Youth Music Project

YOUTH MUSIC PROJECT PROVIDES MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUTH.

YOUTH MUSIC PROJECT OFFERS YEAR-ROUND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO CHILDREN AGED 5-18 IN PIANO, GUITAR, DRUMS, BASS, UKULELE, VIOLIN, VOICE AND ROCK BAND, EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC CLASSES TO CHILDREN AGED 1-5, SUMMER CAMPS, PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS, AND EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT OUR FACILITY IN WEST LINN, OR. WE BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE POWER OF MUSIC IN THEIR LIVES REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY AND OFFER 100% TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR ANY CHILD AGED 1-18 WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE FREE & REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM AS DETERMINED BY FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 0IN 2021, YOUTH MUSIC PROJECT PROVIDED MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO 926 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS, 35% OF WHOM ATTENDED FOR NO COST. THESE STUDENTS ACCOUNTED FOR A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 2,042 ENROLLMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 40% OF WHICH WERE PROVIDED FOR NO COST.IN ADDITION TO REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACCESS, YMP TARGETS FOUR PRIMARY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES IN ITS EFFORT TO CULTIVATE AND DEVELOP CREATIVE, CONFIDENT, AND CAPABLE YOUTH TO SET THEM UP FOR A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS: 1) YOUTH HAVE A LIFELONG APPRECIATION OF AND ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSIC. YOUTH'S EXPERIENCES ARE SHAPED THROUGH POSITIVE MENTORSHIP AND EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF MUSIC GENRES RESULTING IN AN APPRECIATION FOR ALL MUSIC AND THE ARTS.2) YOUTH ENGAGE IN AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING IN COMMUNITY. YOUTH FEEL ACCEPTED AND VALUED AND HAVE REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.3) YOUTH CULTIVATE A GROWTH MINDSET AND PERSEVERANCE. YOUTH BELIEVE THAT ABILITY IS DEVELOPED THROUGH PRACTICE AND PERSISTENCE AND EMBRACE OBSTACLES AND MISTAKES AS PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS.4) YOUTH DEVELOP A GREATER CONFIDENCE AND A POSITIVE SENSE OF IDENTITY. YOUTH FEEL FREE TO BE THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES AND ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO PROGRESS AND SUCCEED.TO MEASURE THIS, YMP CONDUCTS QUARTERLY SURVEYS TO PARTICIPANTS FAMILIES, ASKING A SERIES OF QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO TRACK WHAT HAS CHANGED FOR THEIR CHILD AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAMS. IN 2021, OVER 90% OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORTED GROWTH IN: SKILL LEVEL ON THEIR INSTRUMENT; APPRECIATION FOR MUSIC. OVER 85% REPORTED GROWTH IN: CONFIDENCE; WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW THINGS; WILLINGNESS TO STRETCH THEIR COMFORT ZONES; EXCITEMENT TO LEARN AND GROW; AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN STRENGTHS; RESILIENCE WHEN MAKING MISTAKES; AND AWARENESS THAT THEIR PROGRESS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR EFFORTS. OVER 80% REPORTED IMPROVEMENT IN: COLLABORATION SKILLS; COMFORT LEVEL WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; AND AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN AREAS OF GROWTH. YMP ALSO EXPANDED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA IN 2021 TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO KIDS AND FAMILIES FROM THOSE PARTNER AGENCIES. THESE INCLUDED: FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN, KINSHIP HOUSE, NORTHWEST HOUSING ALTERNATIVES, AND HACIENDA CDC. THESE PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTED 72 NON-DUPLICATED STUDENTS THROUGH 108 ENROLLMENTS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES. OTHER NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021 INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF A NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGY LAB AT OUR FACILITY IN WEST LINN TO TEACH MUSIC PRODUCTION, RECORDING AND ENGINEERING, BEAT MAKING, AND MORE; AND YMP BECOMING THE EXCLUSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION PROVIDER OF LAKE OSWEGO PARKS AND RECREATION MUSIC PROGRAMMING.