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🧛‍♀️FANGSGIVING IX🎸

🤘🏽Our favorite charity concert is back, featuring your favorite local bands covering your favorite bands!

💙 Proceeds from ticket sales and donations benefit @instruments4life . Please also bring your gently used instruments to support our friends at Recycled Tunes!

📅 Saturday, October 17
🚪 Doors: 6 PM
📍 @newworldtampa

🙏🏽 Huge thanks to these incredible artists for performing for the cause! 🙌🏽

🎶 Lineup includes:

Have Gun Will Travel • Choking on the Revelry • Navin Ave • Adam Randall • Bangarang • This Is Goodbye •
Same Day Delivery Orchestra • Jeremy Gloff

🎟️ Tickets available through the link in bio! ✨ taken in New World Tampa by @instruments4life

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4 days ago

The perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon 🌧️

Our CSS kiddos are singing the rainy days away and dancing up a storm! Nothing like making music, moving to the beat, and having a little fun along the way.

Thank you @instruments4life for always bringing amazing experiences to our students! taken in Community Stepping Stones by @instruments4life

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17 days ago

🎶We love putting our records on and singing along!

@corinnebaileyrae , thank you for giving our kiddos a song that reminds us to let our hair down & express ourselves! Your new children’s book is truly magical and has been such an inspiration to our young musicians! ✨🙏🏽🎶

🤟🏽HUGE i4L shoutout to @itsarichi , @saraelisamusic & @natlydrums for bringing our “Put Your Records On” artshops to life for over 500 children across Tampa Bay! 🎶💙✌🏽

And a very special thank you to @tampaparksrec, @friendsoftamparec, @childrensboard, @thehostprogram, @communitysteppingstones, & @suncoastcreditunion for your continued support in helping us make life musical for the deserving youth of Tampa Bay!☀️🙏🏽🎶

#PutYourRecordsOn #CorinneBaileyRae #Instruments4Life #MusicEducation #TampaBay taken in Tampa, Florida by @instruments4life

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🎶 Put Your Records On! 🎶

☀️ This past summer, our @instruments4life students explored the beautiful message behind Put Your Records On by @corinnebaileyrae ! We love learning how music can help us understand, express, and embrace our feelings. 🤩

📖 Through Corinne’s story, our students discovered that there is always a song waiting to meet us wherever we are. Then, we brought those feelings to life through music, movement, and creative expression! 🤟🏽

🙏🏽Thank you, Corinne, for creating a story and a song that continue to inspire a new generation of young music lovers. 💙🎶

Major i4L gratitude to @tampaparksrec, @friendsoftamparec, @childrensboard_hc, @thehostprogram, @communitysteppingstones, @artscouncilhc & @suncoastcreditunion for your continued support in helping us make life musical for the deserving youth of Tampa Bay! 🙏🏽🎶

#PutYourRecordsOn #CorinneBaileyRae #Instruments4Life #MusicEducation #TampaBay ArtsEducation taken in Tampa, Florida by @instruments4life

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The cat's out of the bag!
FANGSGIVING IX

Your favorite local bands covering your favorite bands! It's back this year for one night only at New World's Music Hall. (Art by the supremely talented Theresa Crout.)

Lineup includes:
Have Gun WIll Travel, Same Day Delivery Orchestra, Choking on the Revelry, Navin Ave., Rebekah Pulley, This Is Goodbye, Adam Randall, Bangarang, Jeremy Gloff & the Gloffettes

Saturday, October 17th
New World
Doors at 5/Music at 5:30
$15 suggested donation
18+ with photo ID, unless with parent or legal guardian

Proceeds from tickets and donations benefit Instruments 4 Life, providing instruments and music lessons to kids in after school programs in Hillsborough County. Please bring your gently used instruments to donate to Recycled Tunes, who will get them into the hands of kids who need them. taken in New World Tampa by @instruments4life

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🎶 Summer Songwriter Sessions with the one and only @itsarichi , our favorite percussionist @natlydrums , and the sweetest lil’ backup singers of all time!🎙️💙🥁

🤟🏽 HUGE thank you to Ari for sharing your artistry and talents with our kiddos from Jackson Heights NFL Youth Education Town Center! They had an absolute blast collaborating and making music with you! 🎶✨

🙏🏽 An i4L attitude filled with gratitude to @tampaparksrec & @friendsoftamparec for your continued support in helping us make life musical for the deserving youth of Tampa Bay! ☀️🎶🎸 taken in NFL YET Center - Jackson Heights by @instruments4life

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2 months ago

a little glimpse into instruments for life’s summer workshop featuring the realest and the sweetest.. miss @itsarichi 💜 Thankful for her time and presence & for sharing such an inspiring message.

