Strings of Success: Celebrating Key to Change Spring Festival Winners

Student winners of the Debut Competitive Division with judges and music instructors.  April 6, 2026 Last weekend, on Saturday, March 28, Key to Change hosted its annual Solo String Festival at Benaroya Hall, bringing together approximately seventy students for a full day of learning, performance, and community engagement. Designed as a conference-style experience for young musicians, the festival offered students opportunities to perform and compete for prizes, participate in masterclasses, ...
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Strings of Success: Celebrating Key to Change Spring Festival Winners

Student winners of the Debut Competitive Division with judges and music instructors.  April 6, 2026 Last weekend, on Saturday, March 28, Key to Change hosted ...
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KtC students attend selective university summer program

Left: Ciku and Mason, back from their amazing trip! Right: Prof. Arnaud Ghillebaert, their instructor. Our viola students Mason Nguyen and Ciku Maina earned scholarships ...
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Natasha Kubit hits the ground running

Just one month into her new role, Dr. Natasha Kubit, Key to Change’s first full-time music instructor, is already making a big impact in our ...
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Harvard dean kicks off new college and career speaker series

On July 24, we launched Inspiring Possibilities, Key to Change’s new college and career speaker series, for a packed house of students, families, and community ...
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Symphony South summer intensive created rare opportunities

This summer we offered students in South King County an extraordinary opportunity: Symphony South, a new four-week intensive music program created in partnership with Federal ...
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New speaker series supports college and career exploration

At Key to Change, we believe that every student deserves access to the resources, encouragement, and opportunities needed to pursue higher education and fulfilling careers, ...
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Key to Change adds distinguished viola faculty

Key to Change is delighted to announce that Seattle Symphony violist Mara Gearman is joining our teaching staff, expanding our capacity to provide world-class music ...
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