MUSICAL ARTS INSTITUTE

MAI endeavors to be the premier provider of music performance training in alignment with standards for college readiness and professional benchmarks.
We will provide:
1.An exceptional level of Music Performance training
2.Affordable, accessible, and available Music Instruction
3.Assistance with instrument procurement for students
4.Exposure to proven pedagogical methods & musical nomenclature
5.A nurturing environment for competitive training
6.Opportunities for participation in high quality music ensembles and peer collaboration
In addition, our goal is to expand community awareness of the Arts through culturally enriching workshops and live performances.

At its core, the Musical Arts Institute is tremendously committed to the idea of social and economic justice and equality in the arts. Our mission is to provide the same (or better) quality music education that is found in more affluent communities. Parody in resources for the arts is a core belief at MAI. MAI embraces diversity among members of the staff as well as the genres of music taught and explored. MAI promotes extremely high levels of creativity with the expectation that our students will have a global impact within the music industry as music professionals. We believe that the community youth of all races should have safe and well-resourced spaces to express their artistic selves with no fear of the negative social morays that plague our community. In addition, excellence in their chosen art form should be on display, performed by artists that resemble themselves.

The Musical Arts Institute offers high-quality programs and classes in music that not only expose the community to the gift of music but also fosters a sense of excellence and achievement. Monitoring and evaluation are paramount to our programming.

The Musical Arts Institute also partners with community public schools and organizations to further expose our students to music. In addition, we screen the students that we have direct contact, in regards to music aptitude and natural talent, in order to identify students that would benefit from more intense instruction and performance.

We also offer elite level classes and ensembles to students that are on our collegiate track. The students are in our College prep level courses and ensembles. These ensembles also provide Community service for events and functions for which they are asked to perform. These performances garner both individual recognition for each student as well as additional exposure for the musical arts Institute.

The ASMP (After School Music Program ): MAI partners with CPS schools and other community youth programs to provide music education programming for over 1200 students per week. Musical programming such as drum line, piano, chorus, and guitar classes are taught by the MAI teaching artist, with guidance and support from the MAI staff. Students have an opportunity to create, express, and perform their music knowledge. Students are evaluated by semester to ensure musical, academic, and emotional-social goals are being achieved.

The Musical Arts Institute Music Conservatory Program: Of the 1200 students served weekly, approximately 5% of the enrollment is also enrolled with the MAI Conservatory. These students are served with intense college prep training. Conservatory students and families have made a significant commitment to rigorous training and achievement in music. Performance, artistry, creativity, and music literacy are stressed with these students. These students perform at community events inclusive of student recitals and music competitions. This program also facilitates three performance ensembles.
The Musical Arts Institute Chamber String Ensemble
The Musical Arts Institute Jazz Combo
The Musical Arrts Institute Julibate singers
Community Music Classes: As a significant tenet of the Musical Arts Institute provide provides music instruction to all who desire to learn regardless of their ability to pay. MAI offers community classes that are tuition-free and open to all youths of the community to come and explore and experience the power of music. Group classes in beginner piano, guitar, and music production are offered. Students and families are encouraged to participate. The Musical Arts Institute is a music education service. The organization boasts a level of quality instruction to the community and its stakeholders. Student musical performance, academic improvement, and social-emotional learning are measuring tools for program impact.
Musical Performance - Individual and group student performance "juries" (performance evaluations) are recorded and adjudicated based on concepts and objectives presented in the National Music Standards created by NAfME (National Association for Music Education).
Academic improvement - Parental surveys are collected, providing information on student academic status and progress. Data is collected at the beginning and the end of the academic year.
Social-emotional learning - Student surveys are collected to provide data on their values regarding music, the collaborative process, and their overall feelings regarding their music performance.

The Musical Arts Institute program's impact allows 1200 youths to participate in weekly music education services. 95% of students will complete their daily practice/homework assignments. Thirty students see a one-grade increase on their quarterly report cards. Ten percent of students see a two-grade increase on their report cards. 100% of youths participate weekly in educational enrichment activities. 95% of youth master the musical skill sets presented in each enrichment activity. 5% of the total enrollment are enrolled in the MAI Conservatory Program.
Assessments take place from Daily logs and administrative reports, and the teaching artists' weekly administrative reports turned into the program director have been used to monitor the tutoring and enrichment outcomes.
Additionally, the music students who benefit from the Musical Arts Institute Conservatory Program express themselves artistically, are musically literate and work well in a group of collaborators ready to attend college on a scholarship. All students participate in our "jury" evaluation. Performance and verbal exams are administered by a team of MAI teaching artists and administrators to assess achievement in correlation to MAI goals and Illinois State Board of Education standards and benchmarks. 99% of graduates are accepted into college and offered scholarships