Link Up National

Join us by becoming a national Link Up partner of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and watch as your orchestra's education program grows alongside ours.

Link Up pairs orchestras across the country with students in grades 3–5 at schools in their local communities to explore orchestral repertoire through a hands-on music curriculum.

The Details

Carnegie Hall provides the following at no cost:

• • a Link Up curriculum guide that teachers can download (featuring lessons on singing, playing the soprano recorder or violin, reading and notating music, and composing and improvising music)
• • a CD and DVD resources that accompany the curriculum
  • a Link Up workbook for each student
• • a professional development webinar for lead teachers and orchestra administrators
  • a concert repertoire list, concert script, and accompanying concert visuals
• • access to Carnegie Hall's Online Resource Center with additional lessons and resources, including Link Up Beginnings, a skills-focused curriculum with audio for teachers and students
• • access to the Link Up Online Community, which connects teachers, Carnegie Hall staff, and featured contributors to share ideas, student work, videos, and photos
• • ongoing support and consultation regarding professional development for teachers, program implementation, and media/publicity planning

Your site provides the following:

• • a culminating interactive concert(s) featuring an orchestra, conductor, and participating Link Up students
• • a Link Up teacher professional development workshop(s) and direct support for participating local teachers
• • soprano recorders for all participants
• • program-related needs, both artistic and administrative
• • recruitment of participating teachers and students from local public and/or private schools
• • ongoing communication with Carnegie Hall regarding program implementation