About Iowa Makes Music

To learn more, visit www.iowamakesmusic.org.

From the Top has teamed up with Orchestra Iowa (formerly Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra) to celebrate the excitement and joy of kids making classical music through Iowa Makes Music, a multi-faceted residency funded by the United States Department of Education.

Since the fall of 2008, the Iowa Makes Music project has encompassed a number of live events and education programs. This included From the Top radio tapings in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City, Ames and dozens of school visits led by Iowa teens, classroom tools for Iowa teachers, and a leadership program where high school musicians are trained as arts leaders and create their own community outreach programs.

Iowa Makes Music components:

• Arts Leadership Program provides high school age classical musicians with intensive arts leadership training and one-on-one mentorship empowering students to develop and lead their own arts leadership project in their home communities.
• Two annual tapings in Iowa of From the Top radio show (next taping: March 30 in Cedar Falls)
• In-school performances and demonstrations with young musicians
• Our Teacher Kit is a tool available to teachers in music classrooms statewide. One thousand kits are being made available to teachers free of charge. These are available by request as supplies last