A Message from our Board Chair
Starting this fall, Seattle Music Partners will be partnering with Seattle JazzED to bring enhanced music education opportunities for our students and tutors.
Established in 2000, SMP began in order to expand access to music-making opportunities for our young learners who have been historically underserved in the Central District. We lived our mission to cultivate a diverse and vibrant music-making community by providing youth with a free option to begin their musical journey with weekly one-on-one instruction. Starting in Leschi Elementary with a handful of students and local musicians, SMP has grown to serve hundreds and has expanded across four elementary schools and community sites. Along the way, we’ve seen young people fall in love with music and gain invaluable skills that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. For our organization to make such impacts as it has in Seattle for the last two decades is an accomplishment of which we can all be proud. And we could not have done it without all of you.
You are likely already very aware of what JazzED has been able to accomplish in our community. They are grounded in the belief that every young person who wants an excellent music education should get it. They foster creativity, compassion, and courage in their students through a comprehensive jazz curriculum. They bring together young people from around the region, and in doing so are working to transcend the barriers that divide us.
Beginning in the fall of 2021, JazzED will be running the SMP program. We are excited about what this will mean to our students. As leaders of SMP, we support this period of change as Seattle JazzED navigates this shift in direction. This is an opportunity for our legacy to continue and grow long into the future.
Once the two organizations are able to fully integrate later in 2021, we plan to dissolve Seattle Music Partners as an independent nonprofit organization.
As the founder of SMP, Marnie O’Sullivan is thrilled that we are able to take this exciting step forward. And on behalf of the entire board of directors for SMP, I also want to share our enthusiasm for this opportunity to better serve our students. I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting Seattle Music Partners over the years and for joining with us in our journey to serve youth through high quality music education. Thank you for your dedication to the brilliance of our young people and for giving of your time and talents to ensure their success.
Sincerely,
Established in 2000, SMP began in order to expand access to music-making opportunities for our young learners who have been historically underserved in the Central District. We lived our mission to cultivate a diverse and vibrant music-making community by providing youth with a free option to begin their musical journey with weekly one-on-one instruction. Starting in Leschi Elementary with a handful of students and local musicians, SMP has grown to serve hundreds and has expanded across four elementary schools and community sites. Along the way, we’ve seen young people fall in love with music and gain invaluable skills that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. For our organization to make such impacts as it has in Seattle for the last two decades is an accomplishment of which we can all be proud. And we could not have done it without all of you.
You are likely already very aware of what JazzED has been able to accomplish in our community. They are grounded in the belief that every young person who wants an excellent music education should get it. They foster creativity, compassion, and courage in their students through a comprehensive jazz curriculum. They bring together young people from around the region, and in doing so are working to transcend the barriers that divide us.
Beginning in the fall of 2021, JazzED will be running the SMP program. We are excited about what this will mean to our students. As leaders of SMP, we support this period of change as Seattle JazzED navigates this shift in direction. This is an opportunity for our legacy to continue and grow long into the future.
Once the two organizations are able to fully integrate later in 2021, we plan to dissolve Seattle Music Partners as an independent nonprofit organization.
As the founder of SMP, Marnie O’Sullivan is thrilled that we are able to take this exciting step forward. And on behalf of the entire board of directors for SMP, I also want to share our enthusiasm for this opportunity to better serve our students. I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting Seattle Music Partners over the years and for joining with us in our journey to serve youth through high quality music education. Thank you for your dedication to the brilliance of our young people and for giving of your time and talents to ensure their success.
Sincerely,
Marcus Pimpleton
SMP Board Chair
SMP Board Chair
Mentor Youth Through Music.Seattle Music Partners cultivates a diverse and vibrant music-making community by providing youth with low-cost music instruction and one-on-one mentoring to eliminate racial and economic barriers to quality music education. We do this by offering after-school and evening program opportunities that use music and mentoring to impact the lives of young people. Our unique program matches skilled volunteers from the community, one-on-one, with students who wish to learn how to play an instrument. SMP students also attend weekly group lessons, led by our trained teaching artists, to gain ensemble experience. Instruments, music books, music stands and even transportation are provided free of charge.
Our mission is built on the foundational pillars of quality music instruction, youth development, and social justice. Through this structure, SMP mentors and teaches more than 100 students each week as they develop their skills as individual performers and ensemble members.
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