ORCHKIDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

OrchKids In Your Community

Through the OrchKids program, your school or community organization can benefit from a wide variety of music instruction, concert and cultural opportunities!

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In-School Program

OrchKids engages students in a variety of ways during their daily in-school schedules. The OrchKids program believes in democratic access to music education and exposing children to music at a young age. With this in mind, OrchKids implements an inclusion-based model during school hours serving students as young as pre-kindergarten.

In-School Program Options

Musicianship
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of music and musicianship, using techniques developed by Dalcroze (Eurythmics), Kodaly (Solfege), Gordon, and Orff. This class is best for pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students.

Bucket Band
Bucket Band helps students develop respect for an instrument, gives immediate gratification of being able to play an instrument, and acts as a vehicle to teach ensemble playing and rhythm. Bucket Band is a great way to engage students of all ages and ability levels.

Choir
Choir is an excellent way for students to explore and perform a variety of genres and connect to thematic studies being targeted throughout their school. Choir can be geared for any student and is a great way to combine multiple grades into a collaborative group.

Instrumental Group Lessons
Instrumental group lessons play an important part in the success of a student’s instrumental study. OrchKids supports students by bringing in specific instructors to support instrumentation at their school whether it’s brass, woodwind, percussion, or strings.

Wind Ensemble/String Ensemble/Orchestra
These ensembles are based on ability level and allow for students to explore a wide variety of musical genres such as jazz, hip-hop, pop, and classical.

After-School Program

OrchKids after-school programming is an intensive option focused primarily on engaging students through instrumental instruction during the most dangerous hours after-school. Through this model students are able to progress socially, musically, and academically. After-school programming generally starts in 1st grade and can serve students through high school.

After-School Program Options

Snack and Supper program
All students need a healthy diet to be successful. This is why OrchKids has made providing a nutritious snack and supper a priority.

Academic tutoring
Students that participate in after-school programming receive several services that help to address the whole child. Tutoring support ensures that students are not only successful musically but also academically.

Enrichment Activities
In addition to the musical programmatic options available during after-school instruction, OrchKids also provides a variety of enrichment activities such as dance class, art, and field trips.

Choir
Choir is an excellent way for students to explore and perform a variety of genres and connect to thematic studies being targeted throughout their school. Choir can be geared for any student and is a great way to combine multiple grades into a collaborative group.

Bucket Band
Bucket Band helps students develop respect for an instrument, gives immediate gratification of being able to play an instrument, and acts as a vehicle to teach ensemble playing and rhythm. Bucket Band is a great way to engage students of all ages and ability levels.

Group Instrumental Lessons
Instrumental group lessons play an important part in the success of a student’s instrumental study. These lessons provide large and small group settings for students to get individual attention to develop the technique and skills needed to be successful in an ensemble setting.

Wind Ensemble/String Ensemble/Orchestra
These ensembles are based on ability level and allow for students to explore a wide variety of musical genres such as jazz, hip-hop, pop, and classical.

Workshops

Workshops are another great way that OrchKids can engage a wide variety of students! The OrchKids workshop model is built on a week-long intensive that culminates in a concert for the school, parents, and community. Bucket band, choir, and collective composition workshops are available. Each workshop can incorporate themes such as Black History Month, Maryland/US/World History, Latin American Heritage Month, Civil Rights Movement, and school mottos. For more information about scheduling a workshop please contact orchkidsworkshops@bsomusic.org.