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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2t3al_gtltornt9_music We're about making an orchestra like this happen in Birmingham. Not with just the suburban kids who can afford lessons and a nice instrument, but with young musicians from every single neighborhood, economic status, ethnic group, religion. We believe that the music… Read More
Metropolitan Youth Orchestras of Central Alabama (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit)
Russell H Saunders about 1 month ago
Donated $50.
Updated: The cause has raised $500.
Last Friday we started signing in students electronically. (Thanks to Jimmy for making this happen!) The statistics are amazing. Since last Friday. we've taught 107 different students, many of them more than once and many on more than one instrument. This doesn't include our teaching at NorthStar or Wilkerson Middle School or the orchestras. We teach several with learning disabilities. (One young lady revealed yesterday that she has Tourette's) Claudia spent a good bit of time yesterday translating Spanish for Darnell as he taught. (I'm so excited that the Hispanic boy that came last week brought his extended family back this week!) We're drawing such a diverse population! Thanks to all the donors! You make it possible for these young people to come together through music.