AR|2017 PROGRAM STATS 14 Inner-City Schools / Community Centres Across Hamilton 653 Elementary Aged Students 144 Volunteer Guest Performances 16 Artist Teachers 15 Concerts LESSONS Weekly instructions in small groups taught by professional teaching artists INSTRUMENTS We give each student an instrument to take home ENSEMBLES Students play in ensembles and bands FIELD TRIPS We organize field trips to concerts and cultural events CONCERTS Students perform in concerts and at community events throughout the year such as Supercrawl and fundraisers TEACHERS Our teachers are professional musicians and experienced educators GUEST PERFORMERS Local and visiting professional musicians regularly visit our Grade 1 AIFEC classrooms for instrument presentations NEWS 2017 ORCHESTRA We launched a new orchestra program at the Gasworks providing our students the experience of playing in a large ensemble setting. KID’S OPEN JAM A growing number of young local musicians are joining us at our monthly Open Jam at the Gasworks to take to the stage and showcase their talents. INSIDE OUT Songwriter Michael Lake introduced the new program InsideOUT, an introduction to the art of songwriting as a tool for creative and emotional expression. The program started as a pilot project with our 2017 JAMBASSADOR program at the Gasworks. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB The successful collaboration project between AIFEC and the Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton continued to increase access to quality music education for more children in the City of Hamilton. LIVE LAB McMaster University’s Institute for Music and the Mind (LIVELab) invited Hamilton Music Collective’s students for an interactive tour and hands on introduction to the scientific side of music. SUPERCRAWL Ten Jambassador students (two bands) performed on the Mohawk College stage at Supercrawl in front of a large and enthusiastic audience. RED HILL TOYOTA With the support of Red Hill Toyota we launched our fourth annual marketing campaign to keep AIFEC top of mind with donors, consumers and other stakeholders.
HMC Annual Report 2017
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