Live Music

North Carolina Symphony: What Makes Music, Music?

For more than 75 years, the North Carolina Symphony’s Education Concerts have inspired generations of students through one of the nation’s most extensive symphony education programs. Designed for students in grades 3-5, these concerts introduce the instruments of the orchestra while exploring the fundamental elements of music through an interactive and engaging live concert experience. The 2026/27 Education Concert, What Makes Music, Music?, invites students to discover how melody, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, texture, and form shape the music they hear. Featuring works by Mozart, Strauss, Joplin,