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 how to 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 recipients of the Alsop Entrepreneurship Award at The New School.
PROJECT ROLES
Program Director
I communicated with partner school, hired instructors, coordinated schedules and timeline, 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.
