CLIBURN IN THE CLASSROOM
Cliburn in the Classroom is an interactive concert experience designed specifically for elementary audiences. We bring our own Steinway baby grand piano into every school, along with a virtuoso pianist to perform impressive music. A teaching-artist leads students through activities and bridges connections between the music and theme of the program.
With Cliburn in the Classroom, instructional time is enhanced, not lost. Our interdisciplinary themes explore the intersection of music and multiple subjects, including math, reading, language arts, social studies, history, and art. When combined with our curriculum guides, they address state and national standards for STEAM education for students in the second through fourth grades.
We take a whole-child approach to music education. Our classroom programs cater to multiple learning styles, utilize movement and peer-building activities, and address social-emotional learning objectives. We are also able to offer bilingual (Spanish/English) presentations, so that every child can fully participate. Cliburn in the Classroom is always free to schools and districts in North Texas.
For more information about Cliburn in the Classroom, please contact Nicole Paglialonga at npaglialonga@cliburn.org or call 817.738.6536.
Cliburn in the Classroom 2022–2023 Programs
1. Playing With Numbers – Download the Curriculum Guide
This program strengthens math proficiency and music literacy by exploring rhythm, meter, and tempo. Students will be asked to solve basic math problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and fractions) as they relate to each piece.
Featuring works by: BRUBECK, MOZART, BARTÓK, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, KHACHATURIAN, KABALEVSKY
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2. Beethoven – Download the Curriculum Guide
This program gives an in-depth look at one of music history’s most celebrated composers. It is designed to increase social-emotional awareness and music literacy by exploring the ways that emotion is portrayed in Beethoven’s music. Topics include mode, tempo, and articulation.
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3. A Celebration of Latin America – Download the Curriculum Guide
This program celebrates the unique language of Latin American classical music, and how composers portray their identity and traditions through the piano. Topics include traditional instruments, dance, and rhythms, with opportunities for students to participate in each.
Featuring works by: FRANK, PONCE, NAVARRO, CARREÑO, VILLA-LOBOS, DEL AGUILA
4. Winter – Download the Curriculum Guide
Music and art have always been complimentary subjects, and this program helps students make relevant connections between impressionist visual art and impressionist music. It invites the kids to use their imagination to see the winter images and their favorite wintertime activities that are represented in the music. It also introduces them to relevant musical terms to help them understand how that style of music is composed.
Featuring works by: DEBUSSY, KORNGOLD, CHOPIN, TCHAIKOVSKY
Related Videos: Snowflakes Are Falling
For more information about Cliburn in the Classroom, please contact Nicole Paglialonga at npaglialonga@cliburn.org or call 817.738.6536.
HOSTS & PIANISTS
THANK YOU TO OUR YOUTH EDUCATION SPONSORS
Alcon Foundation
Arts Council of Fort Worth
BNSF Foundation
Capital One, N.A.
Communities Foundation of Texas
Fash Foundation
Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation
The DuBose Family Foundation
The Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation Trust
Lowe Foundation
R4 Foundation
Scot and Melissa Hollmann Foundation Endowment of the Arkansas Community Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts