Saline Community Fair Instrument Petting Zoo Volunteer

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The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s Instrument Petting Zoo provides hands-on fun with musical instruments!

The Instrument Petting Zoo relies on volunteer "zookeepers" to help put real instruments in the hands of kids all over Southeast Michigan. Zookeepers help kids handle the instruments, assist them in making sounds, and offer encouragement.

This is an open-format events where kids (and adults) come and go as they please, trying one instrument or the whole collection.

Volunteers need to be prepared for a high-energy, noisy learning experience. Musical proficiency is not required, but a certain level of comfort with handling musical instruments is helpful. Most important is an encouraging attitude and a desire to work with kids.

Once you are on our list of volunteers, you will be contacted about once a month with a list of upcoming petting zoos. You can volunteer for as few or as many as you like, depending on which times and locations work for you.