Music Education Programs

MJOMEF hires professional musicians(coaches) to assist school music teachers and students during their regularly scheduled band and strings classes.  Our coaches are vetted professional musicians who are dedicated to teaching. It is nearly impossible for one music teacher to teach twelve 4th and 5th graders who are playing 3 to 5 different instruments, including flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, in a 30-minute class. With assistance from the MJOMEF coaches, the music teacher is able to keep the class moving forward while the coaches assist individual students. As a result, all students realize success and remain fully engaged throughout the class. MJOMEF’s coaches provide support in the following ten elementary schools in Seattle:

• Emerson Elementary School
• Concord International Elementary School
• Highland Park Elementary School
• Kimball Elementary School
• Leschi Elementary School
• Lowell Elementary School
• Maple Elementary School
• Northgate Elementary School
• Roxhill Elementary School
• Laurelhurst Elementary School

MJOMEF is similarly sending coaches to enrich the music program twice a week supporting a 2-hour band and 2-hour orchestra class at Franklin High School.

Coordination with Seattle Public Schools

Our program was developed in coordination with Seattle Public Schools’ Visual and Performing Arts Department staff.

A school concert in June 2014