RECONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH A SHARED LOVE OF THE ARTS
Youth Volume Music Studio
Hello! In Detroit & Marquette, Youth Volume is
- youth ages 3-18 learning to play violin and cello in order to grow RICH Changemaker Skills:
- Resilience
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Higher Order Thinking
- cultivating a Studio Culture & Teaching Approach using the world-class Suzuki method & social justice practices aka “Equity Pedagogy”.
- studying genres with historical significance to our cities during annual Place-based Music Celebration workshop series, performance, and an album release. We do this to develop positive cultural identities in our students as city residents and as Black, Indigenous & Youth of Color (32% of Youth Volume).
- making quality arts education accessible to families experiencing systematized oppression with grassroots student recruitment strategies and by maintaining a community-supported fund for financial aid. 32% of YV students receive financial aid.
- striving towards racial and economic justice, both as a community of people and a non-profit, through our practices inside and outside of the classroom.
- queer-owned and operated.