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Kids Play is an instrumental music program offered in collaboration with Minneapolis South and Southwest High Schools. Minneapolis Pops Orchestra professional musicians provide coaching and side-by-side performance experiences in the summer and during the school year.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Gene Bird: Staff photographer, Walker Art Center; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Andre-Louis Heywood: Artistic director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; instructor, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University; Peter James: Director, Great Expectations School, Grand Marais; David Machacek: Executive director of ArtOrg; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Glorianne Svitak: Performer, arts administrator, music teacher and director
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Arts Education
Provide opportunities for excellent specialized teaching in schools, mitigating transportation, time, scheduling, and economic access barriers. Outcomes evaluated by teachers, coaches and students: 1. Attendance taken at each session, tracking numbers and returning/new students; 2. records of when/where each session occurs during class time and summer. 2: Provide opportunities for students to improve technical and musical skills within their own learning environment. Outcomes evaluated by teachers, coaches, students: 1) Written evaluations by coaches after each session, recording level of improvement on specific skills, compiled by teachers; 2) aural evidence at school and summer concerts (all parties).
Kids Play provided sectional coaching by MPO’s professional musician/teachers in three public high schools during their class time, and an intensive week during the summer, serving 232 students enrolled in band and orchestra and collaborating with their s 2: 232 students enrolled in orchestra or band at three participating schools were served by School-Year and Summer Kids Play. All were given the opportunity to improve their technical and musical skills within their own classrooms during class time.
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