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7 people are interested
Be a mentor to elementary school youth through music!
ORGANIZATION: SEATTLE MUSIC PARTNERS
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7 people are interested
Tutoring instrumental music with Seattle Music Partners is an opportunity to join a team of other musicians eager to serve our community, earn service learning hours, gain teaching experience, receive teacher training and improve your musicianship!
As a volunteer tutor, you will work with an elementary school student at one of four Central District schools (after school) once a week. We offer lessons at Leschi, Lowell, Madrona, and Gatzert Elementary Schools.
In addition to teaching students to read music and play an instrument, volunteers serve as role models and mentors. No prior teaching experience is necessary for any of our volunteer positions.
We are looking for musicians (high school-aged and older) with:
- Strong music skills
- A passion for working with children
- An interest in community service
We offer one-on-one positions on flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, and percussion (snare and xylophone).
To view our schedule and more complete details, visit our application page:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXO6UoC34E6yiMJz84YmvOo0IJwUjRx-aIjp2tpqUf0gI8YQ/viewform
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About SEATTLE MUSIC PARTNERS
Location:
1425 Broadway, #508, SEATTLE, WA 98122, US
Mission Statement
Seattle Music Partners’ after-school program is an innovative combination of weekly music instruction and mentoring for underserved youth. We also provide a unique opportunity for skilled musicians to give back. We believe that music is a powerful tool for inspiring and empowering young people. We also believe that music-learning opportunities should be available to all children on an equitable basis, regardless of economic status, race or the schools they happen to attend. Because music-learning opportunities often are limited or inaccessible, SMP provides a free after-school music program for 4th and 5th grade students who attend low-income schools in the Central District. Our mission is to help underserved students learn to play an instrument and read music.
Description
SMP provides an innovative combination of weekly group music instruction and one-on-one mentoring, working with elementary students who attend low-income schools in Seattle's Central District. We offer individual music lessons and ensemble experience to over 100 students, twice weekly.
At SMP, we pride ourselves in building a program with a keen focus on quality music instruction, youth development and social justice.
Our mission is to help children in low-income schools learn to play instruments and read music. To attain this goal, we recruit, train and support skilled musicians as volunteer music tutors who lead one-on-one music lessons each week, or assist teaching artists in our group lessons. We also provide instruments to participants and transportation where needed.
Our program directly and deliberately serves students who identify as low income. The majority of our students are students of color from a wide variety of racial and ethnic groups. Our students also have a variety of family structures and circumstances, ranging from single parent homes, guardianships, and/or homelessness.
We believe that providing a child with the opportunity to build a foundation of musical skills, coupled with the strength of a mentoring relationship, helps foster confidence and an overall engagement in learning.
We also provide a unique opportunity for skilled musicians to give back and experience tremendous personal growth as volunteers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Central District Elementary SchoolsSeattle, WA 98122
DATE POSTED
January 8, 2020
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Wind Instrument
- Brass Instrument
- Youth Services
- Percussion Instrument
- String Instrument
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- Two Hours/week