Online Resources for Educators: Middle & High School
To explore resources for elementary educators, click here.
Thank you for joining your North Carolina Symphony to bring music education to students across the state and help build the next generation of musicians and music lovers. This page is filled with online resources for you and your students, including concert videos, lesson plans, workshop presentations, and more. Be sure to bookmark this page for year-round access!
The following resources are designed for use in middle and high school band, orchestra, choir, or general music settings.
If you have questions, please contact the Education Department at education@ncsymphony.org.
We are grateful to our music education supporters for their dedication to the importance of the arts in the lives of young people.
Dvořák's New World
Dive further into the music and history of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” known as the New World Symphony—featuring a 2025 recording of your North Carolina Symphony, conducted by Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto.
The lesson plan, slides, teacher guide, and student handouts were written and created by Lucíola Lewis (Orchestra Director) and Colin Richardson (History Teacher) from Green Hope High School in Wake County.
Backstage Pass with Carlos Miguel Prieto
Join North Carolina Symphony Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto as he shares insight and stories about concerts this season.
Join North Carolina Symphony Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto as he shares insight and stories about concerts this season. Each episode of Backstage Pass will have a student handout to accompany it.
The Bastian Family
Charitable Foundation
Thank You
We are grateful to our NCS Boards of Trustees—the North Carolina Symphony’s mission to achieve the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embrace the dual legacies of statewide service and music education is led by the North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., and the Symphony’s endowed funds are held by the North Carolina Symphony Foundation, Inc.
We express our deepest appreciation to the corporations, foundations, and individuals who generously support our education program, as well as to our school system supporters and partners.
