Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CHILDREN WHILE REMOVING ANY BARRIERS THAT CHILDREN MAY HAVE IN RECEIVING QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION.
TO TEACH, MENTOR, AND PROVIDE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH.
SOUNDS ACADEMY BELIEVES THAT THE ZIP CODE OF A CHILD SHOULD NOT DICTATE THEIR ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION. WHILE IN SOUNDS ACADEMY, STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL LESSONS, GROUP CLASSES, AND PERFORM ON THE VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, GUITAR, AND PIANO. INSTRUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD ONE. IN SOUNDS ACADEMY STUDENTS LEARN THE CHARACTER VALUES OF CREATIVITY, LEADERSHIP, PERSEVERANCE, RESILIENCE, AND TEAMWORK THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION. WE TEACH THESE VALUES IN OUR MUSICAL ACCESS PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS 4,000 STUDENTS TO LIVE MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS THROUGH OUR INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOOS, OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR 200 STUDENTS IN LOWER INCOME SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, OUR SOLO PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION FOR 100 STUDENTS, AND THE COLLECTIVE WHICH EXPOSES 50 STUDENTS TO MUSIC THEORY CLASSES, HIGHER LEVEL ENSEMBLE PLAYING, AND PERFORMANCE CLASSES. THIS ALLOWS US TO IMPACT OVER 4,300 STUDENTS EACH YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Kirk Johnson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $59,956 |
Drew Shaw | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Amish Shah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Alexis Ronstadt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Forest Melton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Richard Marx | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Virginia Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Brittany Bryant | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Illya Riske | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
Ian Fischer | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
Becky Easton | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Tony Bell | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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