https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog daily 0.75 2023-05-31 https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog/2a4fdajy6nc9phm37wi64lu9vhceoe monthly 0.5 2020-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1596655699805-VDVRFM7CR6TBC1MM9XMC/Unknown-3.jpeg Blog - Life-Changing Experience https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog/blog-post-three-9ppgs monthly 0.5 2020-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595528256074-QLZM6KJ09LRSBSY1JOAR/Flyer+Page+1.jpg Blog - BCWM Newsletter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595528289818-M9IFBZSDVANRT5CHZ41T/Flyer+Page+2.jpg Blog - BCWM Newsletter https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog/myexperiences monthly 0.5 2020-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595445669049-B4TPS35J22KL5GNXG9RB/IMG_6916.jpg Blog - My Experiences https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog/m81k9t4rd696kb9apr7akn7qnxbglo monthly 0.5 2020-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1596657257169-MV0F77ZARVH0FUBZ0GYM/70D8F40D-F58C-434C-97E6-FB6934CF266C.jpg Blog - Building Bridges https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog/bridgingcultureswithmusic monthly 0.5 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1596908098070-ZVEE8PBCR1RJCN6MDV1W/PIctures+copy.jpg Blog - Bridging Cultures With Music https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/blog/sisterhoodpresentation monthly 0.5 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595623304805-HM25IZN02CPII09Y4PK5/Unknown.jpeg Blog - Sisterhood Presentation https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2020-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595298966011-RW7317QA5ATI5EEBHNNX/IMG_6919.jpg Our Mission - Our Mission The mission of the program is to provide music education for underserved populations, to support pedagogical initiatives around the world, and to create cross-cultural musical connections. We pursue our mission by teaching students stringed instruments, while instilling in them the important life lessons of self-confidence, dedication, and the desire to excel. To achieve our goal, we train future pedagogues to work with these young students. This provides the teachers with an opportunity to develop their abilities in a broad array of teaching environments. By bringing together students and teachers from different backgrounds, we facilitate deeper cultural exchange and understanding. The coupling of diverse students and teachers provides the opportunity to establish relationships, develop compassion for different cultures, and nurture the discipline and confidence that results from both learning and teaching. Our program seeks to unite our world through the artistic medium of music. — Ching-Yi Lin Executive Director Bridging Cultures With Music does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, or medical history. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and believe that no person should be excluded from participation due to any of the above factors. We believe in an inclusive working environment for our participants and volunteers and will seek to work with organizations that share these same beliefs. https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/about-us daily 0.75 2023-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595281774194-NC9TF60VVJ3GO97ZGNG7/Unknown-1.jpeg About “By bridging the language barrier through music, members who participate will be able to quickly find a common ground from which to begin the work of understanding and communicating with those from different backgrounds, giving them a foundation from which to build greater interaction on a global level.” — CHING-YI https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/home daily 1.0 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595443558398-6D4JMXZVQ7Y8DESAIU1P/Emma+Watson+and+Emiy+Simons+helping+at+WKU+Summer+String+Institute.jpeg Home - Education for Teachers This project is challenging everyone involved. WKU faculty continue to develop teaching methods for a diverse population, the violin pedagogy students strive to “think outside the box” while honing their teaching skills, and the Pre-College Program Students learn about other cultures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595443423504-B9PW46SZYVLULXDUOBAZ/IMG_6860.jpg Home - Bridging Cultures With Music Curriculum We teach our students using a combination of the Rolland, Suzuki, and Zweig methods. In addition, we arrange and teach music from the countries our ESL students come from, so we can learn each other’s musical languages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1596655536336-O9Z8WZP43ELQ75QZMQHE/Unknown-3.jpeg Home - Support for Communities The coupling of WKU student teachers with ESL students gives the students the opportunity to socialize, to establish relationships, and to develop the discipline and confidence that results from studying and playing musical instruments. As the refugees in our community join in musically and socially, they become part of an inspiring and magical process in which we all learn from each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1596033766265-SB406MKJTPLC8LOE5CD8/image-asset.jpeg Home - “Music is a language that goes beyond speech and letters.” — Shinichi Suzuki https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/education-for-teachers daily 0.75 2023-05-11 https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/materials-for-learning daily 0.75 2020-08-12 https://www.bridgingcultureswithmusic.org/our-team daily 0.75 2023-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595620664859-XZ9PN4ZI4BX5BM7MNTEC/2018-Lin-8297%2BE.jpg Our Team - Ching-Yi Lin, Executive Director Violinist Ching-Yi Lin’s recent performances and masterclasses have taken her to the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Norway, the Shenyang and