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“Will you be my neighbour?” Exploring community connections between newcomers and long-standing residents Dr. Sarah Morrison Natalie Fasheh Dr. Charlene Pauls

mosaicmusiccollective.com @mosaicmusiccollective An Intergenerational, multicultural music project connecting newcomers and established residents through singing songs from many cultures.

How did we launch Mosaic? - Laying the groundwork How can we connect with newcomer communities in our neighbourhoods? ● What are the venue(s) available? ● How best to connect with core groups of long standing residents of various ● ages? Who are the local musicians in our area? ● How will we spread the word? ●

Writing a song together about MmC Leslie Hickie- ESL Teacher

Hospitality! FOOD! :)

Repertoire Music from different cultures ● Opening Group Songs ● Songs with movements ● Simple English songs (ESL) ● Participants teaching us songs, ● Guest Musicians ●

Conversational Activities Creating opportunities for small group gatherings to get to know each other. ● Different topics conversation-starters each week. ● Practicing English ● Awareness of the types of questions we ask ●

Mosaic Youth Collective Leadership growth through music Mentorship - Experiential Learning Introduction to branches of the community music program through various leadership ● roles Encouraging them to grow their strengths ● Autonomous learning and leadership ● Reflection ●

MmC and OCCY Transferring knowledge between their experience in Choir and at MmC Adding layers of harmonies to the songs ● Music Mentorship roles ● Capstone: Co-facilitating a song they learned in OCCY ●

OCCY - Check us out at oakvillechoir.org

OCCY - Intentional Leadership Development Young Leader Program Focus on Mentorship

A Framework for Leadership Development: How do we build CULTURE in our choral organization? 1) Build Safety 2) Share Vulnerability 3) Establish Purpose

OC Young Leader Mission Statement As OC Young Leaders, we are encouraging, patient and responsive. We guide each other to grow as singers and individuals by being open, understanding, and approachable.

VIA character strengths

Keep in touch! Dr. Charlene Pauls charlene@charlenepauls.com Dr. Sarah Morrison sarahjean.morrison@gmail.com Natalie Fasheh nataliefasheh@gmail.com