Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Kids Play!

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, Community Education, Education; Pat Samples: General Management, Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Edna Stevens: Youth Programming, Audience Development, Marketing, Artistic; Kelly Nezworski: General Administration, Artistic, Education; Ellen Fee: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Xiaolu Wang: Artistic, Community Education, Audience Development, Marketing; Laichee Yang: Artistic; Soozin Hirschmug: Artistic, Community Service, Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,050
Direct expenses
$12,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students will demonstrate improved technical and musical skills, and increased understanding of musical concepts. Students will participate in specialized small group learning in their own schools, with emphasis on techniques for home practice and self-learning. Written evaluations will be completed by coaches after each sectional, and teachers will record student improvement on specific skills. Aural evidence will be noted at school concerts. Evaluations will be reviewed and compiled by teachers and MPO's Education Coordinator. Attendance taken at each session (teachers, coaches); records kept of home practice techniques covered in sectionals, and student improvement (teachers).

Measurable Outcome(s)

380 high school music students participated in small-group learning on their instruments. Teachers reported increased performance quality of their ensembles after sectional rehearsals. Most students reported gaining valuable musical and technical skills and home practice techniques. All four teachers found Kids Play helpful for their band and orchestra programs.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cynthia Stokes, Lynn Erickson, Richard Gaynor, William Goldman, Thomas Austin, Mark Bjork, Shelley Hanson, Mark Kausch, Jere Lantz, Martha Stutsman, Barbara Thomas, Richard J. Wildberger
Project Manager
First Name
Lucia
Last Name
Magney
Organization Name
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association
Street Address
2712 41st Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-1810
Phone
(612) 219-1707
Email
lmagney@bitstream.net
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