St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO): Music practice is for everyone
SLSO provides some basic music practice that can be used for people of all ages, as well as concerts that students can attend after for a fee. A group of people just wanted to create music. As a result, they created SLSO, the nation's second oldest orchestra. They now even have a youth branch.. SLSO is an organization dedicated to music, with world class musicians. As a teacher, one can request to have a musician visit their school. As a student working from home, one can access their free resources to learn music and music theory. If super interested, one can purchase concert tickets and watch a live performance, which have been shown to enrich a students appreciation for art.. Parents and students can access the free resources under the at home section of their website. From there, there are many projects one can use. These range from music, to dancing, to identifying music motifs. Most of the projects will require internet connection to access the music associated with the projects. If students are near the location, they can even purchase tickets to visit., SLSO provides free resources for music appreciation and study. It is great for any student who has an interest in music, as it will introduce them to world class musicians that they can see as a role model. Parents with the capability of visiting and attending a performance live would also be strongly motivating for their student., The free resources provided are very baseline resources without solutions (there isn't one solution most of the time). Parents/Guardians/Teachers will really need to understand and listen to the students answer, asking them why they answered in such way. , .
Grades: PreK (ages 0-5), Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Cost: The price ranges from free to ticket fees. They have free resources online to use, as well as a few free concerts in the community. Their youth branch does 3 free concerts every year. Currently there are no concerts due to Covid but they are looking to start up after it ends. Students are offered discounts, and they sometimes have special offers.
OTHER DETAILS
Key features
Type of Tool: Website
Time required: Students can try to aim to complete one at home activity a day,
Special Needs:
Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read): No
Screens
Screens: Screens are optional
Online requirement: Yes, You must be connected to the internet to use it
Time
Parent/Caregiver Involvement: Older students should be able to access the resources and learn by themselves while younger students may need assistance from parents/guardians/teachers.
Prep Time: Minimal prep time
Other characteristics
Modality: Audio, Hands-on/kinesthetic
Adaptive: No, it is the same for every student
Educational Philosophy: Montessori, Waldorf
Other characteristics: Hands-on, Fun and entertaining
Accountability
Assessment: No, there is no assessment component
State Standards: Music is not within State Standards
Teacher Accounts:
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