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Viva la Music! (Life to music!)

Local Vendors and Resources

Alexandra Ballet Company

Bach Society of St. Louis - Several concerts are offered annually.

Black Rep - theatre and musical theatre. (both student and adult offerings). 314-534-3810

Center for Contemporary Arts - COCA - Trinity in University City. A multidisciplinary community arts center that provides exceptional arts education through programs, performances and exhibitions. 3134-725-6555.

Dance St. Louis

Dayspring School of the Arts - local organization which offers classes in music, theatre, and dance. Also presents performances at local venues. 314-291-8878

Florissant Civic Center Theatre
box office: 314-921-5678

Florissant Fine Arts Council

Junior League Family Theatre Series

Metro Theater Company - local professional theater for young people and their families. 314-997-6777

314-935-6543

Missouri Baptist University -offers itinerant shows, and student performances. Tickets and Information 314-392-2345. mobap.edu/events

MUNY - Municipal Theatre - Musical Theatre Series (Forest Park and also Fox Theatre)

Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Box 1777 Edwardsville, IL 62026 - 1777
Camps, programs and musical performances.
*Parents: use discretion - since some performances may not be suitable for all audiences.
siue.edu/summerarts

School Music USA
www.schoolmusicusa.com
10483 Old Olive Street Rd.
St. Louis, MO (Behind AMC Theatres)
314-213-6565


Shattinger Music Co. - sells sheet music and some recordings. (Located downtown -South Broadway)
314-621-2408 (closed Mondays)
email: choral@shattingermusic.com

Sheldon Concert Series -
3648 Washington Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
314- 533-9900
www.thesheldon.org

STAGES Performing Arts Academy
636-530-5959

St. Louis Ballet - both a professional ballet company and school. 636-537-1998
info@stlouisballet.org

St. Louis Cathedral Concert Series

St. Louis Chamber Chorus - premiere professional acappella choral ensemble 6 concerts annually (minimum age 5 years to attend concerts.)

St. Louis Children's Choirs
314 / 993 9626
info@slccsing.org

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road - Offers theatre and musical offerings annual - free and open to the public.
St. Louis, MO 63135-1408
314-513-4477

St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra

St. Louis Sings - a choral music calendar

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Union Avenue Opera

Young Audiences

PARENT CONNECTION
Children's Music Radio Network - Podcasts and more

http://cdbaby.com/ - Music Resource searches - Local artists - music for kids - more

Penelope's Radio - broadcasts of songs and stories for kids

Learn to read music - Lessons and Info on the symbols of written musical notation

Popular Music - Yahoo Kids http://kids.yahoo.com/music

FLORISSANT CIVIC CENTER THEATRE.
The Junior League of St. Louis helps brings this Family Theatre Series to audiences each year. For more offerings visit the Florissant Civic Center Theatre Website.


ST. LOUIS BALLET
As funding for the arts grows more scarce, the number of opportunities for students to attend events like this becomes more challenging. Not only are the ticket costs rising, ($4.00 in 2003 up to $7.00 in 2006) but there are fewer ballet companies in town. "For many years we attended the Gateway Ballet's performance, and they had to discontinue their holiday series. We tried to get tickets for the St. Louis Ballet performances last year, and they were all sold out! I am thrilled this year's class of 5th graders will get to go," Pasley said.

Click here for more information about the St. Louis Ballet.

ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - POWELL SYMPHONY HALL
Family concerts are available for greatly reduced ticket prices on weekends, and the SLSO's outreach program finds free chamber ensemble concerts across the St. Louis area. For the community calendar and more information click here.

Instruments of the Orchestra and Symphonic Adventures

PlayMusic.Org contains a lot resources all designed to encourage students to become involved in music, composing and playing instruments. Read and see interviews, news stories and more.

Select an instrument family from the orchestra seating chart

Read In-depth about instruments and play a matching game. There are other links to learn about each member of the family as well.

• Brass + sound matching Game
• Woodwind + WW characteristics Game (errors loading)
• Strings + assembly game (errors loading)
• Percussion + percussion echo sequencing Game

Listen in to the Jukebox with fun musical examples

• Brass
• Woodwind
• Strings
• Percussion
• Full Orchestra Recordings

Carnegie Hall Adventures for Kids
Contents include:

• Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra interactive instrument seeking game.
• Dvorák - New World Symphony animated listening experience.
• Podcasts from Carnegie Hall.

Getting ready for the symphony? - these text FAQ's answer most questions used for preparation.

San Francisco Symphony Site - Great graphics, but sound samples are synthesized.

New York Philharmonic for kids site.

• BoomThang! Game
• Games and Skills
• Instrument Recognition
• Music Theory
• Kazounds - musical melodic memory (Simon Says!)
• Kids-Space - fun graphics for young kids - interacting with patterns of sound.
  http://www.kids-space.org:80/HPT/menu.html
• Music Notes - theory, history, skills games and more
• Keyboard Skills and informaiton - http://pianoeducation.org/pnokids.html

Music History, Composer and Performer Resources

Music History - art and musical examples from a variety of time periods.

Composer information (Just for Kids) child-friendly scripts, and interviews with composers from pianoeducation.org

• C.P.E. Bach (Vienna, 1786)
• Frederic Chopin (Warsaw, 1835)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Vienna, 1786)
• Franz Liszt (Constantinople, 1847)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna, 1819)
• Johannes Brahms (Vienna, 1870)
• Franz Josef Haydn (Vienna, 1795)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (Leipzig, 1740)
• Clara Schumann (Frankfurt, 1879)
• Robert and Clara Schumann
   (Dresden, 1848)
• Domenico Scarlatti (Madrid, 1752)

JAZZ

Jazz Resources form PBS kids