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This is Michigan | Making Music Education Accessible

University of Michigan
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Many Detroit schools do not offer any sort of instrumental music program. While some students may take private lessons on their own, this is not a realistic option for others. In 2010, U-M alum Clara Hardie co-founded the nonprofit Detroit Youth Volume to make classical music training utilizing the Suzuki method more accessible to children from all backgrounds. She provides scholarships to those who need them to cover instruments, music and materials, transportation support for parents in the form of a monthly gas gift card, tickets to local performances. Detroit Youth Volume’s students also work with local artists who are using music to build community. They have collaborated with hip-hop artists, jazz artists, electronic music artists and vocalists, releasing four albums in the past four years. In order to create even more opportunities, Hardie is now coaching other music teachers in tangible ways they can expand their studios' diversity, acce …...more
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This is Michigan | Making Music Education Accessible
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2021Mar 11
Many Detroit schools do not offer any sort of instrumental music program. While some students may take private lessons on their own, this is not a realistic option for others. In 2010, U-M alum Clara Hardie co-founded the nonprofit Detroit Youth Volume to make classical music training utilizing the Suzuki method more accessible to children from all backgrounds. She provides scholarships to those who need them to cover instruments, music and materials, transportation support for parents in the form of a monthly gas gift card, tickets to local performances. Detroit Youth Volume’s students also work with local artists who are using music to build community. They have collaborated with hip-hop artists, jazz artists, electronic music artists and vocalists, releasing four albums in the past four years. In order to create even more opportunities, Hardie is now coaching other music teachers in tangible ways they can expand their studios' diversity, accessibility, inclusion and equity pedagogy. "We use violin lessons to show kids that they can succeed if they keep going, collaborate, use their creativity and are provided with a supportive environment that intentionally removes some of the barriers they run up against on a daily basis," she explains. Get the full story here: http://impact.govrel.umich.edu/detroi...

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University of Michigan

60.4K subscribers