Community MusicWorks
August 31, 2012
Daily orchestra program update
Adrienne Taylor, Program Director
After two transformational years as a fellow at CMW, I moved to
Boston in 2010 to participate in the Sistema Fellows Program at the New
England Conservatory. During that time I learned about the many aspects
of how to create and manage an El Sistema-inspired program in the US. In
the spring of 2011, I spent five weeks in Venezuela traveling to
different parts of the country, observing and teaching in the music programs there. I returned to the U.S. inspired to share the experience of El Sistema with families in Providence.
Thanks to support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, I was able to return to CMW last season to spend time preparing to launch the new program that I had been dreaming about creating. I had the opportunity to put into practice some specific ideas for music education that I gathered in Venezuela with a class of CMW beginners. I also
enjoyed my work with CMW's Green Magic Orchestra and Phase II.
On
September 10, CMW will launch a daily string orchestra program inspired
by El Sistema. We are excited to be working with our partner in the
neighborhood, the John Hope Settlement House. In combination with JHSH's
Out of School Time Program, students in the orchestra will be provided
with private lessons, snacks, homework help, mentors from Brown
University, arts and crafts activities, and, of course, daily orchestra
rehearsals. We’ll be starting out with a group of 25 first graders,
including children from CMW's waiting list, children from JHSH, and
children who we are recruiting to join the program.
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