KIDZNOTES INC
1309 HALLEY STREET, DURHAM, NC 27707 www.kidznotes.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: KIDZNOTES IS ADVANCING A THRIVING DIVERSE NETWORK OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND PARTNERS WHERE MUSIC ENERGIZES LIMITLESS SOCIAL CHANGE.

KIDZNOTES CHANGES LIVES THROUGH EVER-EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN ORCHESTRAS, BANDS, AND CHOIRS.

INSPIRED BY "EL SISTEMA," THE INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF MUSIC FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, KIDZNOTES PROVIDES AFTER SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUMENT PROVISION, FREE-OF-CHARGE FOR K-12 STUDENTS IN DURHAM AND WAKE COUNTIES AND IN-SCHOOL GENERAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR PRE-K CLASSES IN CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. 75% OF KIDZNOTES STUDENTS ATTEND A TITLE I SCHOOL, AND QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. IN MARCH 2020, KIDZNOTES SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED OVER HALF OF OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY IMMEDIATELY SHIFTING TO A VIBRANT ONLINE NUCLEO MODEL IN RESPONSE TO STATEWIDE COVID 19 PANDEMIC RELATED SCHOOL CLOSURES. THREE KIDZNOTES STUDENTS RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE IN YOLA (YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES), PERFORM WITH THE LA PHILHARMONIC, AND RECEIVE COACHING FROM ORCHESTRA MEMBERS. ONE STUDENT WAS SELECTED FROM THIS COHORT TO BECOME A FELLOW FOR YOLA NATIONAL INSTITUTE, PERFORMING AT THE EDINBOROUGH FESTIVAL (SCOTLAND). OTHER FY20 NOTABLE STUDENT PERFORMANCES INCLUDED NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS AT DPAC, EL SISTEMA USA NATIONAL CONFERENCE, AND WITH INTERNATIONAL RECORDING AND TOURING ARTIST LISA SIMONE.

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