She had the whole room vibing & singing along to her song “ Next Fall “

You know it’s a good day when Miss Ari PLAYS!
Joyful mornings & gentle reminders @instruments4life

TAKE YOUR TIME, DAY BY DAY by @instruments4life

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2 months ago

🎨✨ We Are the Impressionists! ✨🎨

This summer, our young artists from Jackson Heights NFL Youth Education Town Center stepped into the creative worlds of Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh! 🌻🪷🌌

Throughout our Impressionism program, students explored how these renowned artists used bold colors, movement, and light to capture the world around them. Then, our young artists created their own masterpieces inspired by Monet’s Water Lilies and Van Gogh’s The Starry Night which they’ll be gifting to someone they love! 🖍️🎨💙

HUGE i4L thanks to @friendsoftamparec and @tampaparksrec for your continued support in helping us make life musical AND colorful for the deserving youth of Tampa Bay! 🎶🎨💙 taken in NFL YET Center - Jackson Heights by @instruments4life

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2 months ago

¡Bienvenidos a la República Dominicana! 🇩🇴✨ Pt. 2

One of our favorite projects was learning about Muñecas Limé! Beautiful handcrafted Dominican dolls that have become a symbol of the country’s culture and creativity. 💙❤️

Our students discovered that these unique dolls traditionally have no facial features, representing that the people of the Dominican Republic come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and traditions. Together, they symbolize unity, diversity, and the beauty of every community. ✌🏽

Inspired by this tradition, each student designed and made their own Muñeca Limé, creating a one-of-a-kind work of art to celebrate Dominican culture through creativity and self-expression. 🎨🇩🇴

A huge thank you to our wonderful partners at @redefinerswl for helping make this unforgettable cultural journey possible! 🙏🏽 by @instruments4life

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3 months ago

¡Bienvenidos a la República Dominicana! 🇩🇴✨ Pt. 1

🤟🏽Our students had an incredible time exploring Dominican culture this summer with our amazing partners @redefinerswl ! ❤️💙

🪨We learned all about Las Caritas! Ancient cave carvings created by the Taíno people over 800 years ago. These fascinating faces and symbols expressed emotions, stories, and identity. Inspired by their history, our students created their own Las Caritas to celebrate their unique personalities and creativity! 🎨

We also discovered the beautiful Bayahíbe Rose, the national flower of the Dominican Republic. This unique cactus flower grows naturally only in the Dominican Republic and is a wonderful symbol of the country’s rich natural beauty. 🌺

This was just the beginning of an unforgettable cultural journey filled with art, history, nature, and imagination.

Stay tuned for Part 2! 🇩🇴🌴✨ taken in Tampa, Florida by @instruments4life

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4 months ago

✨“Glow” by The Jackson Heights Crew!🔥

🎙️Straight out of East Tampa! Our young EmCees are stepping up and shining bright with confidence! ⭐️

🎶Carrying the legacy of Tampa in Hip-Hop and inspired by the one and only @doechii … this is just the beginning!✨#thefutureisbright

🙏🏽 HUGE i4L thank you to @tampaparksrec & @friendsoftamparec for believing in our youth and helping us make life musical for the deserving youth of Tampa Bay!☀️💙🤟🏽 taken in NFL YET Center - Jackson Heights by @instruments4life

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6 months ago

😃 There’s just something about playing the ukulele that brings a smile to our faces! 🤟🏽

🤙🏽 During our recent beginner series at Kenly Park our students learned about the popularity of the ukulele in Hawaii 🌸, including the historic rendition of Israel Kakawiwo’ole’s “Somewhere of the Rainbow 🌈” Plus, along the way, we learned multiple chords shapes and how to sing and play over 5 songs! 👏🏽

💪🏽 All of our students have earned their own ukulele and have become musical mentors to our new incoming bandmates! We are so proud!! 💙

🙏🏽 Joyful appreciation to the @childrensboard_hc and @hillsboroughfl for your support in making life musical for the youth of Tampa Bay! 🎶☀️ taken in Kenly Recreation Center by @instruments4life

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