- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Jam Sessions: Be a Mentor to a Teen/Young Adult with Special Needs
ORGANIZATION: BANDING TOGETHER
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Be a 1:1 mentor with 1-4 teen/young adult with special needs for one hour of the commitment time. Volunteer mentors provide encouragement, model expected group behaviors, give compliments, give directions, and help their mentees build friendships and practice social skills. Mentors are important because they help our students with special needs gain social skills (e.g. learning how to make eye contact, have a conversation, have self control, etc.) that are essential to living a meaningful life in their community. No matter your level of musical experience, you'll have a great time shaking a shaker, playing a drum, signing along and much more. Before and after the group, volunteers assist with set up (unloading musical equipment, setting up chairs, music stands, music books, etc.), process with volunteer team after (complete a journal entry about experience and rate mentee responses), and tear down (load equipment).
More opportunities with BANDING TOGETHER
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About BANDING TOGETHER
Location:
7840 MISSION CENTER COURT SUITE 205, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108, US
Mission Statement
Banding Together’s mission is to bring music opportunities to individuals with special needs in our community. This is accomplished through key objectives that include providing: music therapy scholarships, free Jam Session programs, mentorships, and instruments.
Description
Since 2009 we have awarded $109,000 for individual music therapy 200 individuals with special needs ranging. The Jam Session program, launched in 2012, has more than tripled in size in the San Diego area and it has been piloted in Miami, Florida. In the San Diego area our outreach has increased from serving 10 individuals to 180 per year. We currently hold 56 Jam Sessions per school year (in 4 locations) and have held over 250 to date. This program has served nearly 500 individuals ages 13-40 with special needs since we started. Additionally, over 300 volunteer mentors have been trained. A significant highlight for the Jam Session program was that in 2016, in collaboration with community partner Surfdog Records, Grammy Award winning musician Jason Mraz came as a guest musician for one of our Jam Sessions.
Another highlight has been eight SoundCheck Jams that have been hosted in partnership with Surfdog Records, serving approximately 24 touring musicians and 50 individuals with special needs. This unique program gives individuals with special needs the opportunity to shine onstage during a nationally touring band’s sound check at a local music venue. Past participants have included Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, The English Beat, Elvin Bishop, Michael Franti, Shaun White (Olympic gold medalist and guitarist) and Grammy award winner Ziggy Marley. More than 150 professional musicians have participated in our programs and fundraisers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
7807 Centella StCarlsbad, CA 92009
DATE POSTED
January 26, 2020
SKILLS
- Special Needs
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- 3 hours (but also have 2 hour shift if necessary)
- Watching a video orientation is preferred but not required