A palo Alto High School student has developed a new melodic way for parents to keep young people restless and drive their forties crazy
Inspired by a successful songwriting elegance she arranged with her local elementary school (in addition to living with her restless and frustrated 10-year-old sister), 17-year-old Julia Segal came up with an artistic and musical solution to occupy time. .
Its creation, called Quarantunes, organizes music for teens who are willing to give loose online music categories in exchange for optional donations to medical efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Segal first thought about recruiting friends and classmates for teachers for a local organization that focused on the Palo Alto area, but he temporarily learned that “there are young people across the country looking for tactics to be busy.”
Driven by word of mouth, newspaper politics and social media, bay-domain teens informed their friends living elsewhere in Quarantunes, and the organization’s immediate expansion temporarily exceeded Segal’s expectations.
“I think there’s a point to which it can expand organically,” he said, “(but) other people from other countries (they joined),” adding teenagers from India, Russia and Spain.
Since its founding in early April, Quarantunes has more than 130 teachers who collectively offer more than 5,000 lessons to 500 students. And, perhaps even more impressive, the organization has raised more than $25,000 in donations, all of which benefit the CDC Foundation.
The response from teachers and students alike has been overwhelmingly positive. Quarantunes has provided an opportunity for teachers to give back to their community and has allowed children to become invested in learning music, rather than being glued to computer games and Netflix.
“This whole experience has been fulfilling and lifesaving because I now have time to do the things I need to for work and my kids are occupied,” said Margarita Golod, a Bay Area resident whose two children take lessons from Quarantunes teachers. “It’s been good for my kids to see this example of young adults who are positively influencing other children and families.”
Teenagers who volunteer their time are happy to share their love of music and express gratitude for an immensely rewarding experience. For piano teacher Tyler Liu, an incoming University of California, Berkeley freshman, “it’s a great opportunity to give back to the community and make kids feel happy about checking out music.”
Madelynn Hardke, an Oakland songwriter, added that “even if you can’t be there in person, just being singing with someone makes young people so excited about informed music.”
In addition to helping young people expand their musical pastime, teachers are valuing their own music reports and the teachers who have helped them.
“Take everything learned for granted,” Liu said. “When you teach it, you have to locate new tactics to make it clear.”
To be sure, the start-up of Quarantunes took a lot of work, and it wasn’t easy. At first, the biggest challenge, Segal said, not having a formula in place. Much of the work, adding make plans and text messages to portrait masters, done manually through Segal and Lisa Kopelnik, the organization’s communications manager.
“We were the marketing team, the communications team, all in one,” Kopelnik said. “Julia and I got up at 7 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m. The first few weeks were crazy; we sent emails to many schools, music systems and made all classes smooth.
Chief Operating Officer Naama Bejerano, who will attend Stanford University this fall, is for the organization’s logistics. She stated that it took time to identify fluid communication between board members and teachers, especially as Quarantunes expanded beyond the Bay Area.
“Communicating with other people when they live everywhere, training other things and having other availability was first and foremost a challenge,” Bejerano recalled. “It’s nothing we think at first.” And many of the upheavals that arose were not the kind of thing that Quarantunes’ top academics had encountered before.
“One instructor resigned without notice,” Segal said, “so we had to reassign 20 students, however, there weren’t enough instructors.”
“There were many occasions when we had to prevent and think about how to prevent this from falling again,” Segal said. “Each of the barriers has met a goal as learning reports needed to manage an organization.
Over time, systems were put in place to keep things running smoothly. Quarantunes adopted a policy that requires teachers to provide two weeks’ notice before quitting, while an online schedule app, called Picktime, eliminated the need for manual scheduling.
Since establishing a strong foundation, however, the focus has shifted towards ensuring accessibility for all students, as well as scaling the organization to become a truly national or, perhaps, international platform.
“For me the most important part was to ensure that all students have equitable access, regardless of financial barriers or barriers in terms of disability,” Kopelnik said.
“A lot of times music lessons tend to be accessible only if you have the money,” added Bejerano. “By breaking down those barriers, making pay optional and opening it up to all students, Quarantunes is able to spread music in a time like this.”
Allison Briscoe-Smith, an Oakland-based psychiatrist whose daughter takes songwriting and singing lessons with Quarantunes, praised the platform’s accessibility as a “mini revolution of providing high-quality training and instruction to kids who might not get it.”
Another key factor in Quarantune’s accessibility is its instrument donation program, which delivers musical instruments to students’ homes if they meet financial requirements and live within an hour of Menlo Park. Several Bay Area music stores have also partnered with Quarantunes to donate instruments for free; while teachers and students are also given the option of donating old instruments.
And furthering its goal for every child to have access to the platform, Quarantunes also trains teachers to work with children with different abilities, with instruction by an expert in special education.
What began as an idea shared between friends has blossomed into a full-fledged organization that caters to children around the world. Currently, Quarantunes is scrambling to find enough teachers for its influx of students, but the hope is to serve thousands, and possibly hundreds of thousands, of young people interested in music.
Quarantunes currently offers a range of lessons including piano, strings, wind and brass, as well as songwriting composition. And thanks to overwhelming interest, the organization started offering lessons in other art forms such as drawing and painting. But the group’s biggest lesson goes beyond any specific instruction.
Quarantunes proves “that young people are able to address big problems,” said Briscoe-Smith. “Every kid involved is an activist working to solve this big problem about COVID-19.”
For more information, people can visit quarantunes.site.
