About UsAmerican Young Voices® mission is to: EDUCATE every student in your school through music. They are all invited to participate in this inclusive arena-sized educational music experience. ... INSPIRE a love of music for everyone by giving them the opportunity to perform in some of the greatest arena's in the world!
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For Parents |
Welcome to American Young Voices!
The benefits of a child's involvement in music are well-documented: but the benefits of being in the biggest school concert is quite simply life-changing.Having the opportunity to perform in some of the country's most renowned arenas has a massive impact on the children involved. From the day the AYV music is introduced to over many months of rehearsals to the day of the performance, American Young Voices culminates when 8,000 children from hundreds of schools come together for a once-in-a-lifetime event. Instantaneously, there is an enormous sense of individual and collective achievement gained from this memorable and special experience. One of the highlights of the whole process is to see the pride that the children have in their own performance, which is further amplified when their parents and families are able to share the experience as part of the audience. “Every school needs to participate in this program. We had so much fun and so many tears of joy that our daughter got the opportunity to participate in such an outstanding program. We tell everybody about this program and we hope to come back and watch again next year." - Mary (Parent) Furthermore, with the guidance of their teachers and the support of their classmates, students develop self-confidence and the ability to communicate as part of a team, which is invaluable. Add to this the numerous health benefits of consistent singing in rehearsals, from breathing regulation to relieving stress, and it’s no wonder that this program has been selling out around the world year after year. “The hope and unity of humanity embodied in that song among thousands of children was very touching.” - Taeriah (Parent) |
Our History |
In 1996, David Lewis, founder of the Young Voices International organization, became aware that school music in the United Kingdom was on the decline. Along with his family, Lewis went on a mission to assist music teachers, especially at schools with little to no music programming, by giving students an opportunity that would ignite a love of music for the rest of their lives: through amazing massed-voice concerts in local arenas. Today, the Young Voices educational program features over 200,000 different students each year singing over multiple nights in cities across England, as well as Ireland, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, and since 2015, the United States.
In the United States we found that many schools want to participate in the Young Voices Educational Program but because of lack of school funding were not able to. Our immediate thought was we would like to be able to help these schools! How can we solve all their problems and give them a high quality music program for free, get them to the venue, have them participate and allow their parents there to see them perform in world class arena, and all at no cost to the school or parent? With all this in mind the Young Voices Education in Music Foundation was born. So now you can help a student with free sheet music, lesson plans for their school, learning materials, and a performance experience like no other in the world, whilst at the same time enriching the educational expertise of music educators across the country, by offering a unique and inspiring performance opportunity for them to work towards. |
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