Dear Librarian, Music Teacher, or Home School Instructor,
The purpose of Symphonic Endeavors is to provide music for elementary schools across the nation. Founded in 1996 as the Symphony Orchestra of Albuquerque, it was my dream to make elementary music education one of our main priorities. The Albuquerque Academy of the Arts became a subsidiary in 2000, and we have recently received a grant for scholarships for young musicians in the state.
During the past four years, we have taken music to more than 20,000 elementary school students annually here in New Mexico. Our program has received both local and national attention, and we are proud to announce that it is growing at a rapid rate.
We utilize an assembly format in which one of our professional musicians attends a school to present a specific instrument. We send approximately ten different instrumentalists to each school throughout the year for variety. Through an interdisciplinary approach to learning, we demonstrate both the musical attributes of an instrument and its place in our history and culture. Our appointed artist performs the music of the masters and involves the children in discussion by asking them to think creatively about how the music "speaks" to them. Test after test has shown the important influence that music has on our children, and we strive to demonstrate the capabilities for learning that are within every child.
If a principal or teacher is interested in having us come to a particular school in New Mexico, please call us at (505) 296-6009 to set up a time. Given the success of our program, and unable to perform physically in every school, we have decided to expand our assembly process into a national program via interactive Videos and CDs. We know that they will provide many hours of enjoyment and interest for students and teachers alike. Through this process, we hope to enable schools across the nation to provide music on a continual interactive basis. We realize the fate of many budgets for fine art, but we hope to provide our products at an affordable rate that will make it possible for each school to have a music program. If any school is interested in any of our interactive Video or CD products, please call us toll free nationwide at 1-888-701-8600.
Our main goal in this program is to give the gift of creativity, and, as our mission statement proclaims, "…provide happiness and well-being through music and to show children their great potential."
Charles McDaniel, Producer
Symphonic Endeavors
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