Finding Your Voice

Presented in partnership with Education Through Music and Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson

An educational program created to help participants find their voice, both literally and figuratively, through activities exploring culture, heritage, and identity as well as voice lessons and other forms of artistic and musical training. The curriculum is designed to take them on an exploration of their own cultural roots as expressed through the arts, and introduce them to ways their cultural roots are unique as well as how they link to other traditions and backgrounds. The program also aims to foster a safe space for youth to speak freely and candidly about challenges they face in being “the other” and how they uniquely fit into the diverse patchwork that is “the all, providing a platform to youth who have their voices heard and realize their full potential. The program was launched in 2016 with Education Through Music as well as Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson AZ and made possible through a generous contribution from Linda and Stuart Nelson.