The CLIMB (Combining Literacy Instruction and Musical Beginnings) Program was launched in the fall of 1999 at Juilliard. Affiliated with the Music Advancement Program (MAP), CLIMB provides weekly two-hour tutoring/teaching sessions to children ages 4 to 10 who are siblings of MAP students. Teachers stress phonics, reading comprehension, and give a fun introduction to classical music using music vocabulary and hands-on activities.