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A
music education program
for
minority and low-income area youth
Our
Mission:
- To
offer quality music instruction to
low-income and minority youth.
- Increase
the number of young people who participate
in music throughout and beyond high school.
- Decrease
high-school drop-out rates.
- Improve
chances of participants to enter into
collegiate music programs through
mentorship.
- To
provide participants with opportunities to
serve the community through public
performance.
Program
Overview:
- Modeled
after the successful Signature
Syracuse
program founded by Dr. Richard Ford,
Professor at Syracuse University
- Reverend
Dr. Mary Webster is the founder of the
College Bound Musicians locally.
Reverend Webster has been an advocate
for youth throughout her career
- Students
will be pre-screened and must agree to
the guidelines set forth by the Advisory
Committee
- Participants
will attend formal, after-school music
instruction classes weekly with the
instrument of their choice
- Parents
and guardians must agree to support the
child fully and allow for and encourage
rehearsal time while at home
Our
Vision:
To
teach discipline through music education. By
building the discipline it takes to learn a
musical instrument, we believe that participants
will likely become better students. Local media
outlets report that all too often there are
young people who are headed down a road of self
and community destruction. It is the hope that
the COLLEGE BOUND MUSICIANS (CBM) program will
help to re-center the individual towards a more
productive future. If we help just one
individual, that one is worth it.
Program Components:
- Provision
of well-maintained instruments
donated by the community.
- Big
Apple Music and K-Music have
agreed to function as collection
sites and do any necessary
repairs to the donated
instruments.
- Musical
instrument lessons and/or vocal
lessons (as needed) for minority
and low-income students, grades
7-12 at no cost to the
student or their family.
- Opportunities
for students to offer community
service through public
performance at a variety of
venues.
(Churches, MVCC, Utica
Monday Night, MWPAI, and Players
of Utica)
- Broaden
career options for participating
youth - recognized through
college visits, planning
support, and mentorship.
- Parental
or guardian by-in and
involvement by attending
performances, assuring students
meet rehearsal schedules, and
participating in college
planning workshops.
Program Funding:
Funding
for the program is expected to
come from a variety of sources:
- Fundraising
events organized by the CBM
Advisory Board and
volunteers
- Community
donations in the form of
monetary or gently used
instruments
- Business
and individual sponsorship
of events and performances
hosted by CBM
- Private
and public grants
Funding
Use:
Although
CBM is making every effort to keep costs to a
minimum, we
understand that there be will some program costs
incurred. Funds and items received will be used in a
variety of ways:
- Procurement
of musical instruments, as needed, should a
particular desired instrument not be available
from donations received.
- Fees
paid to music instructors
- Refreshments
and snacks made available during after-school
instruction
- Grant
funding will be sought for the direct benefit of
the participants (items above) and also for
completion/improvements to the Players of Utica
Theatre (the home to the College Bound Musicians
program)
Program
instruction and instruments are provided
NO COST to participating youth or their families!
How can you help?
- Support
CBM with a monetary donation
- Support
CBM with the donation of a gently used
instrument
- Recommend
a young person to participate in the program
- Become
an instructor
- Volunteer
to be a part of the plan get involved!
To
support College Bound Musicians
Send
Monetary donations to:
Players
of Utica/CBM
PO Box 29
New Hartford, NY 13413
(Make checks payable to Players of Utica
in the memo write CBM)
Volunteer
your time:
Call
Reverend Mary Webster
315-733-4570
Musical
Instrument donation drop-off sites:
Big
Apple Music
Big Apple Music Plaza
Seneca Turnpike
New Hartford, NY 13413
K-Music
K-Music Plaza
Mohawk Street
Utica, NY 13501
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