That's what I'll be doing twice a week this fall. I plan to keep you updated on the children's musical progress after we start the school year. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra started their ORCHkids outreach program last year (http://www.bsomusic.org/main.taf?p=3,17). Now most of the kids have moved to a new school where I'll be teaching their younger schoolmates musical readiness skills. This will be hard-core ear training for the youngest.
The kids from last year (2nd and 3rd graders now) know major and minor tonalities, duple, triple, combined and unusual meters. They also started reading tonal and rhythm patterns that were too difficult for me after 3 or 4 years of private instruction in a privileged environment.
I'll be using this blog to bust open any misconceptions about what children can learn if they're taught in a manner that challenges their musical potential.
