A janus education program is centered around participation through exploration. It can be tailored to fit your students’ level of familiarity and comprehension. Below is a general sketch of our presentations.

Elementary (K-6): In our elementary school programs, we discover stories told within music. We encourage the students to visualize a scene or story as we guide them through several short pieces or excerpts. Incorporated within the program is a children’s story that we first read to the children and then interpret with music. This is followed by a brief question and answer period in which we discuss the difference between our instruments, learning how to play music, and careers in music.

Middle and High School: For older students, we discuss the origins of the unusual combination of flute, viola and harp. We also explore the tools composers use to create a new fourth instrument out of the melded sounds of the trio. As we progress through the presentation, we dissect the compositional form of Theme and Variations utilizing several distinctly unique theme and variations pieces from within in the trio repertoire. Following our performance and discussion is a period for questions.