Education Programs

The Charlotte Symphony believes that music plays a vital role in lifelong learning. Our mission is to nurture a passion for orchestral music in our community through diverse educational programming and excellent instruction.

Find a program that's right for your school or community group in the list below.

Musical Storytelling

Grades: K-2 Duration: 30-minutes Format: Virtual (Fall 2021 only) Join CSO Associate Concertmaster Kari Giles and pianist/composer Leonard Mark Lewis for an engaging performance of solo violin selections culminating with the famous children's book Ferdinand the Bull told through both words and music.   RESERVE

 

Musician Informances

Grades: K-5 Duration: 30-minutes Format: Virtual Individual CSO musicians present 30-minute interactive programs that blend live musical performances with discussion of their instruments. Each program concludes with a Q&A where students can ask the musician questions in real time.    Reserve

 

"One Musical Family" Education Concert

Grades: 4 Part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School's E3 initiative, this program introduces students to the various musical families that make up the Charlotte Symphony. This includes the professionals both onstage and off who work together to create CSO performances, as well as the broader family of composers, genres, and cultures that comprise our musical world. Participating CMS schools will receive access to online curricular materials to prepare their students for the concerts at Ovens Auditorium.

   

Prelude Ensemble Performance

Grades: K-12 Duration: 45-minutes Format: Virtual (Fall 2021 only); in-person Spring 2022 These small ensembles blend exciting music along with discussion of the repertoire and their instruments. Participating schools will receive access to pre-recorded small ensemble performances to view in their in-person or virtual classrooms. (String Quartet or Brass Quintet available.)   RESERVE

 

Instrument Coaching

Grades: 6-12 Duration: 1-1.5 hours Format: Virtual or in-person Coaching provides aspiring student musicians with invaluable feedback directly from professional Charlotte Symphony artists. CSO musicians of all instrument types will be available to provide coaching either in-person or through Zoom. Available either as a 1:1 or in a masterclass format where the CSO musician works with individual students while the rest of the class observes, learning techniques they can apply to their own playing.    Reserve

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