2018-2019 Master Classes at Key to Change
Key to Change is thrilled to offer our students master classes with distinguished guest artists from around the world. This school year our students will have the opportunity to work with the following renowned musicians: Daniel Ching, First Violinist of the Miró Quartet Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, 10am, Seattle University – Hunthausen Room 060 Daniel Ching, […]
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 partnered with the Renton School District to provide their teachers with opportunities for continued education. Key to Change will provide teachers with the following educational […]
Key to Change Establishes Instrument Library Through Grant Support
We are pleased to announce that students who participate in our violin studio will now have free access to violins through our new instrument library, thanks to the generous support of the Classics for Kids Foundation and the D’Addario Foundation. This summer Classics for Kids granted us matching funds to purchase 10 new violins for our […]
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 one of the world’s top music publications, distributed in over 95 countries around the globe. Their annual Movers and Shapers report highlights the work of […]
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, manager of Starbucks global social responsibility, got interested in the nonprofit Key to Change because his son, a freshman in high school, plays violin. “A […]
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.” “Playing with the metronome is like brushing your teeth,” he says. Morris isn’t teaching high school health. He’s teaching beginning violin. And he’s drilling the […]
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 States, the violin is both an instrument and a seed. And with it Morris is growing a great forest—his most recent plot being south of […]
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 says that encouragement is important for people of color who want to be classical musicians. Morris told Jamala Henderson how he was often discouraged. Read […]
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 notes together creating a beautiful sound. The two are a fine-tuned team. “It allows me the opportunity to be able to express myself in a […]
Violin virtuoso gives back to Renton community
RENTON, Wash. – Even at a young age, Quinton Morris knew he was destined for greatness. “I always knew the world was my oyster, and as cliché as that sounds, there was always this little voice inside of me,” Morris said. That little voice told him nearly 30-years ago to pick up the violin. “Or […]
