The Link Up program is a music education initiative of Carnegie Hall for students in grades 3-5. It provides curriculum, resources, and interactive concerts to help students learn about orchestral music. Teachers receive lesson plans, recordings, and online access. Students explore musical concepts, study repertoire, and compose their own works. Local orchestras partner to provide teacher training and final concerts where students perform with the orchestra.

1. Link Up
A Program of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall
for Students in Grades Three through Five

2. Link Up Overview
Program Components
Professional Development
Curriculum & Student
Assessment
Online Resources
Interactive Concerts

3. Professional Development Webinar
• Provides program information
• Models Carnegie Hall Professional
Development approach
• Provides a structure and many activity
ideas for local Professional Development

4. Local Professional Development Workshops
Following the Carnegie Hall Webinar,
Lead Teachers host a local workshop.
Link Up teachers receive:
• Teacher Guide with Student Workbook pages
(via download)
• Audio CD & DVD
• Access to Online Resources

5. Curriculum: Teacher Guide
Offers Easy-to-Follow Lesson Plans
Curriculum includes activities,
learning standards, and outcomes.

6. Curriculum: Teacher Guide
Offers Extensions:
Students compose their own
music through the Creative
Extensions.
Teachers share student work
in the online community.

7. Curriculum: Student Workbook & Assessment
Offers Assessment Tools:
Students can:
• document their learning throughout the year.
• assess and reflect on their work.

8. Curriculum: Approach
Explores Repertoire Through
A Composer’s Lens
Composer Thomas Cabaniss introduces the
musical concept of the year and challenges
students to create their own compositions.
Students also study orchestral works and
prepare repertoire in the classroom.

9. Curriculum: Approach
Students Apply Knowledge By Composing
Students explore orchestral repertoire and create
original music.
• Students explore and make musical choices.
• Teachers share compositions online.
• Link Up concerts may feature
compositions.

10. Interactive Concerts
Concerts fully integrate classroom learning in the concert hall.
Students:
• perform during the concerts as audience members.
• listen to the orchestra perform selections.
• may be selected to perform onstage with the
orchestra.

11. Online Resources
Link Up Beginnings, a supplemental
resource, is available online and has
more information about:
• Carnegie Hall
• singing
• note and rhythm reading
• recorder skills

12. Online Resources: The Online Community
Teachers view and share video clips of student
work and connect with other Link Up
participants.

13. What Our Partners Are Saying...
“The Link Up program is quite fantastic, and I came back completely
revitalized, re-energized, and re-dedicated to the importance and
significance of arts education within our school systems.”
– Mississippi Arts Commission
“I absolutely love the program and feel it has pushed me to have
my students perform at a much higher level. Link Up is really a
great opportunity for the kids in this area to learn recorder skills
and to become familiar with our concert hall and symphony.”
– Omaha Symphony

14. Carnegie Hall Provides at No Cost:
• Curriculum guide, CD & DVD for each teacher
• Student workbooks
• Professional Development for lead teachers and orchestra administrators
• Concert script, repertoire list and concert visuals
• Access to the Link Up Online Community
•Access to Carnegie Hall’s Online Resource Center
• Ongoing support

15. Orchestras:
• Produce final concert with orchestra and conductor
• Lead Professional Development Workshop for local teachers
• Provide recorders
• Recruit and support participating schools
• Communicate with Carnegie Hall staff

16. For More Information
Contact Carnegie Hall:
www.carnegiehall.org/linkup
linkup@carnegiehall.org
Telephone: 212-903-9628