Originally posted in February 2011 on Living & Loving in California
On Sunday, January 30th I was able to volunteer for an amazing new organization called Music for Autism. The Help Group opened the doors to their new Autism Center Theater to welcome the program to the school for it's first West Coast concert.
On Sunday, January 30th I was able to volunteer for an amazing new organization called Music for Autism. The Help Group opened the doors to their new Autism Center Theater to welcome the program to the school for it's first West Coast concert.
Music for Autism is a family and child friendly 3-part interactive concert. For this concert, violinists Searmi Parks and Sarah Thornbird of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performed. The first part of the show is the "Concert" in which the artists play a few selections. The audience is encouraged to get up and dance, sing, and interact with the music. Then it's time for the "Conducting" portion of the show where the audience helps lead the musicians by using their arms to conduct. And finally, the show ends with the "Percussion" portion in which everyone in the audience gets a percussion instrument and plays along with the performers.
This was an amazing experience to be a part of and I look forward to volunteering again in April when Music for Autism returns to The Help Group!
Click here for more information on Music for Autism.
Click here for more information on The Help Group or you can find more information and pictures from the event on Facebook, just search 'The Help Group'.
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