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From Year 1 to Graduation
Ms. Hsu and Mr. Pualani, two of our founding Teaching artists, sit down with two of our founding students Enerida and Itzel to hear their reflections on their time with YAMA and what comes next.
2020 Spring Newsletter
Celebrating our seniors, YAMA @ Sphinx, and Possibilites en acción.
Yakima Herald-Republic Forte: We’re All Teachers
I’ve been thinking lately about what my responsibility is around teaching.
Yakima Herald-Republic Forte: Loosening the grip of perfectionism
The day we came back from spring break, I asked the YAMA Philharmonia Orchestra students what goals they have for themselves as musicians as we finish out the year. Nearly half of them said they want to be more confident. Wow, I thought, how on earth do I support them in this goal?
2019 Spring Newsletter
How are we doing as both a music program and a social program? Developing students both musically and socially are interconnected processes that must work together.
Beauty Begins the Moment you Decide to Be Yourself
YAMA has been a huge part of my life and has introduced me to one of my closest friends. In YAMA I’ve learned to be comfortable in my own skin. YAMA Philharmonia has recently had the opportunity to go to Seattle to meet and work with incredible musicians.
Our Program Values
We at YAMA have been trying to hone in on why YAMA is what it is, and what makes it that way. A YAMA Board member recently made the observation that none of us (the Teaching Artists, or TAs) are teaching in the way we were trained. We are striving for more, reaching for a different culture.