There are a MILLIONS of reasons to advocate to make music education available to ALL youth!   Music should be an opportunity for every child.  The benefits that music have on US ALL are undeniable as this video shows! Although, for youth… access to music education can be a incredibly empowering opportunity that can directly effect their lives in school, socially and personally!

We’re encouraging you to SAVE THE MUSIC! Support those great programs in your community. Encourage others to do the same and consider donating to your program of choice. Five Dollars… Five Hundred… or a in-kind donation, it all helps tremendously. Please show your support today!

Here is our latest video!

Let us know what you think!

GREAT TIME, GREAT MUSIC AND A GREAT CAUSE!

Pics and Video  soon to be posted, check back soon!

Thank you to EVERYONE who attended, making this such a GREAT SUCCESS!

I THINK WE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT!    

Let us know what you think!   Our first of MANY VIDEOS!

We at Urban Fusion have always believed that “HOW” we deal and see youth is just as important as “WHAT” we teach.   It was very important for us to find a method that we believed in and provided our staff with tools to serve our mission to our highest capacity.   The Search Institute’s Developmental Assets, otherwise known as Asset Building was our answer.

The Asset Building framework is our chosen method for youth development.

Read this article which Urban Fusion was focused as a success story on the Search Institute Website:  http://www.search-institute.org/urban-fusion-uses-music-build-assets

See how Asset Building can change YOUR  organization and community!

News: Urban Fusion is proud to announce the addition of Jamie Eckert to our Board of Directors. Jamie is very excited to have been able to come aboard and offer his expertise and experience. He is currently the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Jamie throughout the years has worked with many organizations such as the world renowned Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, Dartmouth Indoor Percussion Theatre, and several New England high school music organizations. We are honored to have him on our Board and look forward to great things to come.

Jamie Eckert’s Bio -

Jamie Eckert is currently the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. Jamie received his B.S. in Music Industry and Performance from Eastern New Mexico University. He also holds a M.M. degree from West Virginia University.

In addition to coordinating the percussion program at UMass Dartmouth, Jamie also assists Professor royal hartigan with the undergraduate program in World Music Studies. As a performer, Jamie is known for his versatility in many different musical environments. He has played with well known orchestras, world music groups, popular music groups, and in various jazz settings. Jamie has traveled throughout Europe and Asia as part of educational arts exchanges and has been a featured artist and performer throughout the United States. He has also served two times as faculty member, and coordinator of World Music Studies for the prestigious West Virginia Governors Honors Academy.

Since 1991, Jamie has instructed the front ensemble for the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and with three recent back to back percussion championships, he is regarded as one of the top percussion specialists in the activity. This past year Jamie served as co-coordinator of percussion as the Cadets won their fourth Drum Corp International percussion title in five years. Jamie also has two world championships as an instructor and arranger for the Dartmouth Indoor Percussion Theater, and continues to direct his own steel drum band El Caribe which plays throughout New England.

****   All of us here at Urban Fusion would like to Welcome Jamie into our family…  WELCOME ABOARD JAMIE!  ****

PERCUSSION PRACTICE

[Cadet Group/non-competitive]

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Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Bedford
166 Jenney Street New Bedford, MA 02740

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