New Frontiers in
Outreach
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Heartpower Performances provides
career training and opportunities for
emerging musicians at San Diego State
University who offer concerts and classes
to at-risk organizations serving youth,
those with mental illness, those in drug
and alcohol rehabilitation, those
recovering from abuse, and any other
segment of the population not normally
served by other music organizations.
 K-12
Public Schools
 Music Appreciation Classes
 Senior Residences
 Libraries
 Community Organizations
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Foster Child Care
Juvenile Deliquency Venues
Centers for Abused Children
Children’s Hospital
Hospice Care
Prisons
Veterans and Wounded Warriors Programs
Drug and Alcohol Rehab Sites
 Vista Detention Facility Veterans Module
• Incarcerated Veterans
• Drug and Alcohol issues contributed to crime
 Veterans Village San Diego
• Residential drug and alcohol rehab for homeless vets
• All military branches and age groups represented
• 75% dual diagnosis
 Reflections Central, La Mesa
• Juvenile Justice System Probationary Day School
• Ages 11.5-17.5
• Axis I mental illness diagnosis
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Exposure
Enrichment
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Education
Exposure is a single appearance by
a performer or teacher to add to
a school curriculum or entertain
a population. Exposure is by
design a limited form of
outreach, but better than
nothing.
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Arts-education themes
Ethnic themes
Themes with connections to gradelevel curriculum
Themes that relate to holidays and
other calendar designations
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Artists who love and respect children
Artists who have a genuine enthusiasm
for their art
Artists who utilize techniques to manage
the audience
Audience participation
Skits, demonstrations, and other
activities
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Provide both educational and entertainment
value
Have broad enough appeal to interest students
of all grade levels
Be performed by artists who are more
concerned with managing the audience than
getting the kids visibly excited
Have correlating study guides
Be 30-40 minutes in length
FORMAL CONCERTS
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Full works
Overall theme
with program title
Written program
notes
Minimum verbal
content
OUTREACH CONCERTS
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Short movements of
works
Curricular theme
based on state
standards or target
audience
Extensive verbal
content
Enrichment allows for
multiple appearances
and a sequential
presentation of ideas.
Heartpower Performances
commenced in January 2009
with 14 weekly performances in
the Reflections Central School of
the Breaking Cycles program of
the San Diego County Juvenile
Justice System.
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Introduced music of many genres previously
unheard by students
Pro-social behavior explored and encouraged
over a period of performances
Understanding of classical music encouraged
Interest levels assessed
In July of 2009 weekly
classes were instituted
at Reflections Central,
taught by the
Heartpower
performers.
 Truancy
reduced
 Drop out rate lowered
 Incidence of drug and alcohol
abuse lowered
 Students tended to stay out of
trouble
Project Title:
Enhancing the Treatment of Traumatic
Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, and Addictions in the Veteran
Population with Concerts and Music
Classes: Heartpower Performances at
Veterans Village San Diego
Music 515:
Professional Orientation for Performers
Music 518:
Community Outreach Practicum
Honors 275:
The Vivace Club: Volunteerism in the Arts
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Intensive Career Exploration
Professional Development Training
Marketing
Show Me the Money!
Taking Your Show on the Road
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“Well, what we are doing is giving music
lessons (different instruments) to kids and
young people specially girls who have suffered
sexual abuse. So music functions as a therapy
for them. In this month, several ensembles
from the orchestra are having performances at
different restaurants, so the money that
restaurants raise from certain dishes goes to
pay the music lessons for these kids.”
Ideal Audience:
This program relates music to elements of everyday life, and therefore
is well-suited to students with no exposure to classical music, as
well as substantial previous exposure. The content is easily
adjusted to be appropriate for students of all ages, grades K-12.
Description:
This program is designed to teach students about playing chamber
music by using the string quartet as a metaphor for the family. It
examines the musical and personal relationships present in the
string quartet, and shows how these relationships grow and
change, just like the relationships between friends, families,
spouses, and colleagues.
-how chamber musicians communicate to each
other without using words
-the different musical roles in a quartet and how
they change
-conflict resolution
-a variety of chamber music repertoire, and why
this music is so timeless
Performances of excerpts from works by Theodore Dubois, Antonin
Dvorak, Dmitri Shostakovich,
and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Ideal Audience:
This program is well suited to audiences grade 5-12, who
have not had exposure to music in the past. However,
it also contains historical information of interest to
children with musical training.
Description:
The theme of this program concerns composers who have had to
battle opposition to their music, and to themselves personally, at
some point in their careers. This may be opposition from critics,
colleagues, the government, or even family members. How they
overcame this opposition is meant to inspire students to follow
their hearts and pursue their dreams.
-what was happening in history while these
composers were living
-how their struggles influenced their music
-the lives and personal philosophies of the
composers presented
-pieces of music that they may not have heard
before.
Performances of excerpts from works by Hugo Wolf,
Theodore Dubois, Robert Schumann, Kelly-Marie
Murphy, and Dmitri Shostakovich
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National Endowment for the Arts
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Trust
SDSU Presidential Leadership Fund
Kiwanis Clubs of San Diego, La Jolla +San
Marcos
Board of Veterans Village San Diego
Coldwell Banker Foundation
FOCUS
Noodles Restaurant
SAI Project Impact
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Sustainability for Heartpower Performances and
Classes: Grants and Donations
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Continued assessment to produce measurable results
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Publish and share our findings
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Re-creation of Heartpower in other communities
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Develop a Career Services Arm of Heartpower
sdsuadamsproject.com:
see calendar for upcoming concerts
psfa.sdsu.edu/heartpower:
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SDSU Adams Project & Heartpower Programs
Heartpower Christmas Concert
Veterans Village San Diego
Dec. 15 from 5:45-6:45: Refreshments to follow
Featuring A Girl, A Guy, and a Piano
performing
“An Old Fashioned Christmas”
And a special appearance by
The Veterans Choir