MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT INC
2000 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY SUITE100B, MIAMI, FL 33133 www.miamimusicproject.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO SERVE CHILDREN FROM MIAMI'S ECONOMICALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. CHILDREN FROM MIAMI'S MOST AT-RISK DEMOGRAPHICS NEED SAFE ENVIRONMENTS TO FORM MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS WHILE LEARNING IMPORTANT SKILLS TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS. STUDENTS HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION. MIAMI'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES MUST OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT ODDS SUCH AS PARENTS WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS, OR NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TUITION OR PURCHASE NECESSARY MATERIALS TO PARTICIPATE AND ACCESS THESE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY PREVALENT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF LIBERTY CITY, LITTLE HAITI, LITTLE HAVANA, MIAMI SPRINGS, AND MIAMI GARDENS WHERE MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT OPERATES.

MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO SERVE CHILDREN FROM MIAMI'S ECONOMICALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. CHILDREN FROM MIAMI'S MOST AT-RISK DEMOGRAPHICS NEED SAFE ENVIRONMENTS TO FORM MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS WHILE LEARNING IMPORTANT SKILLS TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS. STUDENTS HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION. MIAMI'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES MUST OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT ODDS SUCH AS PARENTS WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS, OR NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TUITION OR PURCHASE NECESSARY MATERIALS TO PARTICIPATE AND ACCESS THESE LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY PREVALENT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF LIBERTY CITY, LITTLE HAITI, LITTLE HAVANA, MIAMI SPRINGS, AND MIAMI GARDENS WHERE MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT OPERATES. MMP HELPS TO REVERSE THESE TRENDS. WE SERVE STUDENTS FROM AT-RISK DEMOGRAPHICS WHO DON'T RECEIVE THE OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY TO BECOME EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. THIS YEAR, OUR STUDENTS WERE: "37% BLACK NON-HISPANIC "58% HISPANIC "5% WHITE AND OTHER "58% FEMALE "42% MALE "96% OF STUDENTS COME FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO REACHING AT-RISK COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION DESIGNED TO INCREASE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND KINDLE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS, STUDENTS, CITIZENS, AND LEADERS. MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT'S PROGRAMS ARE ALL TUITION-FREE AND ACCEPT STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF MUSICAL BACKGROUND. INSTRUMENTS, CLASSES, AND BUSING ARE PROVIDED COMPLETELY FREE-OF-CHARGE. ALL CHILDREN WITH INTEREST ARE WELCOMED INTO THE PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, WE PROVIDED PROGRAMMING ACROSS FIVE COMMUNITY CHAPTERS SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH TWO HOURS OF INTENSE MUSICAL INSTRUCTION DAILY ON FIVE LEVELS OF ADVANCEMENT. STUDENTS LEARNED HIGH-QUALITY ORCHESTRA REPERTOIRE SHOWCASED DURING MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES YEAR-ROUND, AT MAJOR AND HISTORIC PERFORMING ARTS VENUES THROUGHOUT MIAMI DADE COUNTY. MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT HAD TO PIVOT IT'S PROGRAMMING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020 BY CREATING A FULLY VIRTUAL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, WE PROVIDED 300 CLASSES EVERY WEEK TO OUR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, WITH EACH OF THEM RECEIVING A TOTAL OF 8 HOURS OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION PER WEEK. THESE CLASSES INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF SMALL AND LARGE GROUP INSTRUCTION AND INDIVIDUAL LESSONS. IN ADDITION, MMP STAFF BECAME ESSENTIAL ADVOCATES AND SUPPORTERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES BY: 1.PROVIDING AND DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO THE FAMILIES WE SERVE, INCLUDING DELIVERING FREE MEALS, 2.CONNECTING FAMILIES WITH HEALTH AND NUTRITION RESOURCES, AND 3.MAKING SURE TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED AND FUNCTIONAL TO FAMILIES SO THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY ACCESS AND ENGAGE IN SCHOOLWORK. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HAS ALREADY SHOWN HOW MUCH MMP'S PROGRAMMING CAN TRANSFORM A CHILD'S LIFE. FOR STUDENTS, OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES MORE THAN JUST MUSIC EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE MUSIC AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. MMP STUDENTS SHOWED: "IMPROVEMENT ACROSS COMPETENCE, CONFIDENCE, CHARACTER, CONNECTION AND CARING, "BETTER PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT, EXPERIENCING A REDUCTION IN SOCIAL ANXIETY AND PROBLEMS WITH PEERS, "IMPROVED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, SPECIFICALLY WORKING MEMORY, "SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS IN TRAITS SUCH AS GRIT, GOAL-DIRECTED HOPE AND EMPATHY, AND "IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUTH SKILLS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THIS WHILE REMAINING FISCALLY SOUND AND RESPONSIBLE. ALL ACTIVITIES WERE FULLY FUNDED THANKS TO GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.

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