Children & Community

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Summer Institutes

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Discover Outreach Program and Mummy Mobile of the Michael C. Carlos Museum

A hallmark of the Carlos Museum is its commitment to education, executed through initiatives including the Discovery Outreach Program’s Mummy Mobile. Museum teachers travel to schools to enhance social studies curricula, bringing ancient civilizations to life through art. Visit Discovery via Odyssey Online at http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY.

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Emory Dance On Tour

Emory Dance On Tour (EDOT) offers an in-depth exploration of the process of creating, sustaining, and producing a touring dance company. Students hone technical skills through class and rehearsal as they learn from choreographers. After creating the mission and goals for the company, students present, direct, and perform their repertory throughout metro Atlanta. EDOT recently performed modern, jazz, and African dance for pre-school through high school students, assisted living facilities, and wellness and youth programs including the YMCA. Call 404.727.7266 for details on booking EDOT.

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Children’s Music Development Center of Emory (CMDCE)

This unique learning program nurtures the total development of children from birth to 12 years. Through movement, singing, and creating with instruments and other art processes, the activities provide opportunities for child and caregiver to experience and explore music. Programs include: Music for Babies, Family Music, and Growing In Music: Year 1 & 2 for those under five and a half years of age; Musikgarten‚ for those age five to seven; keyboard and recorder for those in second and third grades; and a string program for those in second through ninth grades are offered. Call 404.727.5208 for more information. (Photo: Tamara Albrecht instructs students)

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Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony

The Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony is the premiere honor wind ensemble for high school youth in the Atlanta area. Scott Stewart, director of instrumental music at Emory University, serves as music director and conductor. The ensemble is comprised of seventy-five select instrumentalists, grades 9 through 12, from a ten-county area. They perform four concerts of advanced contemporary wind band repertoire annually, frequently featuring high profile guest composers, conductors, and soloists. Auditions are in August and rehearsals are on Mondays from 7:30–9:30pm. Information: 404.727.6445, music@emory.edu, or www.emory.edu/MUSIC/AYWS.

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Summer Institutes

TAP (Timpani and Percussion) Institute
Mark Yancich, coordinator
May 30-June 3, 2005
www.tapseminar.com
For more information, email Mark Yancich.

International Euphonium Institute
Adam Frey, coordinator
June 12-18, 2005
www.euphonium.com/IEI2005Homepage.htm
For more information, email Adam Frey.

Summer Bassoon Extravaganza
Shelly Unger, coordinator
June 26-July 2, 2005
www.music.emory.edu/BASSOON
For more information, email Shelly Unger.

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