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July 19, 2024
Conference 2024: Creative Partnerships to Maximize Youth Learning and Development
Now in its eighth year of collaboration, Houston Youth Symphony (HYS) partners with the professional wind quintet, WindSync, in a yearly school residency and performance with the HYS Coda Program, Houston’s first after-school El Sistema-inspired program.
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July 5, 2023
Conference 2023: Youth Perspectives on Engaging with Orchestras
Deepen your understanding of the priorities of the next generation as we review the findings of a nationwide survey of current high school youth orchestra students, undergraduate and graduate music majors, and recent graduates.
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April 28, 2021
Lockdown Learning
Though in-person instruction has been mostly shut down since the pandemic began in 2020, youth orchestras have been finding myriad ways to rehearse and perform, socially distanced. And some of the changes will likely be lasting, informing music education in the future.
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April 12, 2024
Activating Artistry to Improve Youth Outcomes
Webinar recording; registration required.
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January 7, 2025
Youth Engagement and the Future of Orchestras
Free webinar recording for members. Discover how orchestras—professional, youth, and community-based—are nurturing the next generation of artists and leaders.
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July 15, 2021
Opening Ears: New Music for Young Musicians
Research tells us that early experiences – including what young musicians hear and perform – "stick," but historically, repertoire for young musicians has not included contemporary works, especially not works from composers of diverse backgrounds.
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November 19, 2024
Youth Engagement - Chapter 2: Youth Experience (Part 2)
In this section: Empowering Youth Voices, Creative Youth Development, and Youth Councils
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November 19, 2024
Youth Engagement - Foreword from Contributing Author Suzanne Perrino
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November 19, 2024
Youth Engagement - Chapter 5: Partnerships
Gaining the trust of local young people, learning about their needs, and responding to their interests with relevant programmatic offerings is work that is often best achieved in partnership with schools and other youth-serving organizations.
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November 19, 2024
Youth Engagement - Chapter 8: Integrating Youth Engagement
Youth engagement is essential to audience experience, audience development, equitable community engagement, talent recruitment, and strategic planning, as well as learning.
