Music Program
Music Program for Club Members
Our Music Program was created to ensure that all youth in our community have the opportunity to explore and experience music classes. Club members have the opportunity to participate in small group, and ensemble classes, with our advanced Club members joining the Music Maniacs performance group.
Music instruction is offered in percussion, keyboard, guitar, ukulele, and vocals. For many of our Club members, this is their first experience learning an instrument.
Music classes encourage Club members to try new things, learn from each other, and experience the joy of making music. Classes are currently offered at our Main Site (California Ave.) location. The Music Program have the opportunity to showcase what they are learning at recitals and special events in our community, teaching them presentation skills and giving them the self-confidence to perform in front of a crowd.
Grace Taylor, 2022 Youth of the Year, performs Part of Your World for Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Conference.
Meet Our Music Instructor
Sandra Taylor started taking piano lessons at the age of 3 at her local music school in Austria and later on was introduced to playing saxophone, clarinet, percussion and guitar.
She studied piano performance at Johann Joseph Fuchs Conservatory of Music in Graz, Austria, Saddleback Community College and the Armed Forces School of music. Sandra also completed Songwriting and Arranging Classes through Berklee College of music. She earned her bachelor's degree from Thomas Edison State College while serving the Navy band as a keyboard instrumentalist and percussionist. In the Navy Band Sandra traveled throughout the United States as a member of a Rock Band, led a Jazz Ensemble and performed as a Solo Pianist in many styles of music including Classical to Rock and Jazz. She has been highly involved in music education since she was 18 years old. Music is her passion, and she loves helping others discover their talents and learn new skills. She frequently accompanies vocalists and plays piano in her free time.
