Arts After School

Today is my first day embarking on a bit of new music teaching endeavor with Arts After School. This program is a non-profit after school program for middle school students here in McPherson, and enrollment is 100% free to students! This year we are offering Modern Band (think Pop/Rock ensemble), Drawing & Culinary Arts. If you hadn't guessed, I will be helping out with the musical end of things in the Modern Band classes & coaching the keyboard players.

Part of the reason I signed on for this when I'm already in the midst of rebuilding my private studio, is that I really like what this program is offering. Arts after School is giving these kids useful skills to build their self-esteem, confidence and self-expression while helping them find a productive way to spend those after school hours before parents get home from work. 

In partnership with the Community Foundation, the program is working on their IMAGINE initiative. This is the process of putting together an endowment to fund future years & expanding the program to offer more tracks. If you are at all interested in supporting this program & helping them secure this endowment, you can learn more with this brochure or on the website.

And just for fun, here's a clip from the band at last semester's Spring Showcase!