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Date Posted: 17:55:35 02/15/06 Wed
Author: Honoree Pouly
Subject: Re: Trips
In reply to: Derek Meilaender 's message, "Trips" on 07:54:35 02/24/04 Tue

I think it is such a great experience for young children interested in music to be able to go and see other people perform. I think it motivates them and gives them a point to reach. When I was in High School, we had a concert where we had the High School band and the elementary bands collaborate to do a show together. It might be a good idea to not even have a concert, but have some people from the High School come in and interact with the elementary students. They could just go through the rehearsal process with them, and play a few songs with them. I know when I was in elementary the people I most looked up to were the high school students, so this may be a good idea to try out.

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[> Re: Trips -- Rita, 21:01:54 02/19/06 Sun [1]

It's incredibly important to give the students an opportunity to see other musical groups outside of thier own... They need a chance to see how the music they are making relates in "real life". Besides, you never know when something make strike the right place in your child that alters thier life musically.

I know that some Ohio schools have a program called "Muse Machine" that schools can be a part of. It's free for a school to join, and then each student pays an enrollment fee (which I believe is $20) and works with area companies to offers really cheap tickets to students (and they aren't just sticking them in the back row they get decent seats!) Tickets usually are under $20, students decide which ones they want to go to, and are getting the chance to see things professionally done! And, they aren't just therater events, they are all types of groups. Plus,by the school being a member they also get opportunities to bring in traveling groups associated with Muse Machine to perform at thier school. By being a member of the group, I was able to see so many productions that I wouldn't have been able to without going broke and worrying about how I would get there. I just signed up, payed my ticket price (usually about $10), and rode school transportation there and back...

I'm not sure of other states have something similar, but I know that parts of Ohio does. When I was a member of the group in high school we went and saw a lot of things in Dayton and Columbus...

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[> [> Re: Trips -- cheryl, 09:00:53 10/06/06 Fri [1]

I know that the Chicago Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony used to offer "kinder concerts". Students of all ages were brought in to listen to/watch the final dress rehearsal before a concert. These were usually in the early afternoon, during school hours. There was no cost to the student. The only cost to the school was for transportation of the students.
This was between 1978 and 1984. I do not know if this type of concert is still available. It would be worth it to find out if it is.

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