Portland Symphony Orchestra musician Brian Thacker plays a contrabass instrument while working with kindergarten students at Longfellow School in Portland.
PSO violinist Luis Antonio Ibáñez does an exercise with kindergarten students before playing music for them.
Leithania Soumahoro, center, listens to PSO contrabassist Brian Thacker with fellow students Myah Raminerez, left, and Ben Pixley at Longfellow Elementary School.
Luis Antonio Ibañez plays music at Reiche Community School. The PSO Explorers program recently earned a $600,000 grant to expand and continue through 2020.
Kindergarten students listen to a story and music by Ibañez.
Ibáñez is one of many PSO musicians who use their instruments to teach literacy, listening and more in Portland schools.
Kindergartner Chelsea Emanuel acts out a story as Ibáñez plays music for her class.
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