Orchestras all over the world have concert programs in various formats for children, including some designed for preschoolers. Presenting concerts to children in kindergartens and schools is a long-standing tradition in Israel. The uniqueness of these programs and their main innovation is the preparatory work and process through which the children are prepared for the concert—which is the culmination of the whole process. This case study focuses on the first 10 years (2005–15) of one of these programs—“Beat”—implemented in Israeli kindergartens. We aim to characterize the development of the various stages of this program, and to describe its integration into kindergarten life. The data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 26 program participants over the years (kindergarten teachers, music teachers in kindergartens, musicians, etc.), as well as documents (concert programs, preparation booklets, etc.) from its collaborating bodies. The main findings show the importance and impact of the cooperation between kindergarten teachers and music teachers during the preparatory stages, making music a part of daily life in kindergarten.

世界各地的管弦乐团都有各种形式的儿童音乐会节目，包括一些专为学龄前儿童设计的音乐会节目。为幼儿园和学校的儿童举办音乐会是以色列的一项长期传统。这些节目的独特性和主要创新在于孩子们为音乐会做准备的准备工作和过程——这是整个过程的高潮。本案例研究重点关注以色列幼儿园实施的其中一个项目“Beat”的前 10 年（2005-15 年）。我们旨在描述该计划各个阶段的发展，并描述其与幼儿园生活的整合。这些数据是从多年来对 26 名项目参与者（幼儿园教师、幼儿园音乐教师、音乐家等）的半结构化访谈中收集的，以及来自其合作机构的文件（音乐会节目、准备手册等）。主要研究结果显示了幼儿园教师与音乐教师在准备阶段合作的重要性和影响，使音乐成为幼儿园日常生活的一部分。