Knoxville Symphony Orchestra www.knoxvillesymphony.com
The mission of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is to develop and sustain a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standards and to reach East Tennessee audiences of all ages by providing excellence in musical performance and education programs.The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra consists of 80 professional musicians and performs 300 programs each season. Young People’s Concerts are designed for grades 4th-5th and Very Young People’s Concerts are designed for K-3rd grades. Concerts offer an introduction to orchestral music, instruments, and include guest artists, exciting visual elements, and student participation. Curriculum materials and lesson plans are provided for participating schools. Check out our website for our 2022-23 Season Concerts!
Contact Mario Lopez at mlopez@knoxvillesymphony.com
Sample Programs Offered
Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
- Imaginative program created for students enrolled in fourth and fifth grade (4th & 5th Grade)
Forty-five-minute concert packed with age appropriate educational content and audience participation - Narration and exciting visual elements, including video projections, props and costumes.
- Guest artist:
Laura Beth Wells, narrator/actor/singer - Participating schools will receive Teacher’s Guide for student preparation prior to attending concert.
- Available to all public schools, private schools, and homeschool co-ops across East Tennessee
About the program:
Based on the S.T.E.A.M. educational approach (SteamTechnologyEngineeringArtMath), Vibe is a symphonic exploration of sound.
Topics explored include:
- How energy vibrates air molecules, forms sound waves, and travels to our ears
- How our voices produce sound
- How instruments produce sound
- The speed of sound and the significance of having two ears
- Reverb and echo
- How sound behaves in air, water, solids, and in space
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 1, 2022!
Lesson Plan Example: Download File
Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
- Imaginative program created for students enrolled in Kindergarten through third grade (K – 3rd Grade)
- Thirty-minute concert packed with age appropriate educational content
- Narration and exciting visual elements, including video projections, props, costumes, and dancers!
- Guest artist: Kathryn Paden, narrator/singer;
GO! Contemporary Dance Works, dancers - Participating schools will receive Teacher’s Guide for student preparation prior to attending concert
- Available to all public schools, private schools, and homeschool co-ops across East Tennessee
About the program:
Students will learn about the water cycle and phases of water as they follow the journey of Molly, the Phase-Shifting Water Molecule, as she travels through mountains, rivers, oceans, and skies with the help of some great symphonic music and a few magical friends!
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 1, 2022!
Lesson Plan Example: Download File
