Education and Outreach Concerts

The Victoria Symphony’s Education and Outreach concerts are designed for students in grades K to 7 in Victoria, Saanich, Sooke, Gulf Islands and Cowichan school districts as well as independent and home schools. These concerts provide fun, accessible and engaging experiences while exposing students to the wonders of live classical music.
Each year these concerts outreach to over 6,800 elementary school students on Vancouver Island.

2011/12 Education and Outreach Concert

The Search for the Magic of Music

We are very excited to bring you the The Search for the Magic of Music, written by our Music Director Tania Miller.

Join secret agent Tania as she searches for what is magical in music before the evil magician silences the world forever!!

Why do we love music so much?  Is it the melody or the stories that make it so important? Maestra needs your help to discover the truth on this big adventure in music- before it is too late!!

The Teacher’s  Guides will provide you with information about the instruments of the orchestra, the composers and works on the program, and the basic elements of music. We have included activities and lesson plans that can be used in the classroom to help build on what students experience at the Education Concerts.

We feel that student participation in our concerts is very important, so we have included a piece for students to sing along with the orchestra. The music is the well-known Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, with words written by Tania Miller especially for this concert. 

We hope to hear everyone in the audience singing along, so we encourage you to learn the song with your students!

Please download the teachers’ guides for The Search for the Magic of Music: Grades K-3 | Grades 4-7