Ask your technology guru to hook up an LCD projector to your computer so that you can involve your entire class in exploring this web site.
For the computer lab classroom:
If you want your students to work at their own pace, prepare an instruction sheet for your students that will guide them through the material that you want them to explore.
Program Selections:
Today's program is designed primarily as an introduction to the instruments of the band and to explore and analyze the various ways composers use the elements of music to help create an image of something as we listen to music that is descriptive. Visit the program selections page.
Standards:
Attending the Young People's concert will help to fulfill some of the National Music Standards and the Pennsylvania Standards for the Arts and Humanities.
Concert Etiquette:
On the Concert Etiquette page you will find information on teaching students how to behave at a formal indoor concert.
Info for Parents:
The Info for Parents page contains a sample letter to send home to each student's parents that explains what their child will see and hear at The Allentown Band Youth Concert.
Music Education Links:
Visit these sites for more opportunities to learn about concert bands, orchestras, instruments, and composers. Some of the sites have interactive games and quizzes for students.
Pages to Explore
Study Guide:
On this page you will find information on the instrument families and on the way in which the composers use these instruments in each selection.
