Vivo Youth Orchestras

VIVO IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT HELPS STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED (CONT'D ON SCH O) COMMUNITIES NURTURE SAFE RELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOP MASTERY IN MUSIC, AND BUILD COMMUNITY WHILE BEING EMPOWERED TO THRIVE & SUCCEED IN LIFE.

VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRA IS AN INTENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AFTERSCHOOL, ENSEMBLE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, GRADES K-12, WHO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE SONOMA VALLEY REGION OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THIS YEAR VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRA ENGAGED 75 STUDENTS THROUGH ENERGETIC, INCLUSIVE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT INSTRUMENT LESSONS AND MUSIC APPRECIATION WHICH HELPED STUDENTS 1) BUILD MUSIC SKILLS AND MASTERY AND 2) DEVELOP SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND THRIVE IN LIFE. WE OFFERED FOUR LEVELS OF LEARNING: (1) PRE-ORCHESTRA: PROVIDES K-1 GRADERS FOUNDATIONAL MUSIC KNOWLEDGE AND BASIC MUSICAL SKILLS USING PLAY-BASED MUSIC CURRICULUM; (2) RECORDER & UKULELE: ENGAGED STUDENTS, GRADES 2-3, IN LEARNING BASIC WIND AND STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEGINNING TO LEARN MUSIC. (CONT'D ON SCH O) STUDENTS ALSO EXPERIMENT WITH ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS, SELECTING ONE TO FOCUS ON AS THEY COMPLETE THE LEVEL AND MOVE INTO ENSEMBLE; (3) ENSEMBLE GROUPS: ENGAGED STUDENTS, GRADES 3-8, THROUGH EITHER WIND OR STRING ENSEMBLES. STUDENTS HAD A CHOICE TO PLAY VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, CLARINET, FLUTE OR TRUMPET. THIS WAS OUR LARGEST LEVEL, SERVING 40 CHILDREN ANNUALLY; AND (4) VIVO HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA - A CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PROGRAM SERVING 15 HIGH SCHOOLERS. IN ADDITION, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LEADERSHIP CIRCLES. OF THE 75 YOUTH WE SERVED IN THE 2020-21 PROGRAM YEAR: 80% WERE LOW-INCOME, 91% WERE LATINX, 50% WERE ENGLISH LEARNERS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, VIVO'S PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.