“Representatives from Dallas Symphony Orchestra taught music lessons at several Dallas ISD [Independent School District] elementary schools during the summer,” reads an unsigned Thursday (8/1) article in the North Dallas Gazette (TX). “Students learned the basics about reading [music] and interacted with a variety of instruments…. ‘DSO organized the first Youth Concert for Dallas ISD students almost 100 years ago,’ said Jamie Allen, DSO Director of Education. Since then, both entities have collaborated to supplement the district’s music curriculum…. ‘The overall goal is to provide those students who want to play an instrument with lessons free of charge,’ Allen said. ‘We want to remove all barriers to making music.’ … DSO hired over a dozen highly trained professionals to teach daily music lessons. Students had their own instrument and were allowed to take it home for practice. Marcela Ingram teaches math at Kahn Elementary School and is the summer site supervisor at the campus. She saw the students were noticeably excited to partake in music lessons and try out different instruments…. The Young Musicians Program is a collaboration between DSO and Dallas ISD’s Extended Learning Opportunities.”
Posted August 6, 2019
