The Sound of Music

At the Salvation Army in North Little Rock, volunteers have started a School of Performing Arts where they are teaching music, dance, and voice lessons to underprivileged kids in the Baring Cross neighborhood. The funds for the program came through a trust in memory of Major Phillip Wise of the Salvation Army who was tragically killed in 2008. Major Wise was actually a musician himself, and the Salvation Army wants to honor him through the program. 

The volunteers for the program are expecting much more children to be taking the classes this fall; so, the Salvation Army is in need of many more instruments. Therefore, I've begun my own program called the Sound of Music where I collect used musical instruments for the Salvation Army. I've been sending out e-mails and posting fliers around town so that every child will get the chance to express themselves. Furthermore, when a person donates a musical instrument they can get a tax receipt. 

Recently, I got to go visit the Salvation Army when one of the classes was taking place, and it was a delight to see how happy the arts were making the children. This fall, I hope to teach voice lessons for the School of Performing Arts, and further the joy the arts bring. 

Jason Sebo and his wife, who began the School of Performing Arts