Oso Musical
Oso Musical provides free, once-weekly music classes for children in the Waco area who have special needs. Our participants range from kindergarten to 12th grade and have a variety of special needs and abilities. Research has shown that children of all ability levels benefit from making music. Being immersed in a music enrichment class is a joyful and transformational experience, especially for children with special needs.
Our music classes are not music therapy services; instead, we provide a music education based on the Orff Schulwerk philosophy. We use traditional or original poems, rhymes, games, songs, and dances as basic musical building blocks. Spoken or sung, they are then accompanied by body rhythm or instruments such as drums, sticks, bells, Orff instruments, boomwhackers, and more.
Oso Musical is involved in the forefront of music research and works to spread the joy of our program with others. We believe children with special needs are amazing and can't wait to share their successes!
Program Coordinator: Beverly Shultz
Faculty Advisor: Kelly Jo Hollingsworth, PhD
FAQ's
How do I find out more about Oso Musical?
Contact the Oso Musical Program Coordinator, Beverly Shultz (beverly_shultz@baylor.edu). All participants must be registered before attending class.
Where and when does Oso Musical meet?
Monday nights from 6:30-7:15pm in the McCrary Music Building.
Does Oso Musical cost anything?
No! Oso Musical is absolutely, completely free for all participants.
I'm interested in supporting Oso Musical, how do I do that?
You may financially give to the Music Education Excellence Fund in one of two ways:
- Mail a check or cash to Angela Traylor, Financial Manager, at: Baylor University School of Music, Attn: Angela Traylor, One Bear Place #97408, Waco, TX 76798. Please include a note that the donation is for Oso Musical.
- Visit the Music Education Excellence Fund giving page. To ensure that the funding goes to Oso Musical, please be sure to email Oso Musical at osomusical@baylor.edu to let us know about your gift, either immediately before or after submission, so that we can ensure that the funds are correctly annotated in the Development Office.