As a Merit Volunteer, you will:

• Support Merit's mission to provide high-quality music education to Chicago area students, helping them realize their full musical potential.
• Enjoy exciting performances and great music throughout the year.
• Experience firsthand the special sense of community among faculty, staff, students, parents and friends at Merit.
• And above all, you will make a difference in the lives of Chicago's youth!

Opportunities Currently Available (On-going opportunities are listed below)

Events

• September
• October
• November
• December
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
  • May 7, 2008: Kaleidoscope Concert
    Kaleidoscope is an annual concert featuring student performers from Merit's Preparatory and Dynamic Starts programs.
    • Assist with merchandise and food sales.
    • Help staff coordinate performers backstage and assist with stage set-up.
    • Serve as an usher in the recital hall during performances.
• June
  • June 7, 2008: Auditions for Merit Summer Music Festival
    Volunteers will assist Merit's faculty and staff with administrative tasks at auditions. This is a great way to become more familiar with Merit, our faculty and staff, students and families.

Ongoing Opportunities:

• Private Lesson Recitals' Saturdays, Mid-January through June
  Assist Merit's Private Lesson Director with room set-up and ushering as you enjoy performances by students in Merit's private lesson program. Please call or email to discuss dates and times.
• Administrative work
  Assist Merit's full-time administrative staff with a variety of administrative tasks including mailings, database entry, etc.
• Library Volunteering
  Volunteer in Merit's Glasser-Rosenthal Library and assist the full-time librarian with assisting students, cataloging materials and other library-related projects. Opportunities are available during the week and on Saturdays.
• Tutoring
  Help a student achieve academic success. Volunteer to tutor a young student through Merit’s new after-school tutoring program. Tutoring currently takes place on Thursday evenings in Merit’s library.