Volunteer: Musicopia Gift of Music Program Volunteer

About Musicopia

Founded by a string quartet in 1974, Musicopia is a leader in revitalizing school music programs in Greater Philadelphia, providing equitable access to music programming. Through a roster of 150+ professional ensembles/ solo musicians, it helps students learn to play an instrument and perform alongside enthusiastic peers through in-school and community-based assemblies, workshops, residencies, year-round music classes or musical instrument and ensemble coaching, and long-term afterschool ensembles. Musicopia’s programs represent musical styles and traditions from around the world and inspire a love of music that will last a lifetime. Its instrument donation program collects, repairs, and places donated musical instruments with students who need them the most.

About Dcp

Dancing Classrooms Philly brings the benefits of social dance to schools and community groups across the Greater Philadelphia region. DCP Teaching Artists are carefully selected and trained and use the vocabulary of social dance to cultivate essential life skills in every child. Our ballroom, Latin, hip-hop, and K-pop residency and assembly programs foster a sense of teamwork and joy. All DCP ballroom dance residency graduates may join its continuation program, DCP Academy.

Are you passionate about music, education, or helping the community? If so, you’ll love volunteering with Musicopia and our Gift of Music program!

Musicopia’s mission is to provide equitable access to music education and enrichment, encouraging self-confidence, global awareness, dedication and joy in Pre-K to 12th grade students and their communities. We are a recognized leader in rebuilding and revitalizing school music programs that help students in all stages of their musical education journey, starting with providing instruments.

Musicopia’s Gift of Music instrument donation program collects, repairs and places donated musical instruments with those students who need them the most. In this program, volunteers play a crucial role in helping us collect donated instruments from several partnering drop-off sites. We’re looking for reliable volunteers who are licensed drivers with access to a vehicle. The time commitment is flexible; volunteers can help out as much or as little as they choose.

Tasks could include

Transporting donated instruments from drop-off locations to the storage unit and repair vendorsAssist with processing donated instruments and organizing instrument storageOnsite assistance at instrument giveaway daysHosting an instrument collection drive at a school, office, or community organization

To date, the Gift of Music program has placed over 7,000 donated instruments, which would not have been possible without the support of amazing volunteers! Become a Gift of Music volunteer to meet new people and to be a part of the transformative impact that playing a musical instrument has on young lives. Visit our website to learn more and get started https //www.musicopia.net/volunteer!

This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.