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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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2018
Fall Semester Begins in Renton
Fall Semester lessons at Key to Change begin on Thursday, September 6 at our Renton studio. Lessons for the Kent… -
07
Sep
2018
Fall Semester Begins in Kent
Fall Semester lessons at Key to Change begin on Friday, September 7 at our Kent studio. Lessons for the Renton…
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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Impacting the lives of our youth.
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Professional Development with Key to Change
Beginning in Fall 2018, Key to Change will offer professional development for middle and high school orchestra teachers in South King County. We are excited to announce that we have…
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Key to Change Awarded Grants from Classics for Kids and D’Addario
Key to Change is thrilled to accept grant funding from the Classics for Kids Foundation and the D’Addario Foundation, both of which we are using to build our instrument library.…
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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…