Music & Education Program for Disadvantaged Youths

Music for Canoa continues going strong and we have new members starting every month. Curently we have 14 active members on the Orchestra with Maestro Arhur. The classes are held twice a week, on Fridays and Saturdays for 2 hours each day. There are10 active members on the guitar lessons with Maestro Valdir. Maestro Arthur also has a class of 18 children, ages 7-10, who are learning how to play the flute; they will be the future musicians of our Orchestra.

One of our young musicians who have been in the program since 2007 tell us about the importance of Music for Canoa project on her professional and personal growth.

"Since I started being part of this project, I have had many opportunities to meet new people; I have been in contact with so many different kinds of people. Music for Canoa serves as a learning experience for me. It nurtures my dream of becoming a great musician and play in many great venues around the world. I will never give up my dream of succeeding as a musician. I am happy to have continued in this project since 2007 and I continue to learn new things every day. " Patricia Marques, 20yo.

In behalf of our crew and the youth we serve, I want to thank you for your generous contributions and your commitment to make the lives of youth better and more meaningful. Your donation keeps this program alive and we hope that you continue to support our program and follow us on our journey to make music a powerful tool that can fight many injustices and can also help youth overcome obstacles that they might encounter in their lives.

Thank you!

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Music-for-Canoa-Project/109991617778

Hello Music for Canoa Supporters!

Music For Canoa Project continues to serve the youth in Canoa Quebrada, Brazil  thanks to your support. We continue to offer guitar lessons, an orchestra composed of 15 musicians and a chorus. This last month, we have received some instruments donated from Germany, which will help expand the orchestra. We currently need help with maintenance of instruments as well as help paying the maestro's salary.  Our new maestro, Arthur, has been a great addition to our program. Arthur is dedicated to the youth he teaches and we are very lucky to have him in our team. We hope you can continue support us so that Music for Canoa continues to change these children's lives.

" I hope I can always continue to play my instrument. I hope our orchestra continues to grow and that we can have more people helping us. I now play the clarinet and will also learn the flute. My best performance was playing during my town's St. Peters Festival in June. It was a great experience and I was so happy to play for my community.  Everyone kept praising us. The maestro, Arthur, has helped me grow as a musician and he is dedicated to my progress as his students. I am very lucky to have him as my teacher". Isabel Rocha, 11 years old.

If you want to know more about our program in Brazil please visit: http://criancasdeluz.org/ or you can also become a fan on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Music-for-Canoa-Project/109991617778

Here are some photos of the different classes being offered by Music For Canoa for you to check out.

Again, thank you for all your support in keeping this program going and making a difference in the lives of these young musicians.

Sincerely,

Andrew McKleroy

Music for Canoa President.

Hello good people,

Music for Canoa is going strong with the continuing support of volunteers and our new maestro, Arthur. We currently have three groups serving 32 youth.  The band currently has 10 members,  meets twice a week and is working on incorporating regional styles, international styles and classical music into its' repertoire. The childrens music class currently has 15 participants ages 10 and above and meets once a week. The childrens class is focusing on flute (flauta doce) before they tackle other wind instruments. The guitar class has 7 participants and meets twice a week.

I will leave you with a message from one of our promising Music for Canoa students:

I hope this update finds you well and please check out the link to see new photos from our project.

Thank you for your generous support,

Links:

• Photos of project