Sign up now for our Key to Change Summer Camp!
Join us for a full five days of music lessons, master classes with guest artists, and much more! Click here for details and schedule.
June 25-29, 8:30am-3:30pm, Cedar Heights Middle School
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Our Mission: To ignite positive change around the world through music and education.
Key to Change is a Washington State 501c3 nonprofit organization that ignites positive change around the world through music and education. Founded and directed by violinist, educator, and entrepreneur Dr. Quinton Morris, Key to Change strives to dispel the “starving artist” mentality and provide young artists with the educational tools and resources they need in order to grow and thrive as musicians and as individuals.
Key to Change recently launched a violin studio, of the same name, in South King County which serves middle and high school students of color and economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Renton, Kent, Auburn, Maple Valley, and Federal Way neighborhoods. Quinton Morris opened the studio after returning from his 25-city BREAKTHROUGH World Tour, which paired chamber music recitals with educational outreach and community service in under-resourced communities around the globe.
The Key to Change studio offers scholarships for students requiring financial assistance. Click here to sign up for lessons!
Upcoming events
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May
2018
Robert Murphy Violin Master Class
Violinist and educator Robert Murphy visits Key to Change to work with students on their violin repertoire. This event takes… -
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Jun
2018
Violin Spring Outreach Concert
Key to Change students will perform in an outreach concert at the Seattle Central Library in Downtown Seattle. Saturday, June… -
23
Jun
2018
Spring Finale Violin Recital
Join us as we celebrate the culmination of a year of violin lessons at Key to Change! Students perform in… -
25
Jun
2018
Key to Change Summer Camp
Summer Five for Five – Learn to Thrive Leadership + Artistry + Musicianship + Performance + Fun Join us for…
Key to Change violin students will:
- Take private or group violin lessons
- Participate in master classes taught by guest artists
- Receive weekly ensemble coachings
- Learn various styles of music
- Perform in quarterly recitals
- Attend a yearly workshop catered toward preparing for college auditions and applications
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Quinton Morris Named One of Musical America’s 30 Movers & Shapers
Key to Change Founder and Director Dr. Quinton Morris is honored to be named one of Musical America’s 30 Movers and Shapers of 2017, alongside 29 other music professionals from Carnegie Hall, Seattle Symphony, The New Yorker, and more. Musical America is…
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A Culture of Community Inspires Veterans to Volunteer
What yoga does for some people, music achieves for others. Sean Greenlee helps underserved children get access to private music lessons, expanding their horizons and view of what’s possible. Greenlee,…
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Reaching and Teaching Youth With the Violin
“Do you brush your teeth every day?” Quinton Morris asks four students in a small Maple Valley studio. “You’re teenagers,” he teases as eyes roll, “some of you probably don’t.”…
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Seattle Virtuoso Quinton Morris Is Set to Open Violin Studio for Low-Income Students of Color
With Key to Change—serving South King County—Morris pays forward generosity he received as a youth. For Seattle University’s Quinton Morris, one of two tenured African-American violin professors in the United…
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Renowned violinist encourages young people of color to love music
Quinton Morris is a violin virtuoso who wants to give back. The Seattle University teacher grew up in Renton and fondly remembers the support he got from the community. He…
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String Savant
When Dr. Quinton Morris plays his violin for an audience, there’s no doubt he’s connected to the instrument. With his eyes closed, right hand on the bow, Morris seamlessly strings…