This summer is off to an amazing start!  We are running 13 different music camps throughout the Portland metro area, with partners such as Youth Villages, Morrison Child and Family Services and Sound Roots School of Modern Music.  Some of MVM’s teaching artists are also getting ready to head out to Sisters, OR for 10 days of intensive songwriting and recording classes at Caldera Arts.  We are so honored to be serving so many youth who would not have this opportunity otherwise, thanks to the generous support of our community!  A special thank you to everyone who came out to our benefit concert on June 15th in support of our summer camps.

To find out more about what we are up to this summer, read below.

Benefit Concert Raises $4,000

Our June 15th benefit concert helped raise money for our summer rock camps and we can’t thank everyone enough.  A special thank you to everyone who helped make it a special night, including Cheryl’s on 12th for the food, Rock Bottom Brewery for the beer, P:ear for the event space, and Oregon Music News and the Portland Mercury for making it a newsworthy event.  Thank you also to the great performers, Catherine Feeny, Rags & Ribbons, Hustle and Drone and our wonderful MVM student performer, Alyssa.

Summer Camps Kick Off!

Summer rock camps are off to a great start, held in partnership with Sound Roots School of Modern Music.  After three days of training, our student mentors are helping to write songs, teach instruments and set the culture for each week-long camp!  Read our blog for updates!

Help Us Welcome MVM’s New Teaching Artists

We recently hired two new teaching artists, Brandon and Luke.  They are currently running programs at Youth Villages and Morrison Child and Family Services, where they are using their skills to help children use music as a positive outlet.

Camp Caldera, Here We Come!

This year some of our teaching artists are heading off to Caldera in central Oregon, where they will work with youth to experience the transformative power of art.  Caldera works with underserved youth through innovative year-round art and environmental programs.  My Voice Music is honored to be a part of this program!

MVM Receives Grant from the D’Addario Foundation

My Voice Music is the proud recipient of a $1,000 grant and a donation of accessories to go towards our Artist Mentorship Program!  The D’Addario Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to inspiring and assisting the growth and appreciation of music throughout the world by partnering with passionate music educators.  We are so thankful to have been chosen as the recipient and want to thank the D’Addario Foundation for their support!

Oregon Public House To Support MVM

We are excited and honored to be chosen as one of eight non-profits to benefit from the world’s first non-profit pub, The Oregon Public House!  The OPH’s aim is to bring together Portland’s thriving pub culture with the city’s status as having more non-profit organizations per capita then any other city in America.  The Oregon Public House donates 100% of its net profit to the organization it supports, one of which is My Voice Music.  Go visit them at 700 NE Dekum St, Portland, Oregon 97211 and”HAVE A PINT, CHANGE THE WORLD!”