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Gifford Youth Orchestra STAGING FOR SUCCESS Grant: $20,000 Funds Used: $20,000 Total Children Served: 57 Cost per child: $76.32 Focus Area: After School and Summer Recreational Activities and Academic Enrichment Taxonomy Number: PS -9800.9900 Youth Enrichment Program Program Description: The Gifford Youth Orchestra's Music Education Program is an after-school program designed to keep children off the street and on the stage by providing music education throughout the year with spring, summer, and fall recitals and an annual concert as our report cards of their progress. Although focused on music, the program offers a range of lessons to build skills and provide experiences for young people to learn and develop skills in music education; tutoring other children and senior citizens; build performance skills; earn money by tutoring and performing and budgeting those funds; build confidence and self-esteem through performances and tutoring; cultural and social awareness and leadership skills through community service, workshops, and student meetings. The classes and training are primarily for at -risk youth in kindergarten through 12th grade. Enrolled children are from low-income, primarily single parent homes throughout Indian River County. Collaboration: Gifford Youth Achievement Center, The Indian River State University Trio Upward Bound in Indian River County, The Universal Unitarian Fellowship of Vero Beach, The Gifford Aquatic Center, and the 1st Presbyterian Church. GOALS/OUTCOMES REPORT All outcomes have been reached 100%. Outcome # 1: Student learns open strings, pluck and bow quarter notes and eighth notes. Students will learn to play "Fresh Hot Grits." All beginning student enrolled in the GYO either performed "Fresh Hot Grits," or its equivalent in the Concert rehearsal in September 2020. Each child in the strings program individually played all of their music for their teacher. Piano students played their beginning music for their piano teacher. All beginning students will be moving on to the next level after our virtual presentation of the November 2020 Annual Concert. Outcome #2: 75% of 2nd year students enrolled will increase their ability by 100% and be able to read and play music at the Advanced Beginner's Level. Goal in process —100% of 2nd year students enrolled in the Gifford Youth Orchestra improved their ability to hold the bow correctly and used the correct posture for playing. They are learning and playing with basic dynamic markings such as: f, mf, mp, p. They played all of their 2020 music for their teacher in September in preparation for the November Annual Concert. They are scheduled to record their solos on October 24, 2020 which will be used for the virtual presentation of the concert. Outcome #3: 60% of 3rd year students enrolled,will increase their ability by 100% to read and play music at the Intermediate and Advanced Level. Goal in process —100% of students enrolled as Intermediate Students learned all the music for 3'd year students. 100% played their solo for their teacher in Septembej jg020, in