The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall's Perelman American Roots program is founded on the belief that the study of traditional American music can enrich and deepen student understanding of American history, culture, and society. Helping teachers integrate the study of music into middle school social studies classrooms, Perelman American Roots has two overarching objectives: first, to give students a lasting familiarity with various styles of traditional American music; and second, to teach students how to address human concerns, historical perspectives, and social conditions through musical performance.
2007-2008 Big Sound, Big Apple Details
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The 2007-2008 Perelman American Roots curriculum will partner with up to ten Middle School classrooms in a yearlong, interdisciplinary program focusing on Jazz in New York City. The ten participating teachers will attend three mandatory Professional Development Workshops throughout the school year, and will receive an activity-based, sequential curriculum guide. The curriculum will consist of 12 lessons, three to be implemented in the fall semester and nine for the spring semester. Teaching Artists from The Weill Music Institute will visit each classroom four times, and teachers and students will develop a Final Project derived from the themes in this curriculum. The year will culminate in a final concert at Carnegie Hall on April 29, 2008.
Schools have already been chosen for this season's program. Information on the 2008-2009 season will be available in the spring.
Final Concert
April 29, 2008
Professional Development Workshops
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4 PM
Program Fee
$6 per student / $20 per teacher
- Ongoing professional development and individual support for program implementation
- Sequential curriculum and study guides, including 12 lessons based on program themes
- Four Teaching Artist visits throughout the year
- A Final Concert at Carnegie Hall on April 29, 2008
- Attend all three Professional Development Workshops held throughout the program.
- Implement all Perelman American Roots lessons, three in the fall and nine in the spring, which include classroom lessons, four Teaching Artist visits, and Final Project lessons.
- Design and complete Final Project.
- Arrange one 45-minute planning session with your Teaching Artist prior to each of four classroom visits.
- Schedule four classroom visits with your Teaching Artist for implementation of the curriculum.
- Collaborate with your Teaching Artist and The Weill Music Institute staff, which may require time outside of school hours.
- Be available and responsive via e-mail and phone.
Schools have already been chosen for this season's program. Information on the 2008-2009 season will be available in the spring.
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This program is made possible by the Ronald O. Perelman Music Endowment Fund.
Programs of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by the City of New York: Office of the Mayor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
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