Dis­cover Music Edu­ca­tion Con­cert Series

The Dis­cover Music Series has been an inte­gral part of the Abi­lene Philharmonic’s sea­son since 1955. Held annu­ally at the Abi­lene Civic Cen­ter in Octo­ber, the series reaches approx­i­mately 6,000 area stu­dents in grades three through five — includ­ing pub­lic, pri­vate and home-school.  Our Music Direc­tor designs student-friendly pro­grams along­side a local ele­men­tary music spe­cial­ist who cre­ates the Teacher’s Guide cur­ricu­lum book, inte­grat­ing with the Texas Essen­tial Knowl­edge and Skills (TEKS) guidelines.

 

This Year’s Program

This year, we are proud to present “That’s What You’re Wear­ing!”, a pro­gram designed by Music Direc­tor David Itkin to intro­duce stu­dents to some of sym­phonic music’s most beloved com­posers and their music.  From sub­lime Mozart to jazzy Bern­stein, he promises to cre­ate an over­all expe­ri­ence that will both edu­cate and inspire your students.

We are espe­cially thrilled with this year’s cur­ricu­lum guide, writ­ten by AISD Ele­men­tary Music Teacher Teresa Gra­ham. She has cre­ated an excep­tional teacher guide with grade-appropriate con­cepts and activities.

For addi­tional Teacher Resources, please click here.

For more infor­ma­tion on the con­certs, order your Teacher Guide, or to sign your class up, please con­tact the Abi­lene Phil­har­monic Offices at (325) 677– 6710, or email our Edu­ca­tion Direc­tor.