Basic & Extended Instrumentation Programs

With the basic and extended instrumentation programs, students are introduced to the instruments and music that form the building blocks of our finest and most enduring music.

These programs are designed to acquaint and get youngsters excited about the basic forms of fine music in America -- the music itself, the instruments, and the fundamental qualities of great music. They are presented in schools where music education is either non-existent or below minimum standards. They are equally effective where music education is available, but in this instance to support and strengthen the work of music teachers and to encourage music students to stay involved in music.

All programs are approximately 45 minutes to one hour in length. Please click on the links below for program details. Programs are listed in alphabetical order by ensemble name.

	Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Fables - With Auricolae  NEW!
	Classical Journey for Youth - With the Barnett String Quartet
	Catch the Vibrations - With the Barnett String Quartet
	Strings for Ghouls - With the Barnett String Quartet
	Winter Sleigh Ride - With the Barnett String Quartet
	A Jazz Journey for Youth - With the John Blake Jazz Quartet
	Hot Air: The Story of Brass Instruments - From the Chestnut Brass Company
	Origins of Popular Music - With James D Ensemble (includes vocalist)
	Jazzing It Up With the Harp - With the Gloria Galante Trio
	Blowin' in the Wind - With the Fairmount Winds' Windjammer Five
	Magic & Magnificence of the Harp -   With Gloria Galante
	Shake, Scrape, & Strike - With the Phil-a-Rhythm Quartet
	Music of Colonial Philadelphia - With Philomel Baroque Trio NEW!
	Violin Virtuosity - With Diane Monroe and Kathleen Harrod.
	The Three Fiddlers - With Time for Three  NEW!