For Schools

School Day Concerts

For grades 3-12.
Bring your class to Philharmonic concerts designed specially for them! These multimedia concerts introduce students to fundamentals of music through major symphonic works. Grade-appropriate lesson plans, a CD of the featured work, and a teacher workshop are all included.

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Musical Encounters

For grades 3-12.
Take your students behind the scenes at a Philharmonic rehearsal! Then enhance the experience with an age-appropriate workshop or a post-rehearsal discussion with one of the musicians.

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School Partnership Program

For grades 3-5.
Partner your elementary school with the Philharmonic! This all-encompassing program includes interactive workshops with the Philharmonic's acclaimed faculty of Teaching Artists, professional development for teachers, curriculum materials, and concerts in your school and at the Philharmonic.

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Credit Suisse Very Young Composers

For grades 3-8.
Discover your students' musical imaginations! Under the guidance of Young Composers Advocate Jon Deak and Philharmonic Teaching Artists, students with little or no musical background compose pieces played by Philharmonic musicians or even by the full Orchestra.

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Philharmonic Mentors

For students in middle or high schools.
Let Philharmonic musicians coach your musicians! Aiming to foster ongoing personal relationships, members of the Orchestra and Philharmonic Teaching Artists coach individual students, sections, and ensembles throughout metropolitan New York.

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Conservatory Collaborations

For conservatory and university students.
Tap into the Philharmonic! Aspiring musicians may attend working rehearsals, visit the Philharmonic Archives, and join a series of Conductors' and Composers' Tables for conversations with prominent conductors and composers.

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Workshops for Visiting Ensembles

For student ensembles of all sizes.
Have a coaching with New York Philharmonic musicians! For performing groups visiting New York City, the chance to participate in sectional rehearsals, master classes, conductor clinics, pre-concert workshops, and post-concert discussions can be a life-changing experience.

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About Programs for Schools

Active engagement, sequential design, and unsurpassed performers and Teaching Artists are hallmarks of the Philharmonic's work in schools. From the design of curricular materials to teacher training to innovative classroom work, Philharmonic programs are cited as models across the country and around the world.

Teacher Seminars and Resources

Add more music to your classroom with help from the Philharmonic! With specially designed workshops and curriculum, the Philharmonic offers music and classroom teachers opportunities for professional growth and materials they can put to use in the classroom today.

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International Work: Learning Overtures

The Philharmonic takes its acclaimed education programs worldwide! Since 2006, Learning Overtures has brought its methods and ideas together with Philharmonic musicians and Teaching Artists to teach students and colleagues in places like Japan, Korea, China, and Abu Dhabi.

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