Last edited: 01/20/2008

PYS Music Memory

Music Memory is a cultural enrichment program designed to enhance understanding and appreciation of symphonic music. It is designed primarily for grades three to six, and it is open to all schools in Maricopa County, public and private. Each year the pieces to be studied are selected by the Music Memory Committee and the director of the Phoenix Youth Symphony. Listening guides are written, and early in the school year are made available to each student for classroom study. Each teacher is provided with a packet of additional instructional materials.

On Tuesday, March 25th and Monday, April 28th, 2008, students will attend a concert of the studied pieces. This concert will be performed by the Phoenix Youth Symphony, in Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix, under the direction of Lawrence Golan. In recent years students in Yavapai, Apache, and Navajo counties have participated. For many students this will be their first experience attending a classical symphony concert. Certificates are awarded to each participant. Ardith Shelley, former Fine Arts Supervisor for the Madison School District, was instrumental in the development of the Music Memory Program. She served as its chairperson for twenty-one years. This will be the 48th year of the Music Memory Program.

For further information, please contact the Orchestral Manager for the Music Memory Chairperson.