Xi’an Conservatories in China, Northwestern University, Louisiana State University, and the University of British Columbia. She’s also performed in New York on the Museum of Modern Art’s Summer Garden Series, Sejong Center in South Korea, and in Taiwan at the National Concert Hall in Taipei. Her new album on MSR Classics features sonatas for violin and piano by Ives, Bolcom, and Corigliano. In reviewing the album, Gramophone noted the “panache and warmth” of Ms. Lin’s playing and described the interpretations as “a series of tender, lively, and challenging conversations.” A dedicated and creative teacher, Ching-Yi Lin is Associate Professor at Western Kentucky University and also serves on the faculty at the Indiana University Summer String Academy and the WKU Summer String Institute. Previously, she served on the faculty of the Sommersymfoni i Kristiansand in Norway. Dr. Lin holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and she undertook additional studies at the Vienna Conservatory. Ching-Yi plays on a violin made in 1863 by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. www.chingyilin.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1595620707685-GLKTD3JG3UHA350II3KS/andybraddockviola.jpg Our Team - Andy Braddock, Co-Director Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/decabeb5-90d0-483d-b9b2-ba3654bb0076/Hannah_Headshot.JPG Our Team - Hannah Kabrick Violinist Hannah Kabrick is dedicated to spreading the joy of music through performance and pedagogy. She was a member of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, in which she served as co-principal second violin and performed at the historic Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, Indiana. Hannah was a member of the Indiana University Pre-College String Academy, where she was in the studio of Gwen Chan and mentored by Dr. Brenda Brenner and Professor Mimi Zweig. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in music education at Western Kentucky University, where she is in the violin studio of Dr. Ching-Yi Lin and a scholar in the Mahurin Honors College. She is a member of the WKU Symphony and has performed violin and viola in a variety of chamber ensembles on campus. Hannah aspires to make music education more accessible and has been involved in a variety of community outreach and education opportunities. She spent two years as a violin teaching assistant in the Indiana University Fairview Violin Project, an initiative that brings strings classes to the students of Fairview Elementary, Bloomington’s low-income area elementary school. Hannah was a featured speaker at the Monroe County Youth Council’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, where she advocated for equity within music education by giving a presentation titled “This is Your Brain on Music - The Social Justice of Music Education.” Since the fall of 2021, Hannah has been serving as a teaching assistant for the WKU String Academy, and was on the faculty for their Summer String Institute in 2019 and 2022. She is currently serving as treasurer of WKU’s chapter of American String Teachers Association, and is an active member of WKU’s chapter of Collegiate National Association for Music Education (CNAfME). Hannah teaches violin at the Guitar Academy of Bowling Green, and cultivates a high level of musicality and a love of music-making with her students. In 2022, Hannah was appointed lead teacher of Bridging Cultures with Music, a non-profit organization providing violin classes to English Second Language students in the Bowling Green community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/5ed46d3a-b6ea-49eb-928e-2a386bf54168/Chase_Headshot.jpeg Our Team - Chase Winemiller Chase Winemiller is a Music Education major at Western Kentucky University (WKU) originally from Louisville. KY. She served as the principal violist in the Louisville Youth Orchestra for 5 years, and is currently principal viola of the WKU Symphony Orchestra. Chase’s experience includes teaching in the WKU String Academy, where in addition to teaching individual lessons and group classes, leads the Early Childhood Development group. Chase is the President for the WKU chapter of the American Strings Teacher Association. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f16015315f7562811f6fda9/1597441285289-EX86QVXI0YVGDX8C6B9U/thumbnail_IMG_2867.jpg Our Team - Misti Carrigan Misti Carrigan attended Western Kentucky University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Psychology with minors in Social Work and Criminology in May 1993. She went on to complete her Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Community Counseling graduating May 1996. She continued her study in the field to become a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with credentials to practice in the Commonwealth. She began her work by volunteering at Barren River Area Spouse Abuse Center. She later became employed as the Child Development Counselor at the agency before moving to Bowling Green High School's newly added Youth Services Center in January 2000. As Coordinator, Misti has facilitated many programs addressing needs for students and their families in crisis, substance abuse prevention, college and career preparedness, basic needs and attendance issues. Her role in the school is to meet the needs of all students and their families as a means to enhance student academic success. Misti serves on the Citizen's Foster Care Review Board, the Interested Party Review Board, the Warren County Foster and Adoptive Care Association, the Regional Inter-Agency Council and the Kentucky Association of Substance Abuse Prevention. Misti has been an instrumental asset working to ensure Bridging Cultures through Music is a success. Misti has diverse interests that include foster care and adoption issues; cultural diversity; service learning; and substance abuse prevention. 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