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Making our W.A.Y.S.

 Help the Warren Area Youth Symphonette find their way!

Leader

Rachel Dunn

Location

180 North Park Warren, Ohio, OH 44481

About the project

Warren Area Youth Symphonette (“WAYS”) is a musical enrichment program for stringed instrument students in Warren. This area is lacking in such a program. It welcomes children from all local areas, ranging in grades from 6th to seniors, with the only requirement being they have had at least one previous year of private lesson. Younger students may be admitted following an informal audition assessment with the musical director.

WAYS was born to provide a follow-on program from the free one-year “Strings of Joy” program, that our local orchestra offered. After a year in that program, students face the decision of either finding a private tutor elsewhere or having to stop playing altogether. WAYS seeks to ensure that students can continue learning as a group at no cost, and provides a platform for them to broaden their musical education and experience with their peers.

The goal of the program is to continue to enrich the lives of these children and community by fostering their love for music. It will begin with strings only but could grow into a full orchestra one day.

The Steps

Our Musical Director is a classically trained musician who has considerable teaching and performing experience.
 
We have a venue for rehearsal and performances. A local church in Downtown Warren, Ohio has a agreed to house the children’s’ group lessons and performances for a small fee.
 
We still need to purchase music stands and music.
 
We still need to get the word out! We need to let the community know this is happening so that any one who is eligible can enroll in the program.
 
We are planning on starting the group lessons on September 2, 2019. With a performance in mid December and one again in late April.

 

 

Why we‘re doing it

We want to nurture the talent and dedication of all children joining this program as they continue their journey toward becoming well-rounded musicians.
 
Musical discipline has been shown to have wide-reaching impact on mental and social skills, yet there is nothing like this in Trumbull County Ohio.
 
We want to give these children the same opportunity that other great communities have.

 

$1,045.00 / $1,045.00