Since its creation in 1996, the Music Integration Project - the Music Institute's innovative outreach program - has brought music to thousands of children in seven Chicago public schools where musical opportunities are limited and to help teachers integrate music into their general classroom curriculums. Because teachers and students at the participating schools responded so positively to the Music Institute's teacher workshops and the Pacifica Quartet's performances and classroom visits, we are continuing the program for its fourth year at William H. Ray and Florence B. Price Elementary Schools in 1999-2000.

The Project is designed to do the following:

• Bring quality music to economically disadvantaged children who would not otherwise be exposed to it.
• Conduct pre-concert workshops to train and empower public school teachers who do not teach arts to use the arts--specifically music--to integrate art and music concepts into their curriculums by focusing specifically on the state-governed goals for fine arts and music education on which the students are tested.
• Develop teachers' knowledge and skills in music so they can better relate not only to an arts-integrated curriculum but also to students' interests and backgrounds.
• Provide four subject-specific concerts that are entertaining and educational and that open the door to provocative classroom discussions.
• Provide classroom visits and workshops by the Pacifica Quartet and brass and percussion ensembles prior to each of their performances.
• Assess and document the Music Integration Project's impact on enriching the curriculum and exposing children to music in new ways.

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