This article was originally published July 27 by the Bay City News Foundation.
A palo Alto High School student has developed a new melodic way for parents to keep young people restless and drive their forties crazy
Inspired by a successful songwriting elegance she arranged with her local elementary school (in addition to living with her restless and frustrated 10-year-old sister), 17-year-old Julia Segal came up with an artistic and musical solution to occupy time. .
Its creation, called Quarantunes, organizes music for teens who are willing to give loose online music categories in exchange for optional donations to medical efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Segal first thought about recruiting friends and classmates for teachers for a local organization that focused on the Palo Alto area, but he temporarily learned that “there are young people across the country looking for tactics to be busy.”
Driven by word of mouth, newspaper politics and social media, bay-domain teens informed their friends living elsewhere in Quarantunes, and the organization’s immediate expansion temporarily exceeded Segal’s expectations.
“I think there’s a point to which it can expand organically,” he said, “(but) other people from other countries (they joined),” adding teenagers from India, Russia and Spain.
Since its inception in early April, Quarantunes has more than 130 teachers who will jointly offer more than 5,000 courses to 500 students. And, even more impressively, the organization has raised more than $25,000 in donations, all of which gain benefits from the CDC Foundation.
The reaction of teachers and academics has been incredibly positive. Quarantunes gave teachers the opportunity to give back to their network and allowed young people to worry about learning music, rather than sticking to PC and Netflix games.
“This total delight has been rewarding and important because now I have time to do the things I want to paint and my kids are busy,” said Margarita Golod, a Bay Area resident whose two children are taking categories with Teachers in Quarantunes. “It’s smart for my kids to see this example of young adults who definitely influence other young people and families.
Teenagers giving their time are satisfied with the percentage of their love of music and express their gratitude for an incredibly rewarding experience. For piano instructor Tyler Liu, a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, “this is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the network and make young people feel satisfied to listen to music.”
Madelynn Hardke, an Oakland songwriter, added that “even if you can’t be there in person, just being singing with someone makes young people so excited about informed music.”
In addition to helping young people expand their musical pastime, teachers are valuing their own music reports and the teachers who have helped them.
“Take everything learned for granted,” Liu said. “When you teach it, you have to locate new tactics to make it clear.”
To be sure, the start-up of Quarantunes took a lot of work, and it wasn’t easy. At first, the biggest challenge, Segal said, not having a formula in place. Much of the work, adding make plans and text messages to portrait masters, done manually through Segal and Lisa Kopelnik, the organization’s communications manager.
“We were the marketing team, the communications team, all in one,” Kopelnik said. “Julia and I got up at 7 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m. The first few weeks were crazy; we sent emails to many schools, music systems and made all classes smooth.
Chief Operating Officer Naama Bejerano, who will attend Stanford University this fall, is for the organization’s logistics. She stated that it took time to identify fluid communication between board members and teachers, especially as Quarantunes expanded beyond the Bay Area.
“Communicating with other people when they live everywhere, training other things and having other availability was first and foremost a challenge,” Bejerano recalled. “It’s nothing we think at first.” And many of the upheavals that arose were not the kind of thing that Quarantunes’ top academics had encountered before.
“One instructor resigned without notice,” Segal said, “so we had to reassign 20 students, however, there weren’t enough instructors.”
“There were many occasions when we had to prevent and think about how to prevent this from falling again,” Segal said. “Each of the barriers has met a goal as learning reports needed to manage an organization.
Over time, the systems have been put in position to function properly. Quarantunes has followed a policy that requires teachers to give two weeks of experience before leaving, while an online creation plan application called Picktime has eliminated the need for manual crafting plans.
However, since building a forged foundation, the focus has been on accessibility for all students, as well as scaling the organization to a true national or perhaps foreign platform.
“For me the most important part was to ensure that all students have equitable access, regardless of financial barriers or barriers in terms of disability,” Kopelnik said.
“Music lessons are often only available if you have money,” Bejerano added. “By cutting down those barriers, making payment optional, and opening it to all students, Quarantunes is streaming music at a time like this.”
Allison Briscoe-Smith, an Oakland-based psychiatrist whose daughter takes writing and does a song category with Quarantunes, praised the platform’s accessibility as a “mini revolution of providing high-quality education and instruction to young people who may not understand it.”
Another key factor in Quarantune’s accessibility is its instrument donation program, which delivers musical instruments to students’ homes if they meet financial requirements and live within an hour of Menlo Park. Several Bay Area music stores have also partnered with Quarantunes to donate instruments for free; while teachers and students are also given the option of donating old instruments.
And pursuing their purpose of involving each child’s access to the platform, Quarantunes also trains teachers to paint with young people with other skills, with the instruction of a special education expert.
What began as an idea shared between friends has blossomed into a full-fledged organization that caters to children around the world. Currently, Quarantunes is scrambling to find enough teachers for its influx of students, but the hope is to serve thousands, and possibly hundreds of thousands, of young people interested in music.
Quarantunes lately offers a variety of courses including piano, strings, wind and metals, as well as songwriting. And thanks to great interest, the organization began offering courses in other artistic bureaucracy, such as drawing and painting. But the group’s greatest lesson goes beyond any express instruction.
Quarantunes demonstrates “that other young people are able to solve great challenges,” Briscoe-Smith said. “Every child involved is an activist who is running to solve this great COVID-19 challenge.”
For more information, people can visit quarantunes.site.
This article was originally published July 27 by the Bay City News Foundation.
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