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• Meet the Teaching Artist - Leo Colon
  In my instrumental and vocal classes besides learning the rudiments of music, performance craft and creativity, my students learn about collaborating and working together
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Allie D'Amico
  I am a music educator.  As an artist, I use music to help my students express themselves, while learning new skills that will allow them to create something enjoyable for
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Mark Fuller
  Hello friends!  My name is Mark Fuller and I am a Board Certified Music Therapist.  As a music therapist, I use music as my tool to support the abilities of others to furt
• Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum Annual Conference
  
• Cool Cats Chorus - Seven Hills Foundation
  Guest blog post by Sarah Tree of Seven Hills Foundation My name is Sarah Tree, and I'm a board certified music therapist providing services to the Seven Hills Foundation o
• Inclusive by Design℠ Concert
  Blues guitarist and recent Berklee College of Music graduate, Noé Socha, opened for legendary New Orleans Bluesman Henry Butler presented in a format known as Inclusive by
• Annual Conference: Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum
  The Boston Conservatory will host its annual Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum conference April 29 - 30, 2016. An innovative program for public and private
• Boston Children’s Museum Symphony Play Day - ASL Interpreted
  Enjoy a day of musical discovery and play!  Explore classical music at various activities and performances across the Museum by musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestr
• 2016 VSA International Young Soloists Competition
  Calling all musicians with disabilities!  Are you between the ages of 14-25?  Are you interested in winning $2,500 and performing at the Kennedy Center? The 2016 VSA Inter
• Reach 4 Real Adaptive Music Programs
  Reach 4 Real is a music & theater class that is sweeping the state with popularity!  Delivering adaptive music programs and theater classes designed specifically for peopl
• The Enchanting Music of Sign Language - Christine Sun Kim
  Artist Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing.  Through her art, she dis
• Help Shape Boston's Creative Community
  Boston Creates , Boston's cultural planning process, draws from a theoretical framework of creative capital, developed by WolfBrown .  Creative capital is based on the ide
• Sensory-Friendly "Wild Music" at EcoTarium in Worcester
  Whales compose, bullfrogs chorus, songbirds greet the dawn, and people everywhere sing and dance. What do we all have in common?  Find out in Worcester EcoTarium's summer
• Boston Conservatory Music Program for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum
  The Boston Conservatory Music Program for Young Children on the Autism Spectrum is a fun and engaging way for parents to introduce their young children on the autism spect
• Call for Music Therapist/Music Teaching Artist
  VSA MA COOL Schools seeks a passionate and experienced music teaching artist/music therapist to lead a music program for students ages 5 - 21 with significant disabilities
• CapeCodCAN! presents Scary Gary's Graveyard of Golden Oldies Radio Show
  Cape Cod Collaborative Arts Network – CapeCodCAN! is pleased to present the Cape Cod Premiere of Scary Gary's Graveyard of Golden Oldies Radio Show Musical Review at the C
• Henderson Inclusion School Presents "The Lion King"
  The Lion King, Friday, May 8, 2015 at 1pm at the Henderson Lower School 1669 Dorchester Ave. Including Third and Fourth Grades, Rooms 7, 8, and 10 Starring the Fifth Grade
• Boston Conservatory's Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum Conference
  An innovative new program for public and private school music educators, "Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum" is a two-day conference that will address impo
• Shrek The Musical - ASL-Interpreted, Sensory-Friendly, and Audio-Described Performances
  The Open Door Theater in Acton, Mass. presents "Shrek The Musical" March 20 - 29, 2015 with the following inclusive performances: - ASL-interpreted Sunday, March 22, 2015
• Boston Conservatory Offers New Programs in Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum
  Boston Conservatory recently announced two first-of-their-kind programs in teaching music to students on the autism spectrum.  With rigorous hands-on training both in and
• Free Online Professional Development Course about El Sistema
  A joint project by the Annenberg Institute and WNET was recently released: The Power of Music , a free online professional development course about El Sistema. El Sistema
• Kennedy Center Announces Winter 2014/2015 Artist Opportunities
  Competition: 16th Annual Great American Song Contest Deadline: November 20, 2014 Are you ready to get your songs heard and reviewed by experienced music-industry pros?  Ar
• Dylan Tighe Performs at Regent Theater in Arlington
  Dylan Tighe, actor, writer, and theatre producer from Ireland, also wrote and recorded a series of heartfelt and tumultuous songs over a period of four years as a personal
• Me2/Orchestra Launches New Ensemble in Boston
  Me2/Orchestra is the world’s only classical music ensemble created for individuals with mental illnesses and people who support them.  The orchestra was launched in Burlin
• How Playing Music Affects the Developing Brain
  This is a guest blog post by Bryce Becker and Jenny Zuk of Boston Children's Hospital, Division of Developmental Medicine, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, Gaab Lab
