We endeavor to shape the future of our youth by preserving traditions, seeking new knowledge, and broadening their cultural horizons.
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To become the recognized cultural hub and authority for Maryland, Washington DC, other City’s urban areas, and the surrounding region for cultural enrichment through performing arts while being widely renowned for excellence in academic support, mentoring, creative programming, education, collaboration, responsiveness, leadership development of the arts, and as a center for professional and emerging talent.
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Our vision for Educational & Mentoring includes these elements through music:
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1. Youth and young adults empowered and actively engaged in learning in learning environments that are collaborative and cooperative
2. Increased confidence, achievement, and career aspirations by youth and young adult mentors
3. Business and community members taking responsibility for our youth and the college students who are part of our community — by investing the time, care, guidance, and love that they all deserve
4. Programs and clubs where all teach, all learn, and all interact in long-term, mutually respectful relationships across boundaries of age, race, and class
OUR VISION
Our Values
The values will include the following:
The people of Urban areas are known to be great appreciators of music, sports, and art programs and will greatly appreciate the efforts of these programs due to youth involvement. Residents will further appreciate the value added to the community when youth are seen learning, participating, and teaching others as the programs continue to move forward and thrive within communities where students live, work, and interact.
High quality mentoring, academic and music instruction should be accessible to all youth and teens regardless of race, age, gender, income, disability, geographic isolation, or social barrier
Accountability - of individuals, departments, and divisions for performance, results, problems, and so on
Communications - up, down, and sideways within the program, with students and faculty, in terms of openness, frankness, clarity, frequency, accuracy, timeliness, and brevity
Cooperation (Teamwork) - among individuals, departments, students, and so on
Coordination - horizontally between departments within the University in terms of plans, activities, and systems
Discipline - in adherence to LTM: policy, rules, systems, procedures, schedules, standards, ethics, and so on
Creativity - In terms of new programs, new ideas, new applications of technology, new methods of financing, new marketing strategies
Harmony - The overall atmosphere and interaction between students and faculty, and policies within the program and between these elements and the external environment, the community, the university, community laws, and so on.
Respect for the Individual - in establishing rules and policies, design of systems, making decisions, executing instructions, and so on in terms of people's health, safety, self-esteem, feelings, and opinions
Service to Society - Community welfare, environmental protection, development of programs and services that meet real needs.
Integrity - Keeping to one's word, promises, agreements, being truthful, non-deceitful, etc. with students, faculty, staff, the community, etc.
Youth Advisory Council
​The Youth Committee is the representative voice of the programs of Life, Through Music.
Its purpose is to listen to the concerns and suggestions of members and to help make participation in LTM programs a more enjoyable and rewarding experience.
The committee meets once a month with a parent advisor who reports back to the Board of Directors as the committee's messenger. Thus, an opportunity for open communication between the programs and the Board is provided, and the Board receives information that helps it to run the LTM programs in a way that will ensure a positive life experience for all members.
Members of the Youth Committee are elected by the band in October.