HEADSTART MUSIC PAWTUCKET
$6,000 donated to the Headstart Music Pawtucket Program after the 2026 Boston Charity Golf Tournament.
The Headstart Music Pawtucket Program was launched in the Fall of 2025, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pawtucket. Small group lessons are conducted on a weekly basis at the club on Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, and Percussion.
Beginner-level instruction will cover the basics on how to assemble and take care of instruments, understanding basing music notation, analyzing rhythms, and playing beginner-level solo and band pieces from the Essential Elements workbook.
Many thanks to the continued support from Cannonball Musical Instruments, Ricks Musical Instruments, Needham Music, and all of our donors.
TUTORS
Charlie Kalajian
Percussion
Percussionist, educator, and entrepreneur Charles Z. Kalajian, B.M. & M.M., University of Rhode Island, uses his wide-ranging talents to adapt comfortably to a variety of environments. As an educator and performing artist, Charles serves as the District Band Director for Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and is on the faculty at both Rhode Island College and Roger Williams University.
Charles has had the opportunity to study and perform at some of the most reputable venues across the Northeast, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, Seiji Ozawa Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, Koussevitzky Music Shed in Lenox, Massachusetts, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, RI, Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs, MA, The George Kent Performance Hall in Westerly, RI, Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, the Providence Performing Arts Center, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Charles has studied with several influential mentors in music education, including Prof. David Martins (Boston University), Tim Genis (Principal Timpanist, Boston Symphony Orchestra), and Craig McNutt (Principal Timpanist, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra).
Adam Genest
Clarinet | Woodwind
Adam Genest is a Pawtucket native who is currently the band director at Joseph Jenks Middle School. He has been teaching at Jenks for 7 years and specializes in woodwind instruments with a background in playing clarinet.
As a Pawtucket native, Adam has been playing clarinet since being a part of the band programs in Pawtucket and went to attend the Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Pawtucket.
Adam was inspired to be a music educator after high school and has continued to keep music in his life and help students in his home town have the ability to learn how to play instruments and sing.
CONTACT INFO
Location
Boys and Girls Clubs of Pawtucket
1 Moeller Pl
Pawtucket, RI 02860
General Info
Never Lose Your Drive Foundation Inc
neverloseyourdrive@gmail.com
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