Link Up in the New York City Area
The Orchestra Rocks
Link Up guides students in grades 3–5 through a yearlong exploration of orchestral repertoire and music making. During the 2024–2025 season, New York City students will participate in a new version of The Orchestra Rocks, exploring rhythm, pulse, groove, and how it feels when the orchestra rocks. At the end of the year, students will sing and play the recorder with a professional orchestra in a culminating concert at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Concerts will take place on May 20, 21, and 22, 2025.
Fall Professional Development Workshops
Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Culminating Concerts
May 20–22, 2025
10:15 AM and 11:45 AM in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Fees
There is a general fee of $6 per student and $30 per teacher. Participating schools may bring no more than one chaperone per 10 students, free of charge. Payment by personal check, credit card, and/or copy of certified purchase order is due by Friday, January 31, 2025.
Contact Us
For program questions, email linkup@carnegiehall.org.
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Concert Repertoire
Repertoire Exploration
Learn fundamental concepts of music and engage in creative activities through a deeper exploration of the ideas and themes of the Link Up repertoire.
Explore Pulse
How do we use rhythmic pulse to make music rock? Students explore steady beat, tempo, and strong and weak beats as they experience the pulse that drives music.
Explore Rhythm and Groove
How do composers rock using rhythmic phrases, syncopation, and ostinato? Students explore rhythmic phrasing, syncopation, and groove in the concert repertoire.
Explore Movement and Rock
What is the role of movement and dance in music that rocks? Students discover dance forms associated with four pieces of repertoire from different eras. They also explore Orff’s “O Fortuna” through the Orff Schulwerk approach, discovering how to use movement to interpret and embody the music.
Explore Sounds that Rock
What are the sounds that make music rock? Students will explore timbre, volume, and other sound qualities that make music rock, and discover how musicians use their own individual sounds when covering an original song.
Instrument Families
Concert Experience
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