MUSIC MOBILE HITS THE ROAD "This organization is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kinder Morgan Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of SC Bakker Family Fund and the Open Grants Program, Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation, The Joanna Foundation and the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Program through their joint administration of the Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grant Program and the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC.
The Music Mobile began serving two Charleston County school programs during March of 2012. Our partnership with WINGS for Kids (www.wingsforkids.org) afforded us the opportunity to work with their students on the campus of James Simons/Memminger from 5:25-5:55 pm each Tuesday.
Our partnership with James Island Community Education and Murray LaSaine Elementary School Kaleidoscope afforded us the opportunity to work with their students on Wednesday and Friday from 4:30 - 5:00 pm. On Friday, May 25, 2012, the students enjoyed a cookout and End-of-Year Demonstration Performance at 4:30 pm in the Cafeteria.
Summer 2012 The Music Mobile visited the City of Charleston Department of Recreation at McMahon Park (old Hampton Park) at Cleveland St. and Rutledge Avenue. The students of this Teen Camp with 8th - 10th graders from various lowcountry schools met at 4:00pm each Wednesday during the months of June and July. A Demonstration Performances was held during their final class.
2012-2013 School Year Smalls Institute and James Island Community Education partner to serve students at James Island and Murray LaSaine Kaleidoscope after-school programs. These after-schoolers experience piano, guitar, percussions and have the opportunity for public performance at the Mt. Pleasant ArtFest, as well as several community performances at James Island and West Ashley Paisano's Pizza Grills. Phase I Handbell performances also held during this time.
Summer 2013 The Music Mobile will again visit the City of Charleston Department of Recreation at McMahon Park (old Hampton Park) at Cleveland St. and Rutledge Avenue. The students of this Teen Camp with 8th - 10th graders from various lowcountry schools will meet at 4:00pm each Wednesday during the months of June and July. Our "Demonstration Performance" will be held during our last class on Friday, July 31, 2012. Last year we were very excited as one student from this camp decided that she wanted to come to our studio for further instruction. We are very proud of her. She is now playing classical music!
2013-2014 School Year Smalls Institute partnered with Haut Gap Middle School on Johns Island, SC bringing music classes to the students of the 21st Century Afterschool Program. The students meet every Wednesday from 5 - 5:30pm on the Music Mobile at the School's Campus. We also offer Performance opportunities to the Orchestra and Band students of Haut Gap Middle at each of our monthly fundraising events for extra credit in their classrooms.
Opportunities for Performance are also awarded to the students of the CE Williams Middle School Orchestra Program through a joint effort of their Orchestra teacher that serves their school and Haut Gap Middle.
We have also maintained our partnerships with the Kaleidoscope programs at James Island Elementary and Murray LaSaine Elementary schools; meeting with these schools on Thursdays and Fridays, respectively.
2014-2015 All of the programs that were served in the previous school are still very active on our calendar. This year we were happy to add another City of Charleston Park (St. Julian Devine Community Center) in the inner-city of Charleston, SC, as well as another Title I school on Wadmalaw Island, Edith L. Frierson 21st Century Afterschool Program..
Coming soon..............Saturday Outreach Locations (SOLOs) to serve students residing in the Public Housing areas in the innercity of Downtown Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC, and students attending Title I schools in Hollywood, SC.
Music Mobile services are free to all students in grades K-12 residing in under served, disadvantaged areas or attending Title I schools; however, there may be some fees associated due to your location or event. For information on scheduling the Music Mobile for your next event, please contact SmallsMusicLab@comcast.net for more information.
