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A residency from The Copper Street Brass Quintet will enhance my program’s goals. Specifically, it will accelerate the maturation of young people by providing an in-depth experience performing and studying brass chamber music as well as bringing a high-quality brass performance to Frazee. The goals of this residency are to: 1. Provide youth with the skills and tools to take music outside of the classroom and past the printed page. 2. Instill in young people an abiding love of music that results in lifelong engagement on many levels; playing, attending concerts, supporting the arts and teaching. 3. Increase each student’s understanding and skill in music, and provide an opportunity to perform in public. 4. Provide a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of instrumental technique for brass instruments. 5. Provide a chance for community members to experience live brass quintet music. We will evaluate the residency in three ways: 1) in-class responses and observed engagement from my students, 2) online surveys (hosted by The Copper Street Brass Quintet) for school faculty/staff, parents, students, and community members upon the residency’s culmination and 3) attendance numbers at the evening concert.
I have never seen my band students so well behaved as they were listening to the Copper Street Brass Quintet both play and talk about music. Both my high school bands were so respectful which, to me, means they were enjoying what they were listening to. The elementary kids that weren't in band were really getting into the music. You could see some of them dancing around a bit to the music and answering questions as the quintet was interacting with them. Parents not only talked to me, but several sent emails praising the playing and time the Copper Street Brass Quintet spent with their kids. So many kids were talking a great deal to their parents about what they had experienced during the days they were here.