The Concerts for Young People series serves nearly 40,000 students every year. Geared toward pre-kindergarten to 8^th grade, these school day concerts are simultaneously educational and entertaining. Each program has strong curriculum connections and is supported by extensive advance (and award-winning!) class room preparatory materials. The series is divided into three concerts to better instruct and entertain various ages.

Symphony Street has been developed for the preK to 2^nd grade students to introduce the instruments of the orchestra and a few music fundamentals. With the emphasis on ‘fun” this concert is performed by a chamber-sized orchestra from the ASO and is hosted by various community venues to provide less travel time for our youngest audience members. No piece of music is more than 3 minutes in length and there are strong visual and audience participation activities throughout the concert. Conductor Jere Flint and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are joined by dancers from Lee Harper & Dancers and co-host actress/vocalist Wendy Bennett. Educators receive a CD with samples of music from the upcoming concert as well as a student activity booklet and various teacher resource materials correlated to the GA Quality Core Curriculum and the Georgia Performance Standards.

Discover & Next Generation Concerts contain the same programming with some adjustments made to the stage presentation for the remaining age groups. Discover Concerts are primarily for the 3^rd – 5^th grades while Next Generation Concerts serve the 6^th – 8^th grade levels. All of the repertoire and teaching materials are identical. This is a ‘suggested’ division of concert audience. 3^rd to 5^th grade groups are welcome to attend a Next Generation Concert if the time and date work better for that group and the same applies to Discover Concerts for the 6^th-8^th grade groups.

Programs focus on the elements of music and integrating the arts into the curriculum. Concerts are performed by full orchestra. Guest artists and concert activities vary depending on the season. Educators receive a teaching DVD, a CD with samples of the music, a Teacher’s Guide correlated to the Georgia Quality Core Curriculum and the Georgia Performance Standards.