MAKE MUSIC NOLA
1010 N GALVEZ STREET NO C1, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 www.makemusicnola.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MAKE MUSIC NOLA IS AN INTENSIVE MUSIC-FOR-SOCIAL-CHANGE PROGRAM. THE MISSION OF MAKE MUSIC NOLA IS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, CULTIVATE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, AND PROMOTE THE HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN NEW ORLEANS THROUGH CULTURALLY RELEVANT MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE. MAKE MUSIC NOLA PROVIDES FOCUSED, TUITION-FREE, IN SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL MUSIC TRAINING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH AT EIGHT CHARTER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN NOLA.

SEVEN HIGHLY-QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS PROVIDED OVER 1,000 HOURS OF INTENSIVE MUSIC TRAINING ON STRING INSTRUMENTS, PRIMARILY THE VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, AND DOUBLE BASS, TO OVER 180 YOUTH, AGES 6-16, FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AT SEVEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. CLASSES WERE HELD FOUR TO FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR OVER THIRTY-THREE WEEKS AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. STUDENTS PERFORMED OVER TEN COMMUNITY-BASED CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND PARTICIPATED IN GUEST ARTIST VISITS AND MASTER CLASSES.

TWO HIGHLY-QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS PROVIDED OVER 250 HOURS OF INTENSIVE GENERAL MUSIC TRAINING, PRIMARILY DRUMMING, SINGING, AND RECORDER, TO OVER TWO HUNDRED YOUTH, AGES 6-14, FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AT ONE CHARTER SCHOOL. CLASSES WERE HELD FOUR DAYS A WEEK FOR OVER THIRTY-THREE WEEKS AT SCHOOLS. STUDENTS PERFORMED COMMUNITY-BASED CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM GUEST ARTISTS.

MAKE MUSIC NOLA STUDENTS PERFORMED OVER FIFTEEN COMMUNITY BASED CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE FALL WITH OUTSTANDING LOCAL MUSICIANS. CONCERTS WERE HELD AT UNIVERSITIES, PARKS, MUSEUMS, FESTIVALS, AND SPORTING EVENTS AROUND THE CITY. STUDENTS PERFORMED FOR OVER 3,000 PEOPLE THIS FALL.

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