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In-School Docent Program:
Trained
volunteers are placed in elementary schools throughout Santa Clara and
San Mateo counties. Once in the classroom, these docents teach a minimum
of one half-hour per classroom per week.
In-School
Music For Learning Program:
In a collaboration with the Redwood City Educational Foundation,
Music For Minors provides paid instructors to teach music in Redwood City schools.
After
School Program:
MFM participates in a collaboration with the City of San Jose and the
Office of Cultural Affairs for their After School program. Music For Minors
instructors rotate among participating schools throughout the San Jose
Unified School District. Children at each school site participate in 10-week
sessions especially designed for this program.
A Latin American Music program is taught by Victor Hugo
Santos. This program is designed to encourage children to learn about
and appreciate the rich traditions of Latin American music and indigenous
instruments, promoting cultural awareness. The children will sing, move,
dance, laugh, and play instruments. Songs are sung in English and Spanish.
Roving
Docent Program:
These docents visit
schools during the year and introduce children to a variety of instruments.
Roving Docents give presentations that focus on their particular speciality,
such as a presentation on the physics behind instruments and acoustics
called "Blow Bang & Twang".
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