Classical Music for Kids in Chicago, Illinois

Music in the Neighborhood January 22, 2012
Introduce your child to classical music the fun way with interactive performances. Lively Arts of Chicago presents Music in the Neighborhood. Our inaugural program, The Colors of Music, took place September 18, 2011in the Lincoln Square neighborhood at Trattoria Trullo and  featured the award winning artists of Quartet Ventoso with narrator, Doreen Feitelberg. An instrument "Petting Zoo" held half an hour before the performance allowed children in the audience to try out a violin, a viola and a cello guided by talented young musicians.. Children ages 4-12 participated in this new series designed to bring the finest musicians playing classical music into Chicago's diverse neighborhoods. Film clips from Disney's Fantasia representing the colors of music and sound waves added to the education and fun for everyone in the audience no matter their age. Local merchants got into the spirit giving back to the community by donating wonderful kid friendly prizes at our free raffle following the performance.  Contact us in Chicago, Illinois, to learn more about our interactive music programs today

 

Music in the Neighborhood January 22, 2012
Our inaugural program, The Colors of Music, took place September 18, 2011in the Lincoln Square neighborhood at Trattoria Trullo and  featured the award winning artists of Quartet Ventoso with narrator, Doreen Feitelberg. An instrument "Petting Zoo" held half an hour before the performance allowed children in the audience to try out a violin, a viola and a cello guided by talented young musicians.. Children ages 4-12 participated in this new series designed to bring the finest musicians playing classical music into Chicago's diverse neighborhoods. Film clips from Disney's Fantasia representing the colors of music and sound waves added to the education and fun for everyone in the audience no matter their age. Local merchants got into the spirit giving back to the community by donating wonderful kid friendly prizes at our free raffle following the performance.  Contact us in Chicago, Illinois, to learn more about our interactive musicprograms todayThe second program in our series will take place Sunday, January 22, 2012 3pm-3:45 pm at Mayne Stage, 1328 West Morse Avenue in the Rogers Park neiighborhoodwith an Instrument "Petting Zoo" at 2:30pm at Mayne Stage 1328 West Morse Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood featuring the grammy nominated Lincoln Trio performing "Ferdinand the Bull and Friends" with narrator, Noel Morris, of radio station WFMT.

 

Free Children's Programs
Each of our interactive musical programs is 45 minutes long, presents a completely new theme each time, and takes place in an unusual setting within different Chicago neighborhoods. Future programs will feature woodwinds, brass, string instruments, an orchestra, and even an opera.  An instrument "Petting Zoo" takes place one half hour before each program allowing the children to try out a violin, a cello, a viola, a piano and more. All of our programs are free and located near public transportation. Our last program "The Colors of Music" involved playing music of two compleltely different pieces of music, The children sat on the floor, received a piece of drawing paper and crayons and followed instructions to "draw how you feel" when they listened to these two distinctly different pieces.  We also showed portions of Disney's "Fantasia" which featured the colors of music and "the sound wave".

 

Why Participate in Our Programs?
Lively Arts of Chicago's interactive classical music programs are free, performed by highly accomplished award winning young musicians and involve the audience in participatory activities. These programs are inspired by the absence of classical music education in most Chicago Public Schools. 

 

Benefits of Our Programs
Studies show that students who are exposed to early music education develop stronger reading and math skills than those who have not had such an experience. Our interactive programs promote further awareness, understanding, and tolerance of cultural diversity and an appreciation of Classical music.