“We’ll show you how high we can play—get ready to cover your ears!”
“Bassoon players use their thumbs a lot. So if you play video games all afternoon and your mom asks, ‘Why aren’t you practicing?’, you can say, ‘I am!’”
“While we’re playing, imagine a pirate story—this part has lots of churning waves and seasickness.”
— Music For All chamber music students live quotes
The main goal of Music For All is for various audiences and Eastman musicians to connect through a shared music experience and build meaningful relationships between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester community.
“All 21st-century musicians must become powerfully communicative advocates for their art. Music For All gives Eastman students the opportunity to develop the performance and communication skills necessary to become such advocates—and allows them to contribute to building new audiences for classical music.”
— Elinor Freer, Music For All coordinator (2003-2008)
Eric Booth: The Need to Connect with Audiences
The Connected Musician homepage
NYS Music Curriculum:
Music For All — Student Groups Survey