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Ben Scharf Ben grew up in Cupertino and was active in the music classes at Cupertino High School, which inspired him to pursue music education as a career. He received his BM with emphasis in Music Education from San Diego State University in 2019. While primarily a saxophone player, Ben participated in a variety of ensembles on various instruments including bassoon, french horn, and trombone. During his time at SDSU, Ben was active in the collegiate CMEA chapter, serving as its Vice President in 2019. The chapter helped enrich the development of SDSUs music education students by hosting reading bands, mock interviews, training sessions, and more. During his senior year he had the privilege of student teaching at Marshall Middle School in San Diego as part of the SDSU Music Education Fellowship. He then received his teaching credential from SDSU in 2020 while student teaching at Scripps Ranch High School. Ben continues to be an active member of numerous music education associations, serving on the boards for the Santa Clara County Band Directors Association and the California Music Education Association Bay Section. Ben has presented at the state music education conference about diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, in the high school instrumental classroom. Avery Chen Avery Chen is a passionate community servant and leader. In her four years at Notelove as Executive Director, Notelove grew from one neighborhood to span the entire US. She also spent two summers volunteering for the California Native Garden Foundation as a Data Analysis Intern, providing findings crucial to their grant applications. In high school, she was an active flutist in various ensembles, playing as principal flute in Homestead High School’s Wind Ensemble I and symphony orchestra, the California Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra, as well as participating in the Santa Clara County Honor Band, California All State Honor Band, and Honor Band of America. Additionally, she served as Woodwind Captain in Homeatead’s award-winning marching band. All of these musical experiences have inspired Avery to serve through Notelove, so it can continue to spread the joys of music to students across the country. Currently, Avery is a freshman at UC Berkeley studying computer science. Jane Park Jane is a junior at UC Berkeley studying math. She has been working with Notelove since its start in September 2018. She started as Notelove’s secretary and a ukulele and guitar instructor, then worked as Executive Director from 2018-2020. In her free time, Jane tutors math, produces music, and draws. Aidan Lin Aidan is a dedicated and experienced youth leader in nonprofit organizations, student government, and extracurriculars. He is a co-founder of Our Time To Act United, a 501(c)(3) youth empowerment nonprofit, where he currently serves as Executive Director. Additionally, Aidan studies political science at UC San Diego and participates in the Associated Students of UC San Diego as Government Affairs Director. One of Aidan's many passions is music. In high school he practiced flute, placing as third chair in his school's top Wind Ensemble and second chair in their exclusive Symphony Orchestra, and served as the Woodwind Captain of a nationally acclaimed marching program. As such, he has experienced first-hand the transformative powers of music and is looking forward to supporting the advancement of Notelove's charitable cause.

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Instructor Resources Notelove is introducing a shared resources folder! Instructors can help other instructors by contributing teaching resources such as sheet music, lesson recordings, and sharing lesson tips. Contributors will earn service hours for their contributions to the drive. In the drive, you can find instructions, a google form to fill out after you contribute (so we can calculate your hours) as well as some folders we have set up for a few instruments. Feel free to create your own folders if your instrument is not yet in the drive, or if your idea is not yet in the folder for your instrument. ​ To view the resources folder, click the button below. Contribute Here

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Support our mission! Notelove is made possible through your support. Please consider donating to our cause if you have found Notelove helpful. Each donation counts in helping us continue changing lives, one lesson at a time. Your donations help us cover the cost of administrative fees as well as programs and events for students and instructors. You can double or triple your donation through a company match ! When you donate, you will have the option to check whether your company will match your donations. More information will be provided at the link below. *All donations to Notelove are tax deductible DONATE HERE

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About Us Notelove aims to encourage participation in the performing arts through free, student-led music lessons . Our team of talented student musicians operates across California, Massachusetts, and Texas. Learning music helps build important skills like perseverance, cooperation, and a strong work ethic. But it can be expensive to pursue a musical education : private teachers typically charge $50-$150 per hour, and school programs can cost hundreds of dollars per student annually. Thus, Notelove was founded! We’re 100% student-run, and dedicated to ensuring every student has access to affordable, high-quality music lessons. Sign up today! 4,046 hours of lessons volunteered​ 248 instructors from high schools across the U.S. 18 instruments taught by our talented team 27 PVSA* awards given out since 2018 * President's Volunteer Service Award Sound Off! Hear what Notelove parents have to say about us. Background Notelove was started in 2018 by Omar Shohoud , a former Homestead High School student. A musician himself, Omar wanted to see other youth experience the joy of music. Since its creation, Notelove has been recognized nationally by the President's Volunteer Service Award and expanded across three U.S. states! Omar Shohoud, Notelove Founder "This has been a wonderful program to support my daughter in her first year learning a new instrument! The tutor is irreplaceable for a novice musician just beginning to learn. The one-on-one time has been crucial to her success !" – Leah Brunnings, Flute "Notelove is a great idea! I like it for my daughters because it gives them a way to meet someone more experienced in the music community . [They] learn music, as well as hear from another person why and how they pursued their musical instrument." – Karen Linser, Flute