Long learning line

The Residents

Learning orchestras for schools in the primary education

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Education level
group 5 to 8
Features
long-learning

At The Residents, students from schools in The Hague are given the opportunity to develop musically on an instrument for 4 years. They get an instrument on loan, have weekly lessons, play together and regularly give concerts inside and outside the school.

The program starts in grade 5 with lessons in which students are introduced to the instruments they can choose in small groups. During school hours and under the guidance of the Residents teaching team, a team of enthusiastic and professional musicians. Together, all students of group 5 visit a performance of the Residentie Orkest in Amare.

Students who choose an instrument then continue the course (mostly) after school with weekly lessons on the instrument interspersed with orchestra rehearsals. Instruments may be taken home for practice!

The Residents in Concert

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, all 350 Residents students together with the Residentie Orkest led by Leonard Evers will give their first concert in Amare. The concert will last about fifty minutes and consist of three parts with performances by the duo Freek+Eric in between. The program includes classical works, world repertoire, film music and children's songs.
A learning orchestra from a symphony orchestra is special, unique even in the Netherlands. For the musicians of the Residentie Orkest, but especially for the students, it is important to seek and experience connection. Making music together with professional musicians on a large stage and in front of a full hall is an unforgettable experience for the students which they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. The concert on Saturday, April 13 in Amare will therefore be a special event.

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