Musical Explorers for District Partners
Musical Explorers is a free, all-digital curriculum and interactive concert designed and distributed by Carnegie Hall to connect students in grades K–2 to rich and diverse musical communities as they build fundamental music skills through listening, singing, and moving.
Carnegie Hall’s district partnerships support school districts that are looking to integrate Musical Explorers in the school year and create strong working relationships with dedicated groups of teachers across the county. The program will provide your teachers with free, high-quality educational resources—including curriculum materials, professional development, and digital resources—to incorporate culturally rooted music into classrooms, while joining a national network of educators.
District partners can use any digital curriculum materials and online resources (including additional lessons, interactive classroom activities, and culminating concert videos) free of charge to engage students and teachers in musical learning and exploration.
Apply to become a Musical Explorers district partner and join a growing network of districts all around the world.
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2025–2026Featured Artists
Jordanian Folk with Farah
- Lesson 1: Learning “Ya Aroos il-Bahr”
- Lesson 2: Learning “Reedaha” / “Ya Khayal il Zarga”
Application Information
Each season, Musical Explorers district partnership applications open on our website in May and close in October each season.
The application is open to educational leaders, including superintendents, district supervisors, arts directors, and principals from school districts across the US.
If you are a teacher interested in joining Musical Explorers, please reference our Musical Explorers Digital registration.
Partnership Details
During the 2024–2025 season, Musical Explorers was implemented by 8 partner districts, serving more than 15,000 students and 60 teachers across the US.
Musical Explorer district partners have access to our online Musical Explorers resources, which includes interactive sheet music and online lesson plans, as well as downloadable student activity sheets and robust audio and video content.
Carnegie Hall will
- provide access to Carnegie Hall’s digital curriculum materials and online resources, including additional lessons and interactive classroom activities
- support remote professional development resources and webinars for lead teachers and administrators
- provide ongoing consultation regarding program implementation, professional development, and teacher support
- include your district into our network of partners from across the US
Your district will
- recruit local teachers for participation in Carnegie Hall’s Musical Explorers digital program
- require each participating teacher to use a minimum of one tradition from the Musical Explorers digital curriculum in their classroom
- participate in ongoing communication with Carnegie Hall regarding program implementation, curriculum timeline, and reporting—including up to three meetings with program staff
- collect information on teacher and student experience in the program to share with Carnegie Hall
For program questions, email musicalexplorersdigital@carnegiehall.org.
2025–2026 Musical Explorers District Partners
- Chicago Public Schools, Illinois
- Duval County Public Schools, Florida
- Fayetteville Public Schools, Arkansas
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina
- Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC), Kentucky
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education, California
- Soquel Union Elementary School District, California
- Tulare County Office of Education, California
- Vance County Schools, North Carolina
- Volusia County Schools, Florida