 Kids travel after-school by bus to the Steinbeck Arts Center in Salinas, 5 days a week, where they have instruction in singing & various instruments, music theory, music history, help with homework, and a nutritious snack. The impact on the children lucky enough to go to YOSAL has been enormous - increases in self-esteem, better grades, and joy in music and teamwork. Visit the YOSAL Website. Donations of time (as tutors or music teachers), money, instruments, and snacks are critical to a strong program. The rewards of this ministry are so abundant - whether it is connection with kids who are discovering the joy of music or participation in a program that is changing the world one child at a time. Quotes by Dr. José Abreu, Founder of El Sistema Venezuela "An orchestra [..] is the only community that comes together with the fundamental objective of agreeing with itself. Therefore the person who plays in an orchestra begins to live the experience of agreement. And what does the experience of agreement mean? Team practice - the practice of the group that recognizes itself as interdependent, where everyone is responsible for others and the others are responsible for oneself. Agree on what? To create beauty. "
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 Where to find us
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YOSAL - Youth Orchestra of Salinas |