Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,966
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra AKA WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2017
End Date
May 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Kinder Konzerts on the Road.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Lynne Beck: Fundraising, audience development, marketing; Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, community education; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, general management, administration; Josh Wise: General management, administration; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, artistic, volunteerism; Justin Christy: Education, general management, administration; Al Onkka: Organizational development, education, audience development, marketing; Kevin Yang: Youth programming, community service, development, artistic; Sai Chang: Volunteerism, fundraising, general administration, youth programming; Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, audience development, marketing, organizational development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,966
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,000
Direct expenses
$16,966
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative: FRIENDS will continue to work with inner-city Minneapolis Cityview Community School with a professional development session with resources for pre-k, k, and first grade teachers (approximately 190 students- 80% African-American) and bring these students to a Kinder Konzert at Orchestra Hall. Will add a new school to the program -Saint Paul's Linwood Monroe Arts Plus. Residency components include a planning session with teachers, Professional Development session with teachers, 4-day in each classroom workshops for pre-k, k, and first grade students, and in-school concert by members of the Minnesota Orchestra. Qualitative: FRIENDS will help teachers meet their learning goals by providing rich learning experiences with an interdisciplinary focus of connecting music and literacy. We expect gains in vocabulary development and language skills as well as visual discrimination by matching image to a spoken word. All activities are centered around a musical composition tied to book Max Found Two Sticks. FRIENDS will seek written assessments from teachers, specialists and teaching artists on the strengths and challenges of the project including results of pre-and post-testing. Post project reflection discussion with teachers and teaching artists; FRIENDS trained volunteers will observe and visit various classrooms and comment on student interest and engagement during teaching artists workshops and also comment on the skills and activities of the teaching artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The teachers in our discussions and surveys gained as much as the children in this residency. Several of the classroom teachers were not comfortable or confident in using music or music terms or rhythms to reinforce other learning, or in even using much music at all, other than very familiar songs. Students enthusiastically participated. (see 1. above).

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Robert Spikings, Lisa Roehl, Ali Howe, Kate Huberty, Mary Ella Pratte, Blyth Bailey, James Waldo, Irene Suddard, Leslie Davis Niemoeller, Bethany Tjornhom, Erin Harney, Nan Nelson, Jerry Rubino, Waltor Tambor
Project Manager
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Christensen
Organization Name
WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association AKA Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra
Street Address
1111 Nicollet Mall
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 371-5654
Email
achristensen@mnorch.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency