harry Potter have the melody played by a French horn!

PERCUSSION

There is no limit to what a may be, because the only rule for percussion is that it makes a sound when it is hit, rattled, scraped or played in any way! Common instruments in the of an orchestra are the timpani, triangle, cymbals and xylophone.

Percussion instruments are sorted by those with a pitch (timpani, bells, xylophone, chimes) and those that are not tuned to a certain pitch (bass drum, gong, tambourine, triangle).

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ORCHESTRA SEATING Why Do They Sit There?

There have been “orchestras” since ancient times, but the earliest we can go to understand the present seating chart is the classical period of Mozart and Beethoven, and especially Haydn. Joseph Haydn used an orchestra of about 40 people and placed the first and second violins on opposite sides, so the music would travel around from different places on the stage. Throughout the 18th and 19th century, the position of almost every instrument on stage changed, except the first and second violins. During the 19th century, orchestras got much bigger (sometimes over 100 people!) so they needed a conductor for the first time. Before, when orchestras were made of about 20 – 40 people, the concertmaster (usually someone who plays first violin) or the composer (sitting at a piano onstage) would direct the music. Leopold Stokowski, an English conductor, experimented with seating, including placing the winds and brass in front of the strings, which made the audience very unhappy! “The winds aren’t busy enough to put on a good show!” they said. But in the 1920s Stokowski made one change that stuck: he arranged the strings from high to low, left to right, arguing that placing all the violins together helped the musicians to hear one another better. From that point on most orchestras, including the Monterey Symphony, arranged their musicians this way. Also, composers have adjusted the way they wrote music to think about how the music will sound based on where the musicians sit and how the sound will travel around the room. Make sure you notice where everyone is sitting when you visit!

Adapted from an article by Courtney Lewis, for the Jacksonville Symphony, originally published April 30, 2017 in the Florida Times-Union

20 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 2: COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES Sunset Center, Carmel

COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)/ Romantic Era Composer Pronounced CH-EYE-cough-ski What you will hear: “Symphony No. 3 Op. 29, movements 2 & 4)

• Tchaikovsky is Russian and is called the “most loved and most popular Russian composer.” • This composer has made some of the most recognizable classical music, including “Swan Lake”, “Romeo and Juliet”, and “The 1812 Overture”. • One writer said, “If you like apple pie, hot dogs, baseball games … melody and fairy tales” then Tchaikovsky is for you. • Tchaikovsky is remembered as being emotional, sentimental and a genius at melody.

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1976)/ 20th Century Composer Pronounced SHAWS-tuh-koh-vich What you will hear: “Symphony No. 15, Op. 141, movement 1”

• Shostakovich is from the former Soviet Union (now, Russia) • Producing music during the time of the Soviet Union was difficult, because the government had a say about what you could make. Shostakovich was both successful and unsuccessful in this environment: “yesterday’s hero, today’s bum.” • His music is often called honest and he tried throughout his career to “create music close to the spirit of the people.” • Shostakovich wrote symphonies, operas, ballets and music for movies.

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MUSIC ERA TIMELINE

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This is What the Musicians See MUSIC FROM CONCERT Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29

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Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 2: READING THE MUSIC Sunset Center, Carmel

READING THE MUSIC The Vocabulary

Music has a language of its own made up of signs and symbols. Below is a glossary of some of those signs and symbols. Once you understand these you are on your way to being a musician!

CLEF Sign placed at the beginning of a musical staff to indicate the register of notes.

TREBLE CLEF BASS CLEF

WHOLE NOTE A length of sound which is typically equal to four beats in 4/4 time. Most other notes divide the whole note; half notes are

played for one half the duration of the whole note, quarter notes are each played for one quarter the duration, etc.

HALF NOTE A musical note played for one half the duration of a whole note.

QUARTER NOTE A musical note played for one quarter the duration of the whole note.

EIGHTH NOTE A short musical note played for one eighth the duration of a whole note.

