We are intensely proud of our students and all that they accomplish.
What an honor to support our communities and foster growth.
What an honor to support our communities and foster growth.
2023 Highlights
New England Programming Grows!An exciting development was expanding our programming in New England, thanks to our wonderful instructor Ms Weronika! Piano Moves, Music in Motion and Rhythmic-Solfège I & II are now offered in Waltham and Concord!
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Collaborating with Head Start"Owl Eyes" and Opening of Eyes
Can you see us making "Owl Eyes" to the harp accompaniment? You can feel the transformative enchantment in the students at the Boulder County Head Start program as they experience a harp for the first time! By partnering with Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Integral Steps teachers joined 5 different classrooms with some of the most eager, enthusiastic, and creative children who are so hungry for their first musical experiences! We love bringing music education to these students, who would not have these opportunities otherwise. |
Music Together Gets ExcitingWhat a thrill to see how many new classes have opened throughout northern Colorado! Families get to play musically both indoors and outdoors in Music Together class where they sing, play, and move together. See our little friends sharing so beautifully and playing a peek-a-boo game with instruments. This community is truly lovely!
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Spring Party at MoxieIt was a magical day at our annual Spring Party at Moxie Bread in Louisville, Colorado! We created friendships, connected with our community, explored our creativity through crafts and music, and of course...hunted for eggs!
Thank you to our special volunteers, board members, community, and especially Moxie Bread Company for supporting this sweet event. |
2022 Highlights
Multiverse Concert & Sounds of the Reef WorkshopsThrough this interactive concert and workshop opportunity we:
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Commit to Confidence Scholarship CampaignThis year, supportive donors contributed $6,862 surpassing our original goal! Thank you for funding 6 full scholarships and 12 partial scholarships for a full year of classes.
Recently, an ongoing scholarship family was signing up for fall classes and was offered a partial scholarship. They responded and let us know that their financial situation was slightly better. They said: "We would like to donate the money you have gifted us, back into the program. We truly appreciate the generous offer and are honored to receive it, however...we will enroll [our daughter] in Music Together regardless of scholarship status. We hope the scholarship money earmarked for [our daughter] can instead assist other families who may otherwise not enroll their children entirely. We are very appreciative of the support you have given us. She absolutely loves Music Together! It has truly enriched her world more than I could possibly measure. We hope to help pass along that gift to other children as well." |
A Fun-Filled & Interactive Summer!Things kicked off with our Flight of the Bumblebee Music Camp where students of all ages explored music from different parts of the world through movement, small group masterclasses, as well as activities in art, composition, improvisation, note reading, music theory, and jam sessions!
July saw us in PLAY! - our piano, language, art and yoga themed week- where campers learnt foundational music and movement skills using familiar and new songs (our Zulu song "Siyahamba" was a big hit!) fun dances, and partner work! Next up was Heroes, Heroines, Ents and Elves, a week that saw us create our own Tolkein themed stories, characters and songs; we even made our own elves to take home. Then is was BAMM: Biology, Art, Music in Motion, focused on learning about the world kinesthetically through music and movement, deepened through science, and expressed through the arts. Then it was the very popular: Stories from Around the World! We spent our mornings exploring a multi-medium artistic environment, through STEAM learning using songs, art, Spanish, and creative thinking. In the afternoon, campers created their own fairy tales and explored fantasy worlds through theatre and film. Our final week was our SMARTY week: Using Spanish, Music, Art and Yoga as our guides, we explored a multi-medium artistic environment, through STEAM learning. |
Fall Festivities at MoxieWe had so much fun at our Fall festivities event at Moxie Bread in Louisville, Colorado!
There were crafts, games, activities, plus amazing group performances by the fantastic students of Integral Steps. And of course, the famous delectable cookies courtesy of Moxie Bread Co. were enjoyed by all - yummy!! |
2021 Highlights
Welcome back and hello: A new semester begins!In-person classes resumed alongside online classes and we were so happy to see all of our wonderful students! We formed some exciting partnerships this year with the Yoga Hive, Dana V Studio, Live, Love, Dance and St. Vrain Community Montessori School to host our programs and give all of you the space to explore your musicality!
Our Advanced Dalcroze program kicked off this year, with options to join both in person or online. Advanced Dalcroze: Plastique Animée, Music History, & Conducting is intended for Rhythmic Solfege V graduates and allows students to study music at a deep level and eventually prepare to succeed at the College Board’s Advanced Placement Exam in Music Theory! |
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Perform-A-Thon Concert & Practice ChallengeThank you for such an amazing Perform-A-Thon!
We are so touched by your generosity and are so happy to say that we exceeded our $1000 goal and raised $1466 in scholarships. We set a goal of raising enough to fund 2 full-year scholarships, and instead we have enough to fund almost 3 full-year scholarships. Wow! Your support and belief in the Integral Steps mission means so much. Thank you! We are so proud of the students and families who shared their musical gifts with us, and so grateful to our community for supporting and cheering on their work! |
2020 Highlights
Taking Things OnlineRedefining how we come together as a community
and stay connected from a distance. The pandemic changed us in ways we never thought possible. We moved our programs online and held in-person events under strict safety guidelines. Many events were moved to Zoom which in some ways opened up the world to us in terms of who we could reach. We are so grateful to our teachers for their innovation and our students for their amazing reliance and adaptability. |
Wow! What a year.After taking our programs online, we experienced and grew in ways we couldn't have imagined. Taking this moment to appreciate all that we've accomplished seemed most fitting... and we even managed to fit in some fun end-of-year shenanigans on Zoom...
"This past school year was hard and strange for so many, but even through all the changes, having one another remained the constant we really needed. Through the twists and turns of ever-changing guidelines, Zoom pivots, and virtual classes, at Integral Steps we were able to create a capsule of consistency and community that was a source of comfort to students, families, and teachers alike. As an adult, I experienced a lot of uncertainty and fear this past year, but knowing that every Monday at 2:45pm I would be with a group of eager and creative young students to explore, play, and laugh together - this kept me going!
We needed some stability and some community in our lives, and we found it in each other, just showing up and being ourselves. " Cora Crisman - Instructor and Scholarship Coordinator |
Workshops & CampsHeld at the Louisville Rec Center Arboretum & Compositive Primary, Integral Steps hosted fun, creative and dynamic outdoor group events whilst keeping socially distanced and sanitized for safety. Students explored hands-on science experiments and created multimedia art projects, moved to live music or flowed in yoga!
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2019 Highlights
Music Connects Us - Global Concert ExchangeWe joined musicians across the globe for a concert exchange taking place on the same day in many places!
Music Connects Us weaves together a multi-continental community of local musicians and music lovers. It is a collaboration between student and professional musicians from many countries to present an annual Global Concert Exchange. These events took place on the same date and time in multiple time zones, creating connections across continents and cultures. Performers exchanged videos with each other and their communities, sharing about the music they love to play and asking each other about their daily lives in other places. |
All Planets Great and Small
A discovery day of workshops and music with a preview of the NASA-Smithsonian Spectrum Lab!
Integral steps had an amazing time working with Multiverse Concert Series for Exoplanetary! The day started with a children's workshop where we used music, movement, and art to explore the universe. Then, we had the Spectrum Lab Exclusive Preview with Dr Roy Gould, where we learned how to use Harvard-Smithsonian's new exoplanet exploration tool. The afternoon wrapped up with an inspiring concert featuring the Marvento Duo, Emma Shubin and sonifications of exoplanet light spectra by Multiverse resident composer, David Ibbett! What a weekend! |