Music is Mine (MiM) is Arts for Art's Music Program for young musicians, ages 8 to 18. During the pandemic in 2020/21 music professionals met weekly to develop a new approach to making available to diverse underserved youth, the music of the diaspora. In March 2021, we began offering individualized coaching sessions on Zoom on a weekly basis.
The MiM Vision Ensemble (aka Visionary Youth Orchestra) gives young musicians the opportunity to make music together using improvisation and written material to create their own repertory. Each year we hold weekly workshops/rehearsals that culminate in a performance at the world renowned Vision Festival in June. To ensure that MiM education is accessible to all, we ask families to only pay what they can afford. Opportunities for student musicians:
Once admitted, students will be expected to demonstrate a high level of commitment to the program, regardless of skill level. This means that unexcused absences may jeopardize a student's place in the program. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. "The first day I joined VYO, I was surprised that I was in a room of people who truly loved music (unlike my school mates). What I love most about VYO is the loving and encouraging environment that's been created to foster and grow us as musicians and improvisers. VYO quite literally is responsible for making me a better and more comfortable soloist." -VYO Student. To learn more about the Creative Vision Ensemble,
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Fall 2021 Events
The MiM Vision Ensemble Workshops OUTDOORS BEGAN in person Sunday Sept. 12, 2021 at Noon at First Street Green Art Park (33 East 1 St, Manhattan): Sunday Sept. 19, at Noon at Children's Magical Garden (129 Stanton St near Essex) Sunday Sept. 26, at Noon at First Street Green Art Park (33 East 1 St, Manhattan) Sunday October 3, at Noon at Children's Magical Garden (129 Stanton St near Essex) Past Performances June 24, 2021 Vision Festival 25 Performance October 9. 2021 Open Arts Outside Avenue B, between 8 + 9th Street More Info 2021 - 2022 Teaching Artists: William Parker, Michael T.A. Thompson, Daro Behroozi, Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez
Register if you are a young musician age 12 through 18.
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