Inclusion & Equity Strategist for Music Education

Our institution is stronger within a diverse communitythat honors everyone's unique knowledge and experiences.Diversity in the workforce ensures that content choices, audience development, programs, plans, methodologies, goals, strategic thinking, and institutional challenges are addressed with the benefit of multiple viewpoints, backgrounds, and cultural traditions.Within the scope of its mission, the Music Institute of Chicago strives to conduct its activities and business with a vision of a fair and equitable society, one in which each individual matters, their rights are recognized and protected, and decisions are made in fair and honest ways.Keep reading to learn more about MIC's commitment to diversity and inclusion.One Composer, One Community Annual MLK CelebrationThird Coast Suzuki Strings Program ArtsLinkThe Music Institute of Chicago uses the power of music to educate, inspire, and bring comfort to the communities we serve.In May 2020, nearly a hundred faculty and staff members gathered to reflect on how MIC could improve diversity and inclusion within our environment. A Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, facilitated by Trustees Carlos Cardenas and Barbara Sereda and comprised of a diverse representation of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and current families, formed.As part of this process, MIC developed the "One Composer, One Community" program, a curriculum and related performances relevant to and celebratingcommunities.Through this initiative, MIC partners with a composer and connects MIC student musicians of all ages and levels with their music.Each year, MIC focuses on the music of an underrepresented composer, which is highlighted in MIC teaching studios and on stage at Nichols Concert Hall. The inaugural composer was William Grant Still in 2022, and Hector Villa Lobos was the 2023 selection. ArtsLink facilitates music residencies in schools, primarily in Chicago, spanning from six to nine weeks. During this time, MIC collaborates with educators to intertwine music with subjects outside the traditional music realm.

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