Pandemic Recovery for Individuals
Pandemic Recovery for Individuals
Giving people of all ages and abilities opportunities to explore and engage in music creatively.
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography
Denise Todd: CMAB, Board Member 2018-Present; Jeff Burns: Previous CMAB panelist, current board Monticello Community Education, Wright County Soil and Water, Buffalo Community Orchestra, Monticello Strings Orchestra, Trillum Ensemble; Frank Haynes: CMAB s grant evaluator for numerous grant programs, Sons of Norway, St. Cloud, MN: President 2015 - 2021, cultural education club focused on educating people interested in Norwegian culture including music, food and lifestyle; Sabrina Gilchrist: Volunteer in CMSAB and MN Arts Board - grant review, Deartment Coordinator, College of St. Benedict/St. Jon's Universtiy Art and Theater; Jean Louis: MSAB grant evaluator, taught vocal lessons, accompanied several musical and ensembles productions, played for dinner theatres, grant writer for the Paynesville Area Community Theatre, the Paynesville Area Schools, and the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota;
ACHF Arts Access
Using the resources funded by the grant, I hope to give students more opportunities to perform, learn creatively with a variety of teaching tools, and give people of all ages an opportunity to engage in music. I will measure outcomes for the proposal by evaluating the number of students in private lessons and classes, the number of performances my students participate in this year, and evaluating the methods I use for teaching.
The primary goal for grant funding was to teach music creatively, and through a participation evaluation method all specific outcomes were achieved. Students utilized the iPad and digital keyboard as an alternative learning method during lessons. In December 2021, students performed on the keyboard at a local coffee shop. This summer, I taught a pre-school piano class to students ages 3-5.