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The orchestra now operates from three sites and has a waiting list that is 400 students long. Children are taught how to read musical scores and attend at least one Phil concert each year.

The classical-orchestra instrument family as we know it is essentially a creation of the late 18 th century—or more accurately a standardization of a number of competing traditions.