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2 people are interested
Support Boston girls and gender-expansive youth as they learn to create electronic music!
ORGANIZATION: Boston Raising Powerful Musicians
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2 people are interested
BEATS BAND COACH
Volunteer Position Overview
Girls Rock Campaign Boston (GRCB) is seeking volunteers who want to support and empower youth through the creative process in a fun after-school setting. Band Coaches work with a duo or trio of young musicians as they learn to create electronic music, collaborate to write an original song, make a music video, and more!
Key Responsibilities
- Support a band as they navigate the challenges of collaboration
- Document the band’s process and organize their materials
- Help set up the BEATS space before programming begins
- Help clean the BEATS space after programming ends
Time Commitment: 22 hours
- 2 hour BEATS orientation on September 20th
- 10 weeks of 1.5-hour programming, Mondays from 2:30-4:00, September 27th- December 13th
Qualifications
- Passion for music and/or empowering and supporting youth
- Experience working with youth is a plus but not required
- Musical Experience a plus but not required
Site Specifications
- When: Mondays 2:30-4:00, September 20-December 13 2021
- Where: Gardner Pilot Academy in Allston
- Who: 5th grade girls and gender-expansive youth
Support
Onboarding will include a two-hour orientation. Ongoing support will be provided via regular communications with the BEATS Lead Instructor and fellow Band Coaches. GRCB is committed to providing ongoing training and support needed to help volunteers be successful in their roles, additional training and workshops may become available during the BEATS semester.
Additional Information
Youth who attend GRCB BEATS come from a wide range of economic experiences, ethnic identities, gender identities, & neighborhoods, and more than half self-identify as youth of color. We strive to create a volunteer base that reflects this diversity, and strongly encourage people of color, people who are gender non-binary and/or trans, and any folks who come from traditionally oppressed experiences to become volunteers and mentors for Girls Rock Campaign Boston. We ALL need role models.
This is a direct service role that requires a CORI background check.
More opportunities with Boston Raising Powerful Musicians
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Boston Raising Powerful Musicians
Location:
PO Box 301526, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130, US
Mission Statement
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians (BRPM) empowers girls, women, and gender-expansive youths and adults to believe in themselves by building a supportive community that fosters self-expression, confidence, and collaboration through music education and performance.
Description
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians (BRPM) works to eradicate all the limiting myths about music and gender by helping girls, women and gender expansive youth and adults to speak up, sing out, and make a lot of noise!
In a world that frequently minimizes these voices, BRPM believes in creating an enriching and supportive environment that celebrates our core values: Expression, Creativity, Collaboration, Inclusivity and Joy
BRPM is a volunteer-driven music education and mentorship organization that offers innovative and transformative programming to over 230 girls and youth with marginalized gender identities, ages 8 to 17, in the Boston area each year.
Our programming leverages hands-on music education and performance as vehicles to encourage confidence and collaboration while fostering creativity, self-expression, and social impact.
Youth Summer Sessions
BEATS, after-school program
Youth Activism Project
Adult Sessions
Each program is facilitated by women and gender-expansive adults who guide participants in instrument instruction, band formation, song composition, and performance. No musical experience is necessary to attend; BRPM provides all instruments and equipment.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
30 Athol StreetBoston, MA 02134
DATE POSTED
January 30, 2023
SKILLS
- Music Arts
- Child Development
- Electronic Instrument
- Songwriting
- STEM
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 19
- Orientation or Training
- Time Commitment: 22 hours 2 hour BEATS orientation on September 20th, 10 weeks of 1.5-hour programming, Mondays from 2:30-4:00, September 27th- December 13th