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JMI Leadership Academy

Music is a team sport.

Ensembles are where young people practise leadership every week: listening closely, preparing for others, and taking responsibility for a shared result.

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Five behaviors

What leadership sounds like.

  1. 01

    Listen

    Hear the ensemble before yourself. Listening is the first act of respect.

  2. 02

    Prepare

    Practice is a promise to the people you play with.

  3. 03

    Collaborate

    An orchestra or a band only works when everyone does their part.

  4. 04

    Create

    Bring something new — a melody, an idea, a solution.

  5. 05

    Serve

    Use music to lift others: teach, perform, mentor and give back.

By age

Leadership grows with the student.

Seed

Ages 3–5

Waiting for a turn and listening to others.

Discover

Ages 6–8

Preparing for lessons and helping set up.

Foundation

Ages 9–12

Collaborating in sections and supporting newer students.

Creator

Ages 13–16

Creating original work and taking creative responsibility.

Leader

Ages 17–20

Serving the community and teaching the next generation.

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The JMI Leadership curriculum is included in Academy and Flagship programs.

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