concerts for youth/link up: the orchestra swings 2021-2022

Concerts for Youth/Link Up: The Orchestra Swings 2021-2022:

Teacher Training SessionLead Teachers:Carmen Brennan

K-5 Music, Aspen Creek Elementary, Gretna Public Schools

Holly Eberhardt, NBCTLead Teacher for Music, Omaha Public Schools

Link Up

A Program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute

for Students in Grades Three through Five.

Concerts for Youth/Link Up 2021-2022

★Carnegie Hall currently partners with 115 orchestras and works with over half a million students and teachers across the United States and around the world.

Concerts For Youth/Link Up ★ 1,926 students registered for the 2021/22 concert.★ 18th year in Omaha.★ Learning Goals for This Experience:○ Teach students fundamental music concepts through

listening and performing.○ Foster existing and new relationships between

symphony orchestras and the schools they serve.○ Expose students to the symphony orchestra and

concert hall in their community.

When are the concerts?★ March 1, 2022 @ 1:00pm★ March 2, 2022 @ 9:45am & 11:15am★ March 3, 2022 @ 9:45am & 11:15am★ March 4, 2022 @ 9:45am

What is new?★ This is a combined concert with shared

curricular goals. ★ Dr. Ewing with GPBHM will participate in the

concert.★ Exhibits in the lobbies on concert day.

Materials★ The Omaha Symphony will provide recorders for those schools

indicating a supply support request.★ Recorders are now property of the school rather than the

student.★ Carnegie Hall has moved to digital resources for students..

Educators can request a paper teacher guide. ★ The Omaha Symphony creates an easily printed PDF

workbook for students.

Number Confirmations★ Anyone requesting supplies must approve numbers by

Thursday, September 30, 2021.★ We will confirm numbers and participation style in

January.★ If you are requesting supplies, please verify your

numbers with Nicole either at the end of the meeting or via email NThoms@omahasymphony.org

When do we get requested materials?

★ If you requested materials, most of those will be received by Halloween.

○ If you do not receive your materials by Monday, November 8th, please contact the Omaha Symphony Education Staff.

○ Do not pay any invoice from Peripole.

★ NOTE: Books and recorders will arrive separately!

2021-2022 Repertoire List★ Students will perform the following pieces:

○ Duke’s Place○ I Got Rhythm○ It Don’t Mean a Thing [If It Ain’t Got That Swing]○ When the Saints Go Marching In

★ Students will listen/move to the following pieces:○ Juba No. 1 (Price)○ “Riffs” from Preludes, Fugue and Riffs (Bernstein)○ Do Your Thing (Bryan)○ Straighten Up and Fly Right (Cole)

Concert Experience Goals

Listening ExamplesPrelude, Fugue, and Riffs (Bernstein) (clarinet riffs start at 4:30)Juba No. 1 (Price)Straighten Up and Fly Right (Cole)

Carnegie Hall Listening Example Resources

Teaching Timelines★ Teaching Timeline for Recorder Option

★ Teaching Timeline for Concert Option

Composition Activity

★ One winning student composition will be orchestrated and performed at all of the Link Up concerts in Omaha!

★ This year, the piece will be arranged for jazz combo rather than for recorder.

Composition Activity

1. Copy one card/box into each box in your A row.Be sure to put 4 beats into each box!2. Choose a note name for each box from these:

G A B C’ D’

3. Play your rhythm on the pitches you chose. Change anything you don't like.

To sound really good, end on ta or two-oo.

Composition Activity

4. Start at #1 and the do the same process to create your B section.

5. Choose a form for your song from these elemental forms.

Elemental forms are tried and true!AABA ABABAABB AAABABBA ABAA

To sound really good, end your song on G.

Composition Activity

Almost done!6. Now choose a title for your song. ● What does it make you think of? ● What would you like someone else to feel/think when they

play or hear your song?

Remember: NO COPYRIGHTED NAMES!(Titles must be original and school-appropriate to be submitted.)

Composition Activity

What makes a winner?★ Good use of rhythm★ Form★ Nice melody

★One winning student composition will be orchestrated and performed at all of the concerts!

★Receiving Deadline: January 14, 2022○ Mailed or emailed is fine○ A Dropbox request link will be sent out prior to the

deadline if you wish to send entries in this manner.

Composition Activity

Link Up Beginnings★ History of previous Link Up programs.

★ Can be found on Carnegie Hall’s website.

★ In order to download content, you must set up an account with Carnegie Hall.

Carnegie InfoThe History of Carnegie Hall

Andrew Carnegie

Carnegie Digital ResourcesGoing Deeper

Sound Slice

Venue and Orchestra★ Holland Performing Arts Information★ Omaha Symphony History

Meet the Orchestra!The Remarkable Farkle McBrideby John Lithgow

The Young Person’s Guide to theOrchestra

Meet the Orchestra!Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo by John Lithgow

The Composer is Deadby Lemony Snicket

Have a question or an idea?Please reach out to us!

★ Carmen Brennan (cbrennan@gpsne.org)★ Holly Eberhardt (holly.eberhardt@ops.org)★ Liz Kendall Weisser (lkweisser@omahasymphony.org)★ Nicole Thoms (nthoms@omahasymphony.org)

Thank you for being here tonight and for being a part of

Concerts For Youth/Link Up 2021-2022 with your Omaha Symphony!

We are glad you are here!