Welcome to Musical Explorers!
About Musical Explorers
Developed in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, Musical Explorers connects elementary students to diverse musical communities – whether they are learning in-person or online. A free program, Musical Explorers builds basic music skills as students learn songs from different cultures and reflect on their own communities. After focusing on three musical genres each semester, in-person and digital concerts allow students to “meet” the professional musicians that have guided them on their musical journeys through the Georgia Lowcountry and beyond!
Meet the 2025-26 Artists
Timothy Miller,
Opera
Unit 1
Jeickov Vital,
Afro Venezeulan Drumming
Unit 2
Elena Moon Park,
Korean
Unit 3
About the 2025-26 Season
During the 2025-26 school year, students will explore Opera, Afro Venezuelan, and Korean music. The program is packed with informative lessons, articles and books, supplemental songs and videos, activities, and much more to explore and incorporate into your teaching. Although the curriculum was designed with K-2 students in mind, Musical Explorers provides rich opportunities for musical and cultural exploration and is open to any teacher.
Registration includes…
- Access to an easy-to-use digital curriculum, with multiple videos from each artist
- Professional development to guide you through each unit
- An original live concert featuring all artists (also available digitally on-demand)
Savannah Music Festival provides Musical Explorers at no cost to participants through the generous support of donors and sponsors.
Thank you!
Musical Explorers is sponsored by Robert M. & Diane v.S. Levy.
Musical Explorers is sponsored in part by the Walter G. Canipe Foundation, Marla & Morris Geffen, One Hundred Children’s Foundation, and Johanna Anderson Trueblood Foundation.
Partial support for Musical Explorers is provided by Anonymous, Atlanta Gas Light, International Paper, JCB and Vystar.
Additional support for Musical Explorers is also provided by Joe & Sue Dockman, Georgia Music Foundation, Vicki & Jerry McElreath, Walmart #635, and Gail & Paul Wickes..
Lead funding for Musical Explorers has been provided by Fund II Foundation, Linda and Earle S. Altman, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Ralph W. and Leona Kern.
Additional lead funding for Musical Explorers has been graciously provided by JJR Foundation and JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by The Edwin Caplin Foundation and Mr. Chretien Risley, Trustee; Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation; KPMG LLP; and John Morning / Turrell Fund.
Musical Explorers is also made possible, in part, by an endowment gift from The Irene Diamond Fund.
“I have learned so much about music from different cultures and experienced music I knew in a new way. I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching this curriculum to my students and watching them fully immerse themselves in the concert experience.” Teacher, Southwest Elementary
Teacher, Southwest Elementary