The San Diego Symphony uses Sound and Silence to teach elementary school students about music

Students at Sandburg Elementary listen to a concert by members of the San Diego Symphony's woodwind quintet. The students are learning from the Sound & Silence interactive music curriculum, San Diego, Calif., March 11, 2024

"Sound is really energetic. He can sing high-pitches and low-pitches. He can play music with a really fast or slow tempo. And, Silence’s character is kind of shocked by all this new knowledge," Salts said.Sound and Silence are animated characters used in the interactive curriculum to teach third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students music concepts. They are featured in this graphic produced by the San Diego Symphony and used in a classroom slide show presentation.

The musicians played for students and answered questions that included everything from how many years it takes to master an instrument to what they can expect to make in an annual salary as a professional. More than 5,000 students from schools around the county are registered for two performances that day, to join the Symphony using their new knowledge — and their bodies as percussion instruments.“They are learning this whole pattern of claps, snaps, and drum rolls on the lap. occurs on a very rhythmic piece that the symphony will open with.”Dexter Dang, 9, is a fourth-grade student at Sandburg Elementary learning to play the cello seen in this undated photo.

“I want to try out other instruments and then maybe go back to the cello or stay with whatever I I like," he said.Aziza DeNevares, 10, is a fourth-grade student at Sandburg Elementary with a passion for playing the guitar. She is seen practicing at home in this undated photo.

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