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Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education Program
General Information
The Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education Program is a free education outreach program for grades K through 12 and community centers throughout San Diego County and in all San Diego City Council Districts. The program consists of three series of three presentations, each encompassing and intertwining music, art, physics, math, psychology, history, and social studies. This program meets California Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) standards.
If you are interested in scheduling a program for your class, child’s school or community center, please contact Penny Buckingham, at (858) 454-5872 ext. 111.
The Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education Program brochure and request form will be available for download soon.
Music
The music in education outreach series, created by Judith Oishei, Music Director, includes two series: American Women in Music History and Music in Science.
American Women in Music History series covers:
Amy Beach: One of America’s greatest composers and known as the “Dean of American women composers,” describes her life as a concert pianist, composer, and wife at the turn of the last century.
Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues teaches how to write your own blues and describes what life is like for a black woman during the Jim Crow era.
Madelyn Bryne: Professor Bryne explains what a working composer experiences in today’s musical climate. Learn firsthand how to use computer technology to compose.
Music in Science series covers:
Brain Music: the character of Dr. Sigmund Freud shows the therapeutic effects of music on your mind and your imagination.
Fibonacci Funk: an actor depicts the 11th century mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, who explores math in music—rhythm, time signatures, beats, and downbeats.
Musical Physics: an actor portrays Albert Einstein who introduces the physics of music, how sound waves work, how the violin works, and the Doppler effect.
Art
Journey Through Art History series is composed of three visual presentations with music, created and given by the School of the Arts Director, Cornelia Feye.
Journey Through Art History series covers:
Silk Road: traces the stations of the Silk Road from Xian, China to Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) through artifacts, music and stories. Complements 6th grade curriculum of Ancient Civilizations.
Made in California: complements the 4th grade social sciences curriculum that traces California history through art; from indigenous native peoples to the Spanish missions to California’s statehood and the history of La Jolla.
Comprehending Conceptual Art: follows the history of modern art from photography in 1839 to Impressionism to conceptual art, with emphasis on contemporary Californian art of Los Angeles’ Cool School.
Resources for Teachers
Teachers can download and print out these pre-and post-visit activities for the program “Made in California” and distribute them to their students.
Pre-Program activity – Download and print to use BEFORE the program. Blank California map with cities to name.
Post-program activity – Download and print to use AFTER program has been presented. California History Timeline with blanks to fill in name of historic events.
Post-program activity – For teachers. California History Timeline with answers.
Post-program activity – Download and print to use AFTER the program. Which California artist painted these images?
Participating schools and community centers receive a complimentary, one-year organizational membership to the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. This includes special assistance from the library staff and access to extensive art and music books and materials. Download and print the current resource lists for the Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education Program.
- American Women in Music Series: I. Amy Beach, the Dean of American Women Composers
- American Women in Music Series: II. Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues
- American Women in Music Series: III. Today’s Woman Composer
- Journey Through Art History Series: I. Silk Road
- Journey Through Art History Series: II. Made in California
- Journey Through Art History Series: III. Comprehending Conceptual Art
- Music in Science Series: I. Brain Music
- Music in Science Series: II. Fibonacci Funk
- Music in Science Series: III. Physics in Music
Your Feedback and Support
To improve the Athenaeum’s Music & Arts in Education Program, we ask that teachers and community center directors download this feedback form, complete and fax or mail to the Athenaeum. Responses are confidential and will be used to improve the Athenaeum’s Education Outreach activities.
Funding for a series, either music or visual arts is a wonderful gift that can be given to a public or private school or community center. If you would like to provide support for education outreach, please contact Erika Torri, Joan & Irwin Jacobs Executive Director at (858) 454-5872.
Currently, financial support for the Athenaeum Music & Arts in Education program is provided by The Redducs Foundation, the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, Qualcomm Incorporated, Kiwanis Club of La Jolla, County of San Diego, Pam Slater-Price and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.