About Lines & Spaces

Mission

Lines & Spaces creates community spaces that strengthen, enrich, and nurture using music.

Vision

Create a safe and supportive space for students
Program concerts that contribute to a vibrant music-making scene within our community
Facilitate equitable access to quality music instruction
Support professional musicians

Why "Lines and Spaces"?

"Lines and spaces" is a musical term. It refers to the staff, which is a symbol used to notate music. Our organization uses music to create welcoming community spaces, expanding and deepening the lines of connection within our community.

El Sistema

Lines and Spaces’ after-school music program is inspired by the Venezuelan El Sistema model. El Sistema programs are places for students to learn, grow, and enjoy community in a safe after-school space. Through group music instruction with trusted adult role models, these programs cultivate students’ success, joy, self-discipline, flexibility, and other life skills. Through this programming, El Sistema harnesses music as a vehicle for social change. El Sistema programs are accessible regardless of a student’s ability to pay.

Values

Mutualism: Everyone has valuable knowledge and passions to share, both in the classroom and in the wider world.
Safe Community: We value creating a community space that is safe, welcoming, and accepting.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We value building accessible opportunity as well as an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Concerts: We value performances, especially those which support mutualistic relationship-building in our community.
Music: There are many different ways to have a valuable relationship with music as well as with your instrument(s).
Community membership: We strive to be engaged members of the wider Taunton community.