The purpose of Major Chords for Minors is to provide opportunity for youth to explore and cultivate their musical talent through private music instruction and to build a better community through our children.


How we do this:

• By giving free private instruction on piano, guitar, and drums to children
• By creating a safe and friendly environment for children to learn
• By supplying instruments to children for practice
• By maintaining a studio for children to practice, learn and socialize
• By providing supplemental income for local performing musicians and college students

OUR STORY

Major Chords for Minors™ (MCFM) was created and founded to provide one-on-one music lessons on piano, guitar, and drums to at-risk kids whose families cannot afford to give their children lessons. It was incepted February 2010 and became a federally recognized 501(c)3 non-profit July 14, 2011. Federal ID #90-0624610

Mission: Building better children through music. Vision: A community where all children have access to growth through music and mentorship, regardless of their families’ economic circumstances.

Since founding in 2011, Major Chords for Minors (MCFM) has provided free music instruction to at-risk kids from low-income families living in Saginaw, Michigan.

MCFM’s holistic mission of building better children through music, and therefore a stronger community, has guided activity and decision-making across our organization. Here’s how we embody this mission:

MCFM answers our community’s larger need for year-round safe and supervised spaces for children. In Saginaw, we welcome children during the hours of operation to participate in art, get a helping hand with homework, play games, practice, and socialize with friends.

MCFM has worked diligently to grow opportunities for our students to serve the community through music performance, recognizing not only the benefits to local audiences, but also the numerous musical and extra-musical benefits public performance opportunities have for our children.

MCFM works to extend its reach, opening it’s first satellite studio in Bay City, Michigan.

INSTRUCTORS

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Staff

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Benjamin Champagne
Marketing Goof

Benjamin is proud to be big goofin' at Major Chords for Minors.






































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BOARD MEMBERS



John Vowell III,

President, Co-Founder/Executive Director
989.482.8113
major@majorchordsforminors.org











Katrina Vowell

Director,Co-founder/Managing Director
989.482.8113
info@majorchordsforminors.org












Allysha Guldonzoph

Director
Manager, White’s Bar



Scott Bryant,

Vice President,Saginaw Bay Underwriters













Bessie Bone,

Director
Doctor of Pharmacy, Healthsource Saginaw













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