Our
music-docent program was established in 1996 and serves schools throughout San Diego County.
Here, Classics 4
Kids conductor Dana Mambourg-Zimbric takes docents
through an up-coming program.
2009-2010
q Docents prepared 7175 students in 296 classes at 97 schools for San Diego
Symphony and Classics For Kids concerts.
q Grants for tickets, prizes and transportation will total $15,000 for the year.
2008-2009
q Docents prepared 7500 students in 360 classes at 98 schools for San Diego Symphony and Classics
For Kids Concerts.
2007-2008
q Docents prepared 8800 students in 396 classes at 100 schools for San Diego Symphony
and Classics For Kids concerts. This is down from previous years because of the economy
and subsequent reductions in school funding for concert trips.
2006-2007
q Docents prepared 14,000 students in 550 classes for San Diego Symphony and
Classics For Kids concerts. A new record! Grants and scholarships totaling $18,376 allowed 3000
more students to attend those concerts and allowed ArtsBusExpress to bus 4,000
additional students to them.
2005-2006
q Docents prepared 9300 students at 96 schools for San Diego Symphony and
Classics For Kids concerts. Schools received 225 copies of The Incredible Story of
the Orchestra.
2004-2005
q Docents prepared 9000 students for San Diego Symphony, Sweetwater Union High School District, and Classics for Kids concerts.
q The Foundation for Advancement of Music Education (FAME) asked docents to visit third-grade classes in 20 northwest county-schools before they attended the San Diego Symphony's "A Musical Journey Into Space." FAME sponsored buses and tickets for this group, and our docents rose to the occasion!
q One docent was again responsible for having an entire underserved school (450+) attend "A Musical Journey Into Space."
2003-2004
q Docents prepped 4500 students at 42 schools.
q The enthusiasm of a single docent convinced the teachers of a North Park elementary school that every student would enjoy the San Diego Symphony's "Lewis & Clark: a Musical Expedition." Docents previewed the concert experience for all 450+ of them.
2002-2003
q Docents prepared 3745 students at 44 schools for the San Diego Symphony's Young People's Concerts and the Sweetwater District's Honors Concert.
We Are Committed to Music:
We recruit and train docents, and donate administration time, training materials, and concert-specific CDs.
In
2005-2006 docents are leaving an illustrated book, "The Story of the Incredible
Orchestra," at the schools they visit.
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To volunteer or request a docent for your school
call Aveline on 858-385-1909 or send her a note at
AFCMDOCENTS@aol.com
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