Musicians in Schools

Bring the CSO to your classroom

Make the music up close and personal for your students by bringing a chamber ensemble performance or instrumental coach from the CSO to your school!

Types of Visits:

Classroom Performance
Assembly Performance (multi-grade)
Instrumental Coaching
Ensemble Rehearsal (conductor schedule pending)
Career Day Presentation

Interactive Performances

Request an in-school field trip for your students with a CSO musician ensemble. These 45 to 60 minute performances (or two back-to-back 45 minute performances) are designed to expose students to a variety of music, familiarize them with orchestral instruments and give them the opportunity to get the know the musicians who make up the orchestra. To learn more or register, select our Musicians In Schools request form below.

Musician teaching trumpet to children at school.

K-6

With any of these ensembles, your students will explore how vibration and sound is created when musicians play beautiful music. Students will learn about the unique qualities of each ensemble instrument, hear a range of music, and ask questions to the musicians!

7-12

A chamber performance in the classroom brings an up close experience for band or orchestra students to see professionals play their instruments and work together as an ensemble. Pair this performance with a discussion or Q&A with the musicians for aspiring students or sectionals.

Ensembles Available:

Solo musician
String Duo
Brass Trio
String Quartet
Woodwind Quintet

Request Performance

Instrumental Coaching

Schedule a CSO musician to come lead a sectional practice with your middle, high school or college music students. Musicians can help your students prepare for their upcoming performances through sectional or small ensemble coaching. To request in-school coaching, complete the Musicians In Schools request form below.

Request Coaching

Are you a community organization or group looking to arrange a musician visit? Find out more.

FAQs

: We are open to visits anywhere between 35 – 90 minutes in length. For younger grades, K-2, we recommend a max of 45 minutes, which includes music plus dialogue and Q&A. For older grades, 50-60 minutes is a comfortable length. If your school schedules two back-to-back performances of 45 minutes in length, they will only be charged once. For high school music students, a performance can be combined with sectionals or coaching for any length 90 minutes or under.
: Our musicians are able to travel up to 50 miles from Music Hall for in-school visits. Please note, the further away from Music Hall, the more lead time we need to schedule musicians. If your school is outside the 50-mile radius, please contact us to see what other options, digital or otherwise, we can arrange.
: Prices of Musicians In School visits can vary between $100 - $625 depending on the number of musicians participating. Discounts may be available for schools attending a Young People’s Concert, with Title I status, or with a high percentage of free and reduced lunch rate.

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