MUSES: Music for Extraordinary Students was a program that taught music to children in foster care and prevention services from 2018-2020. MUSES aimed to empower youth by teaching them how to use the skills and values that are needed to learn an instrument, such as persistence, dedication and self-expression and apply these values to their outside lives.
MUSES was partnered with the Mott Haven Academy Charter School, where students received two individual lessons each week and performed in a concert at the end of each semester for teachers, friends, and family.
MUSES was the recipient of the Alsop Entrepreneurship Award at The New School.
PROJECT ROLES
Program Director
I communicated with the partner school, hired instructors, coordinated schedules and timelines, organized culminating concerts, and planned a group field trip.
Instructor
I taught flute and composition to students in grades 5 through 8.
Fundraiser
MUSES won seed funding from the Alsop Entrepreneurship Award at The New School and to continue the program, I ran crowdfunding campaigns and a fundraising event at the NY Foundling, raising over $6,000.
The 2019 Collaboratory Centennial Symposium
MUSES was presented at the 2019 Collaboratory Centennial Symposium, which showcased exemplary community-engaged projects and celebrated interdisciplinary partnerships.
