Make Room for Orchestra! Developing a String Program from the Ground Up
Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Description
After a budget cut 30 years earlier, Rochester Community Schools reinstated their orchestra program.
Now in its 7th year, learn how we developed our program. Use our successes and stumbles to create a
plan to bring orchestra to your district.
Speakers
Erin Holden
Keenan Thomason
Dr. Brandon Ulrich
Keenan Thomason
Dr. Brandon Ulrich
Learning Objective 1
Participants will learn how we created our task force to explore the feasibility of orchestra in our district
Learning Objective 2
Participants will learn the steps we took in creating a plan to implement the new program.
Learning Objective 3
Participants will learn our successes and struggles, and we will share the solutions we found to make struggles work.
Session Level
Middle School/Junior High, High School
Session Type
Lecture