Kalamazoo Kids in Tune

After-school Music Program for Grades 3-12

Families: Enroll your students in Kalamazoo Kids in Tune

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Impact

Every season, Kalamazoo Kids In Tune engages over 100 students in free music instruction 4 days a week for 40 weeks.

over 100 kids
classes 4 days a week
spanning 40 weeks

About Kalamazoo Kids in Tune

Kalamazoo Kids in Tune (KKIT) is one of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s two after-school and summer music programs — a sister initiative to Orchestra Rouh.

Working closely with Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS), the Symphony offers Kalamazoo Kids in Tune, an innovative after-school music, orchestra, and youth development program at KPS Woods Lake Elementary and Milwood Magnet School. Students from early elementary through high school study instruments and chamber music and participate in daily lessons and orchestra rehearsals.

Selected middle and high school students return to the after-school music elementary program as KKIT Young Leaders weekly to mentor younger children, and recent graduates can apply to become paid interns. After-school meals and busing make the program widely accessible.

Our Mission

Kalamazoo Kids In Tune is an inclusive and accessible music community for KPS students during afterschool time, where sustained mentorships, friendships, and excellent music instruction result in lifelong positive outcomes.

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Opportunities for KKIT Students

  • Begin learning an instrument from a young age
  • Spend the after-school hours on fun, engaging, and productive learning
  • Access to continuous, daily music instruction for five years
  • Perform often in school and across the Kalamazoo community
  • Leave elementary school prepared to participate as leaders in school and community ensembles
  • Develop a skill to share with pride in the family and community
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This program is presented in partnership with Meyer Music and Kalamazoo Public Schools.

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These materials were made possible by the 32nd OST Grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP).

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