The Colorado Symphony Announces Increased Education Opportunities and New Platform Called ‘musicurious’

The Colorado Symphony Announces Increased Education Opportunities and New Platform Called “musicurious”

Denver, United States – September 22, 2015 /MarketersMedia/ —

The Colorado Symphony introduced a wide array of 2015/16 education opportunities via an expanded education platform called musicurious.

The Colorado Symphony’s musicurious program promotes experiential learning for all ages, acknowledging that discovery and learning happens at every stage of life.

Musicurious includes Petite Musique orchestra performances for the very young, MathNotes and Music of Life which are curriculum based performances for ages 8-10, composition based residency programs for middle and high school students, education initiatives for adults and seniors, sensory-friendly programming, and more.

“Everyone is a musician at heart,” says Colorado Symphony Director of Community Education Programs Catherine Beeson “which is why the goal of musicurious is to create broader end-to-end engagement to cover all age groups, abilities, backgrounds, and needs.”

Please visit coloradosymphony.org/education to download available curricula, view open rehearsals schedules, see student ticket opportunities, and to learn more about youth concerts, school programs, and professional development. To download the musicurious information booklet, please go HERE.

Music education is not only important to aspiring musicians. Research suggests that studying music can have significant positive impacts on a person’s ability to learn in general. The below studies support the overall learning benefit of music education:

Boston Children’s Hospital has found a correlation between musical training and improved executive function, which is classified as high-level cognitive processes that enable people to quickly process and retain information, regulate their behaviors, make good choices, solve problems, adjust to changing mental demands, and have cognitive flexibility to adjust to novel or changing tasks on demand, in both children and adults.

A study reported in the Journal of Neuroscience in 2014 found that musicians have enhanced nervous system function by focusing attention on meaningful acoustic cues which enhance language and cognitive abilities. The study found that children who participated in the researchers’ community music lessons for two years showed gains in neural processing.

The Colorado Symphony is proud of the willingness and excitement of our musicians and staff to participate in educational programs as a way to give back to the community.

“It’s important to pay it forward,” says Colorado Symphony violinist Ben Odhner. “We go to these schools where students might not have other means to be exposed to this sort of art, and it’s important that they have a way to experience it.”

CONTACTS:

For more information or to request interviews, please contact:

Seth McNew, Director of Public and Community Relations

smcnew@coloradosymphony.org – 303.308.2477

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

Catherine Beeson, Colorado Symphony Director of Education

For high-resolution, downloadable images, visit http://www.coloradosymphony.org/media.

TICKETS TO THE COLORADO SYMPHONY CONCERTS:

Tickets are available online at www.coloradosymphony.org , by phone at 303.623.7876, and in person at the Boettcher Concert Hall Box Office, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th Street, No. 15. The Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm; Saturday, noon – 6 pm; and two hours prior to each performance.

The Colorado Symphony thanks its gracious season sponsors: The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Arrow Electronics, Target, 9News, and United Airlines.

ABOUT THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

One of the leading orchestras in the United States, the Colorado Symphony performs more than 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado. Led by internationally renowned Music Director Andrew Litton, the Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians, representing more than a dozen nations, and regularly welcomes the most celebrated artists from the world of symphonic music and beyond. Every season, the Colorado Symphony serves more than 250,000 people from all walks of life, performing a range of musical styles, from traditional to contemporary. Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, the Colorado Symphony continually expands its reach through education, outreach, and programming. The Colorado Symphony partners with the state’s leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, sports teams, and individuals to expose diverse audiences to the transformative power of music.

For more information about us, please visit http://www.coloradosymphony.org

Contact Info:
Name: Seth McNew
Email: smcnew@coloradosymphony.org
Organization: Colorado Symphony
Address: 1000 14th Street, suite 15, Denver, Colorado, USA, 80202
Phone: 303.308.2477

Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeQNHbgRDWo

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