Workshop: These exciting and highly interactive workshops, entitled Classical Connections use classical music, as well as movement and literature, as a gateway to concepts required by the California standards. Beth makes connections with these concepts in numerous ways reaching students with various learning styles including kinetic, linguistic, musical, bodily-kinetic, spatial/visual, intrapersonal and logical/mathematical. Each concept is presented in two sessions allowing for review and an expansion of skills using a variety of activities. At each session, Beth plays some of the world?s greatest classical music and teaches musical vocabulary. The children are asked to respond to the music or partake in activities throughout each session. The musical selections are short and age appropriate, however, they become more complex as the sessions progress and as the students? musical language, taste and verbal expression become more sophisticated.

Beth Sussman received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from The Juilliard School by the age of 21 where she was granted a full scholarship. She was awarded the Charles Petschek Prize in Piano for three consecutive years while at Juilliard, and the Maro Ajemian Prize upon graduation. While a student, she was selected to perform as soloist with The Juilliard Symphony at Lincoln Center. Her studies at Juilliard began at age 11 at the Pre-College Division where she majored in both piano and composition. Performing highlights include a European tour with the Iris Trio and solo recitals at The Orange County Performing Arts Center, The Ravinia Festival (summer home of the Chicago Symphony), and The Chautauqua Music Festival. She has also given live recitals on radio stations across the country and performed for mayors, ambassadors and movie stars.

Price:
$100 per 60-minute workshop plus possible planning fee. Minimum three workshops per day must be scheduled.

Age Group: K-12
Capacity: 1 Classroom (maximum of 35 students, plus regular teacher)
Availability: Year Round

Teacher In-Service Price: $300/hour (2-hour minimum required).
Capacity: 40 Educators

To design an arts education program with this artist, please call (213) 250-ARTS or email schoolprograms@musiccenter.org.

Prices are for services between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.