• Join in the Creative Explosion
  Are you an artist? Are you an actor? Are you a storyteller? Are you a poet? Creative Explosion brings together young actors and storytellers with disabilities and those wi
• Boston Landmarks Orchestra ASL-Interpreted Concerts at the Hatch Shell
  July 23, 2014 - Fiesta sinfónica - Adrian Anantawan directs the Conservatory Lab Charter School's Dudamel Orchestra.  Also presented will be student-composed ASL poetry, H
• Alternatives and Stepping Stone Community Theatre Present Godspell, Junior
  Godspell Junior features the international hit "Day by Day" and many other well known songs. Showtimes: June 20 and 21, 2014 at 7:30 PM and June 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM Recept
• LotuSIGN Seeks Performance and Live Music Interpreters
  LotuSIGN is a full service access management agency for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, growing from the Alive Performance Interpreting agency founded in 2006.  Frequently c
• Cape Cod C.A.N! Presents Hollywood Musical Revue "Waiting for Oscar"
  The promise of Oscar Night in Mayfield turns the small town upside down as performers prepare for the big event.  The show features performances by people representing ten
• Boston Conservatory Hosts Conference - Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum
  The Boston Conservatory will host its second annual Teaching Music to Students on the Autism Spectrum conference May 9 - 10, 2014.  The conference is designed for both pub
• Kennedy Center Announces Spring 2014 Artist Opportunities
  Call For Entries: Rochester Contemporary Art Center "6x6x2014" Show Deadline: April 20, 2014 Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s (RoCo) international small art phenomenon
• Concert & Symposium: Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum & Joyful Noise
  Boundless Realms of Joy A Concert and Symposium at Harvard University presented by The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Joseph Fort, Conductor ...................... Al
• Come and Join the Yes You Chorus
  Yes You Chorus is a Cultural Inclusion Project of VSA Massachusetts and is sponsored by The Seven Hills Foundation. The Yes You Chorus: - Welcomes you if you can't "carry
• Harmony and Healing - Berklee College of Music
  
• Alive Inside: How the Magic of Music Proves Therapeutic for Patients with Alzheimer's and Dementia
  Article and video by Democracy Now . Could a pair of headphones change the lives of millions of Americans suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia?  "Alive Inside: A Story
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Liz Buchanan
  My aim is to provide students with an exciting, meaningful and memorable learning experience through singing, movement and other musical activities. I believe that music i
• Kennedy Center Announces Winter 2014 Artist Opportunities
  The VSA and Accessibility Office at the Kennedy Center put together this list of performing and visual arts opportunities. The Mitchell Gallery Deadline: January 31, 2014
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Tim Van Egmond
  My work as a teaching artist involves lighting up students' imaginations, and bringing out their unique expressions of creativity in whatever area of learning we're explor
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Tim Archibald
  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy, it's the universal language of mankind." I teach music/performing arts at the Henderson Inclusion Elementary
• Handel and Haydn Society Offers VSA Complimentary Tickets
  The Handel and Haydn Society is offering VSA complimentary tickets to upcoming performances of Mozart and Beethoven, November 1, 2013 at 8pm and November 3, 2013 at 3pm . 
• Play Me, I'm Yours! - Street Pianos Boston
  Touring internationally since 2008, Play Me, I'm Yours is an arts project by artist Luke Jerram .  Over 1000 street pianos have been installed in 37 cities across the glob
• Free Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Webcast Performances
  August 22, 2013 6:00 pm: Nicholas McCarthy Award-winning pianist born without his right hand. August 23, 2013 6:00 pm: Jazz Hand A two-person sketch that addresses awkward
• Join in the Creative Explosion: 3-Day Workshop Series
  Creative Explosion is a 3-Day Workshop Series open to young people 15+ with and without disabilities who want opportunity to play with theatrical improvisation, movement,
• Live Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Webcasts
  July 25, 2013 6:00 pm: Mandy Harvey The jazz vocalist, who, despite her loss of hearing, has performed live all over the U.S., gives a concert in celebration of the 23rd a
• Workshops for Musicians, Artists, and Arts Administrators
  The Arts & Business Council is sponsoring a series of workshops for musicians, artists, and arts administrators. Saturday, May 11, 10:00am - 11:45am Setting up Your Music
• Learning Through Music, for All Abilities
  This is a guest blog post by Liz Buchanan . I'm in a room with twenty-five children, four of whom use wheelchairs.  As the children act out a song about butterflies, I cho
• Symposium - Music and Science: Practice & Convergence
  Who Should Attend? Musicians, scientists, educators, music therapists and educators, students, researchers, and others. When and Where? April 12, 2013 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Be
• ARTZ - An Interactive Music Workshop with Dr. Lisa Wong
  ARTZ presents an interactive music workshop designed specifically for people with dementia and their care partners.  Dr. Lisa Wong , author of the critically acclaimed "Sc
