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DocuSign Envelope ID:66651854-9741-4A24-AE80-28409E6F98EA <br /> 5. Location <br /> All seven of the music education concerts will take place at Meymandi Concert Hall in the Duke Energy <br /> Center for the Performing Arts Center located in downtown Raleigh.Transportation to and from the <br /> venue will be coordinated by school teachers and administrators° <br /> 6. Detailed Description <br /> In its holistic approach,the NCS provides a five-hour teacher training workshop at Meymandi Concert <br /> Hall in Raleigh where fellow teachers present the program and lesson plans for the education concert. <br /> Teachers receive a recording of the concert, as well as the Teacher Handbook containing interactive <br /> lesson plans, fun music games and introductions to great composers and their works.The training <br /> presentation and materials assist teachers in preparing their students for the classroom study objectives <br /> and concert experience. Teachers receive 0.5 CEU credits from their district for completing the training. <br /> New this year, the NCS offered a second workshop in Sampson County. In addition, to reach teachers in <br /> rural communities and distant counties with little to no travel budget„ the entire five-hour training <br /> course is available online. All materials, including the Student Workbook and all classroom materials, are <br /> avariable online and may be downloaded at no cost. <br /> School teachers also have access to the Symphony's comprehensive education curriculum to introduce <br /> their classes to the building blocks of music.The curriculum is developed each year by the Symphony's <br /> artistic leadership, a group of educators from across the state, and members of the North Carolina <br /> Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The program is designed to support the learning objectives for <br /> music for grades 3-5 which are outlined in the NC Standard Course of Study. <br /> Centered on the theme "What Makes Music MUSIC?"the concerts will introduce students to exciting <br /> works from diverse composers and teach them about the six fundamentals of music; melody, tempo, <br /> dynamics, rhythm, texture and form. Led by one of the Symphony's engaging conductors, performances <br /> are designed to be as entertaining as they are educational.The hour-long program is full of interactive <br /> activities with the orchestra, including question-and-answer sessions that prompt students to listen for <br /> and identify important elements of each piece. To make this concert meaningful and memorable, local <br /> teachers will prepare their students to sing a piece with the orchestra. <br /> 7.Artists Involved <br /> The NCS music education concerts are performed by the entire 66-member orchestra which consists of <br /> highly-talented musicians that have been chosen through a rigorous audition process. All Symphony <br /> musicians are selected by an audition corrirnittee that consists of current orchestra members, NCS <br /> Artistic Department staff and Music Director Grant Llewellyn. <br /> 8. Publicity& Promotion <br /> The Symphony's Director of Education,Sarah Baron, works directly with Orange County and Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrhoro arts coordinators and administrators to schedule and communicate all details regarding their <br /> school attending a music education concert. <br /> Overall, the North Carolina Symphony utilizes a diverse range of platforms to promote and oublicim its <br /> programs such as print &radio advertisements,esblasts, monthly mailers, and social media, <br />