FERMATA Hold the note

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NATURAL A symbol that tells the musician that the pitch is not changed.

FLAT Lowers the pitch of a note oflowe

SHARP Raises the pitch of a note oflowe

REST Silence which fits into a rhythmic pattern

WHOLE REST HALF REST

QUARTER REST EIGHTH REST

DYNAMICS The volume of a musical sound.

FORTISSIMO Tells the musician to play very loudly and strongly.

STAFF Is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces, each of which represents a different musical pitch. Music symbols (clef,

notes, rests, etc.) are placed on, above or below the staff.

TIME SIGNATURES Tells the musician how many beats are in each measure and how

much value each beat gets.

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WORKSHEET 1: NAME THE INSTRUMENTS

DIRECTIONS: Write the name of each instrument in the box with the instrument. A list of instruments has been provided for you at the bottom of the page.

CHIMES XYLOPHONE DOUBLE BASS CELLO FLUTE FRENCH HORN VIOLIN TROMBONE CYMBAL CLARINET TUBA VIOLA BASSOON TAMBOURINE TRUMPET TIMPANI

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WORKSHEET 2: SORT THE INSTRUMENTS DIRECTIONS: Listed below are the names of all of the most popular instruments in a contemporary orchestra. See if you can sort the instruments into their correct instrument family!

XYLOPHONE TUBA TRUMPET TROMBONE TIMPANI DOUBLE BASS VIOLA TAMBOURINE OBOE FRENCH HORN FLUTE CYMBALS SNARE DRUM PICCOLO VIOLIN CELLO GONG TRIANGLE BASSOON CLARINET

STRINGS WOODWINDS BRASS PERCUSSION

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WORKSHEET 3: PRE-CONCERT WORKSHEET Student Worksheet

As you prepare for your trip to the Monterey Symphony, complete these sentences:

I can’t wait to…

I wonder…

I’m expecting…

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WORKSHEET 4: POST-CONCERT WORKSHEET Student Worksheet

Reflect on your trip to the Monterey Symphony and answer the questions below:

How was your experience different from your expectation?

What did you enjoy most about the concert?

What did you learn?

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WORKSHEET 4: LETTERS TO PERFORMERS Student Worksheet

On a separate piece of paper or below, write a letter to the performers. What did you like the most? What did the music sound like? What is your favorite instrument?

On a separate piece of paper, or at the bottom of this page, draw your favorite part of the performance. Give the letter and the drawing to your teacher to send back to us so we can share with your favorite musician!

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PART 3

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

31 Music for the Schools Youth Concert MARCH 16, 2020 PART 3: JOIN US! Sunset Center, Carmel

JOIN US! Student Tickets are always $10! Bring the whole family! Mention that your student attended a Youth Concert when you call the Box Office at (831) 646-8511 and the whole family will receive $10 tickets!

2019-2020 PRESENTS Monterey Symphony Concerts

Saturdays @ 8 p.m.

Sundays @ 3 p.m.

UPCOMING CONCERTS:

March 14 & 15

April 18 & 19

May 16 & 17

montereysymphony.org / (831) 646-8511

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MONTEREY COUNTY YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAMS (compiled by Jeanne Gavrin, YMMC Director of Development, August, 2019)

Youth Music Monterey County (YMMC) For Further Information see www.youthmusicmonterey.org. Contact 831-375-1992 or [email protected]

YMMC nurtures the next generation through music. The non-profit organization encourages students from all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds throughout Monterey County to develop technical and artistic skills, gain musical understanding, and achieve outstanding performance.

The Orchestras- Young people audition into either the Junior Youth or Honors Orchestras, rehearse with our music director once a week, and participate in three concerts a year at Sunset Center. Members partake in two weekend retreats a year.

The Ensembles- In addition to the orchestras, musicians may receive professional coaching in small ensembles, including the Chamber Players and the Brass and Woodwind Ensembles. These Chamber groups give public performances at various venues representing YMMC.

