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Young People's Symphony - January

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The Nashville Symphony does an incredible job preparing educators for a trip to the symphony! On their website you can download the lesson plans and get access to the playlists on the website here: https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/education/young-peoples-concerts/ My biggest encouragement to homeschool families is to listen to the music before attending! Logging in to the NAXOS database isn't difficult by following the directions, but if YouTube is easier, I've been able to find most of the music you can preview here: (There are 8 songs in the playlist - you can open YouTube and scroll through the pieces.) This is an exciting concert program because we'll hear music from a current composer as well as timeless classics from composers who were influenced by social issues of the day. The lesson plans are geared toward 3-4 grade but all ages can benefit from learning about the biographical information of the composers and their music! Since I'll have only on