Early Childhood Workshops

Curious about how to use instruments in your early childhood classroom? This workshop offers ideas for building a classroom instrument collection, introducing instruments, and using instruments to teach across the curriculum. We’ll discuss how to include all students in music-making, with special attention to those with sensory differences. 

Wed, Feb 4, 5:00-7:00pm in the Education and Learning Center at the Jack C. Taylor Music Center

Workshop is free. Space is limited. Registration opens Fri, Aug 1.

The story of Giraffes Can’t Dance is the springboard for lessons and activities that will demonstrate how to get your Pre-K – K students moving and making music as they learn. This hands-on workshop will introduce a variety of easy-to-implement lesson plans and activities that use music to teach across the early childhood curriculum, including in literacy, math, and social-emotional development. No prior music experience is required. 

Register for either the online or in-person workshop. The same content will be presented at both. 

Thu, Oct 23, 5:00-6:30pm, online 

Sat, Oct 25, 10:00am-12:00pm at Powell Hall at the Jack C. Taylor Music Center 

Workshops are free. Space is limited. Registration opens Fri, Aug 1. 

This workshop is a prerequisite for application to Symphony In Your School, Jr. Teachers who attend a Giraffes Can’t Dance workshop will receive an invitation to apply to be a Symphony In Your School, Jr. partner teacher in the 2025/26 school year.