• Live Webcast of Jazz Pianist Matt Savage on Millennium Stage
  Sudbury Massachusetts native Matt Savage performs on the Kennedy Center Millennium stage April 2, 2013 at 6pm.  The performance will be broadcast live via webcast . First
• ASL-Interpreted "Experience the Beatles with Rain" At Hanover Theatre in Worcester
  Hanover Theatre presents ASL-interpreted Experience the Beatles with Rain Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 6:30pm. As "the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!" (Associated Pres
• Music and the Deaf
  Intrigued by our last blog post about a musician who is deaf?  Apparently it's not that uncommon, especially for those familiar with a United Kingdom registered charity fo
• Watch Signmark's Live Performance On Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
  Creator of the world's first sign language hip hop DVD, Signmark (aka Marko Vuoriheimo) has been performing around the world for more than a decade, touring such countries
• Disability Reframed Presents: Benda Bilili! Documentary Film
  Disability Reframed presents a free screening of the documentary film Benda Bilili! , followed by a lively audience discussion.  The screening will be held March 2, 2013 f
• Perspectives on Music Therapy and Autism
  The Boston Arts Consortium for Health (BACH) presents a special event at Berklee College of Music - "Perspectives on Music Therapy and Autism" February 12, 2013 9am – 3pm
• VSA Events Inspired By Eleanor Rubin's Open Door Gallery Exhibit
  Currently at the Open Door Gallery is Eleanor Rubin's exhibit Progress of the Eclipse: Memory, Memory Loss and Imagination.  The artwork grew out of the artist's pain of b
• Boston Children’s Museum Presents Wheelock College Sign Choir
  Sing with your hands.  Listen to the Wheelock College Sign Choir and learn some signs.  Join the performance integrating sign language with music.  Complementing the perfo
• Kennedy Center Announces Winter 2013 Artist Opportunities
  The Artist Services Team of the Kennedy Center's Department of VSA and Accessibility put together this list of notable opportunities in the visual and performing arts, for
• VSA International Young Soloists Award Program
  Since 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians, aged 14-25, who have a disability.  The VSA International Young Soloists Compet
• Violinist With One Hand Inspires Young Musicians - Boston Globe
  Boston Globe, 12/20/2012 Written by Geoff Edgers/Globe Reporter Photo by Josh Reynolds The first time the students saw Adrian Anantawan play his violin, they were stunned.
• Free Webcast of Niv Ashkenazi Performing Live at Kennedy Center
  Watch a live webcast of violinist Niv Ashkenazi on the Kennedy Center Millennium stage December 3 2012 at 6pm.  Ashkenazi is a 2007 VSA International Young Soloist Award r
• Inclusive by Design Concert of 8/22/2012 - Video Now Available
  
• Staff Benda Bilili Perform at the Institute of Contemporary Art
  Staff Benda Bilili , a band from the Congo composed entirely of disabled musicians, will perform a live concert at the Institute of Contemporary Art , Wednesday October 17
• Jon Sarkin Paints Live Accompanied by Guitarist David Patterson
  Jon Sarkin , who exhibited at the Open Door Gallery earlier this year, will create a painting on the spot accompanied by classical guitarist David Patterson Sunday, Septem
• Celebrate the Publication of Dr. Lisa Wong's Book
  Pucker Gallery invites you to join them in celebrating the publication of Dr. Lisa Wong's book " Scales to Scalpels: Doctors Who Practice the Healing Arts of Music & Medic
• Live Webcast - James Durbin, American Idol Season 10 Finalist
  The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents James Durbin Monday, August 27th at 6pm.  Watch a live webcast of this Millennium Stage performance. The singer and gui
• Live Webcast - Blessing Offor, VSA Young Soloists Award Recipient
  The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Blessing Offor Saturday, August 11th at 6pm. The soul/R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was a participant
• Access to Theatre Youth Perform at the Boston Center for the Arts
  Access to Theatre (ATT), a program of Partners for Youth with Disabilities, in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), Until Tomorrow Productions, and VSA M
• Henry Butler - "Inclusive By Design" Concert
  Henry Butler, a New Orleans piano legend who has been blind since birth, along with visual artist, Nancy Ostrovsky, demonstrate principles of Universal Design in the perfo
• PBS Features VSA Mass Teaching Artists In Video
  PBS featured VSA Mass teaching artists in a video about engaging students with learning disabilities at the Henderson Inclusion School.  For an interactive transcript of t
• "A Closer Look At Learning" Updated
  "A Closer Look At Learning" has been updated to include three new case studies of students with autism in a music residency. Everyone may read/print/save/download the PDF
• First Night Worcester Issues Call for Artists
  First Night Worcester issued a "Call for Artists" for the 2013 New Year's Eve celebration.  Information and application form are available as a PDF download.  The deadline
• Inclusive by Design Concert
  Cahner's Theater at the Museum of Science, Boston August 22, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. FREE but tickets are required Contact RSVP@vsamass.org to reserve your seat. Adrian Anantawa
• Happy Teaching Artist Appreciation Week!
  Thanks to all of our teaching artists for bringing a Creative Outlook On Learning to schools across Massachusetts! MUSIC Deborah Stuart  shared her immense expertise on wo

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