School Outreach
Fabulous Fine Arts Fridays
What a way to engage students using all of the Multiple Intelligences! Staff associated with three great arts organizations – Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Rockford Art Museum, and Rockford Dance Company collaborate to present a three-hour field trip that offers multi-disciplinary experiences combining the arts with ISBE standards in at least two other curriculum areas. Curriculum standards and age-appropriate activities designed for FFAF target students in grades 3-8
For the 2010/11 school year, the focus is literature and storytelling with a program titled: Inspired Stories – Tales the Arts Tell. Students will learn about how the elements of literature relate to music, art, and dance. The cost is $9 per student for the field trip to the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St. - the home of all three organizations. This is a GREAT way to learn more about the arts, have a fun time, and engage students on many levels as they learn more about language arts concepts.
Partial support is available through the Artists-in-Schools grant from the Rockford Area Arts Council. Teachers are encouraged to apply to help with expenses. Additional information about RAAC grants may be found at www.artsforeveryone.org, or by calling 815.963.6765.
Available dates for Fine Arts Friday for this year are:
September 10 & 24, 2010
October 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2010
November 5 & 19, 2010
December 3 & 10, 2010
January 7, 2011
February 18 & 25, 2011
March 11, 2011
April 1 & 29, 2011
May 6, 20 & 27, 2011
To schedule your class for Fine Arts Friday, or for further information, call 815.963.3341.
RSO cellist Lisa Bressler engages students at Rolling Green Elementary during a Symphony Goes to Schools visit. |
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Symphony Goes to School (SGTS)
This program is temporarily unavailable for 2010/11 school year.
This program is intended for students in 3rd and 4th grades as an introduction to the instruments of the orchestra and in preparation for the Youth Concert when they reach 5th grade. Since SGTS began in 1973, RSO musicians visit classrooms to demonstrate and discuss their instruments (sometimes bringing several varieties), and give a history of the instrument. Information about acoustics and playing techniques are included. This half-hour visit allows students to hear, see, and talk with professional musicians on a personal level. Musicians prepare presentations with reference to the ISBE State Goals and Standards for music, language arts, and social studies.
In addition to familiarizing students with the instrument families and RSO musicians, the classroom visit puts a "face" to the Symphony. There is a more personal connection with the orchestra when students recognize their classroom visitor as a member of the RSO on stage.
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| The RSO Brass Quintet includes: Mark Baldin (principal trumpet), Paul Haugan (principal tuba), Becky Asher (principal horn), Rick Seybold (principal trombone) and Paul Semanic (trumpet). |
RSO Ensembles
This program is temporarily unavailable for 2010/11 school year.
The RSO Brass Quintet presents a 40 minute lesson that includes lessons regarding basic acoustical principles as they entertain students with lively musical excerpts from great traditional brass repertoire. The Quintet includes students as part of their presentation as they demonstrate how their instruments make their unique sound.
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