The Ukes on the Move project offers the spark to ignite the imaginations of young and old, while also providing the experience of success in acquiring a skill that is tangible and real.
After 6 weekly sessions, participants learn the 3-4 simple chords and basic strumming techniques, enough to be able to play hundreds, even thousands of songs. Students also collaborate on a class song, with the support of our teaching artist. In-school performances and field trips to perform outside the school help to build students' confidence in their new music-making skills and that confidence carries over into other areas of their life.
OUR FUNDERS for UKES ON THE MOVE
MATCHING FUNDS NEEDED
Ukes on the Move was successfully completed at 4 elementary schools in school year 2023-24!
Through a Wheaton Cultural Project grant from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County we brought our Ukes on the Move program to Title I Viers Mill Elementary School in Wheaton.
Under a grant from City of Takoma Park, we delivered the program to almost 200 students at Piney Branch Elementary School.
Thanks to a grant from Nora Roberts Foundation, we served Title I Wheaton Woods Elementary School with a Ukes on the Move program.
And we received a grant from the DIVAs, a component fund of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, to bring Ukes on the Move to Title I Rolling Terrace Elementary School.
At each site, students were given a ukulele of their own to keep, they learn how to play 3-4 chords on the ukulele, they collaboratively write songs, and they will perform at their school and at a nearby site off-campus.
Sparkjoy Foundation provided significant support in the form of funding for ukuleles, and House of Musical Traditions handled our ukulele purchases with a helpful discount.
While all these grants contribute greatly to the programs, we still need your help to make ends meet. If you would like to give the joy of music to a child, please donate below.
We are looking for additional funding for 2024-25.