Collaborations with Other Groups- Guest artists conduct master classes and workshops. The Honors Orchestra has a tradition of playing side by side with the Monterey Symphony Orchestra during one of their concert weekends. We also invite Orchestra in the Schools (OITS), Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL), and our own South County Strings to play on stage with the Junior Youth Orchestra during a YMMC concert in Sunset Center.

South County Strings- Up to 200 elementary and middle school students each year are invited to participate in YMMC’s beginning to intermediate strings instruction program. Through a partnership with schools in south Monterey County students receive 2 hours of instruction each week during regular school hours on violin, viola and cello. They are provided instruments at no cost, and the instruction is free. Students are prepared to perform at school gatherings and community events.

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Orchestra in the Schools (OITS) For Further Information see www.OrchestraInTheSchools.org Contact Sharon Halvorson at 831-402-2946 or [email protected]

OITS is a non-profit organization that provides after-school music instruction to any interested student on the Monterey Peninsula in grades 3-10. Younger students are considered at the Artistic Director's discretion.

Local music professionals teach students an orchestra instrument or guitar in a small group setting. Instrument loans for many instruments are provided for the season, free of charge after enrollment. We offer 27 two-hour lessons throughout the school year. All students prepare for large group performances in December and May. In addition, OITS students are invited to join Youth Music Monterey County and Monterey Pops! in select performances each year. Students may also audition for small ensemble group performance opportunities.

Instructors place students on one of three levels of instruction based on instrument and ability level: Beginning: 1st year players Intermediate: 2nd or more year players Advanced: 3rd or more year players by audition

Tuition aid is available by application. OITS is committed to inspiring success for all children through music.

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Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) www.yosal.org / [email protected] / 831-756-5335 Our mission is to transform the lives of our youth and communities through the inspiration, discipline and performance of classical and orchestral music.

Social component: ● Changing lives through classical and orchestral music ○ YOSAL uses music to produce positive social change in the lives of the students, families and communities. ○ Through daily, after-school musical training and regular participation in over 30 performances, concerts and special events throughout the year, YOSAL teaches dedication, respect, responsibility, teamwork, community, self-esteem and confidence.

Musical component: ● Pre-Orchestra Program (designed for grades 1-6) ○ At this beginning level of YOSAL, each day students receive up to two hours of engaging and creative music instruction to establish a strong musical foundation. ○ Our Teaching Artists apply Orff-Schulwerk music pedagogy at this fundamental level of instruction, among other traditional elementary music teachings. ■ Students learn vocal exploration and singing, movement, and play both unpitched percussion instruments, such as hand drums, and pitched percussion instruments, such as xylophones - all to help develop and internalize rhythms, beat, intonation and aural skills. ■ As students advance, they develop an understanding of basic music theory, and progress to recorders, choir, bucket band and Orff instrument ensembles. ○ Depending on regular assessments, auditions, grade level, maturity, responsibility and time with YOSAL, students advance to the orchestra program where they begin using orchestral instruments.

● Orchestra Program (designed for grades 4-12) ○ At this advanced level of YOSAL, students have ideally studied in the Pre-Orchestra program to develop a strong musical foundation or have auditioned into this level with previous musical training on an orchestral instrument. ○ Our Teaching Artists and Conductors instruct students on how to play instruments found in a classical symphony orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion) and how to work as an ensemble to achieve their musical goals. ■ Receiving up to two hours of artistic and rigorous musical training per day, students participate in full ensemble rehearsals, split sectional rehearsals, music theory classes and other fun, non-musical bonding activities. ○ Aside from the advanced orchestra, YOSAL also has string ensembles, wind and brass ensembles and percussion/bucket bands.

● In addition to the social and musical components, students receive snacks, homework help and, if needed, transportation to and from the YOSAL facility. YOSAL is a tuition-free program.

A 501(c)3 Organization / Fed. I.D. #27-2306206 35