1. 🎵 ====> 🎈Congratulations to the following outstanding volunteers!!🎈

🏆 The 2025 UNMUTE Distinguished Volunteer Award & The 2025 UNMUTE Scholarship Winner 🏆 

🥇Ivan Zhang (Richard Montgomery HS, Class of 2025)

🏆 The 2025 UNMUTE Volunteer Award 🏆

🎈6. Daniel Devasahayam (Kingsview MS )

3. 🎵 ====> In-person concerts: In-person concerts are planned out for the entire school year. UNMUTE encourages students living in DC/Maryland/Virginia to opt for In-person concerts. Face covering/masks are optional but encouraged.

🎼🍁UNMUTE In-person concerts in Montgomery County are held 

@ Brightview Fallsgrove Senior Living (9200 Darnestown Rd, Rockville, MD 20850).

@ Modena Reserve (10540 Metropolitan Ave., Kensington, MD 20895)

@ Sunrise Brighton Gardens of Friendship Heights (5555 Friendship Blvd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815)

🎼🍀UNMUTE In-person concerts in Howard County are held at 

@ Lighthouse Senior Living (3100 N Ridge Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043)

@ Long Life Senior Center (9075 Guilford Road, Columbia, MD 21046)

@ Sunrise Senior Living (6500 Freetown Rd., Columbia, MD 21044)

@ Residencies at Vantage Point (5400 Vantage Point Rd, Columbia, MD 21044) 

🎼🌿UNMUTE In-person concerts in Baltimore County are held at

4. 🎵 ====> 📢 UNMUTE's Student Service Learning (SSL) hours Calculation Rules and Timeline has been adjusted to meet public school's policies and compliance requirements. 

📌 2025-2026 SSL verification form Timeline:

- Hours earned during the SUMMER of 2025 (5/26/2025-8/31/2025) will be awarded by 9/7/2025 via email.

- Hours earned during the FIRST semester (9/1/2025-12/31/2025) will be awarded by 1/5/2026 via email.

- Hours earned during the SECOND semester (1/1/2026-5/24/2026) will be awarded by 5/25/2026 via email.

- Hours earned during the SUMMER of 2026 (5/25/2026-8/30/2026) will be awarded by 9/7/2026 via email.

*If your school/organization uses a specific form or process for SSL verification, please email details to unmutessl@outlook.com

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*  🎹 About UNMUTE + its VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 🎹  *
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Come share your musical talent with senior residents in assisted living facilities! Earn SSL hours for your volunteering :)

UNMUTE is a unique National 501(c)(3) non-profit and tax-exempt organization based in the U.S, founded in and led by teenage student musicians since August of 2019.

(1). We welcome all students from Kindergarten to 12th grade, as well as amateur college students.

(2). All music levels and genres are welcome.

(3). All virtual concerts are compilations of pre-recorded videos. No live events or in-person commitments are required.



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* 🎻 Music Repertoire Requirements 🎻 *
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(1). Performers are welcome to perform up to two (2) music pieces in each concert.

(2). Each piece should be between 1-8 minutes long.

(3). Please send us your video before the deadline (if not in this form, then via email). For Saturday's concert, send in by Thursday at noon before your scheduled concert. **Late submission may result in the removal of the participation and no SSL hour will be awarded to the student. 

(4). For MCPS (Maryland Montgomery County Public School) students only: we will NOT publicize student's names in the weekly Virtual Concerts due to MCPS's policy. We will publicize MCPS's student volunteers by listing their names as "MCPS student".


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* ​​📷 Video Submission Guidelines: Please follow! ​📷 *
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(1). All video submissions must be age & content appropriate.

(2). All video submissions will be reviewed and subject to approval or denial under the full discretion of our screening managers. All decisions made for approval or denial are final.

(3). All volunteer musicians must dress appropriately to perform (Casual or recital attire is acceptable. No pajamas, sandals, or flip-flops).

(4). You must show your face in your video performance.

(5). When using a mobile device to record the performance video, please tilt it to horizontal view for the best viewing experience.

(6). Please allow for 3 seconds of silence in the beginning and ending of your performance video.

(7). After the initial 3-second silence, we encourage you to greet the audience loudly and clearly by introducing your name, and your piece! Example: "Hi, my name is XXXX (using your nickname is fine). Today I will be playing/singing/performing XXXXXX by XXXX. This music is about Spring. I have been practicing for you and I hope you enjoy it!"
Our senior residents love to hear your voice! Say something positive to cheer them up if you wish.  

(8). You may email us your music video via a link to YouTube, iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, or Amazon Drive.

(9). IF UPLOADING TO YOUTUBE: please title the video as
(Student Name), (Piece) by (Composer), (Instrument) and make it UNLISTED
Examples:
Zoey Ma, Salut d’Amour by Edward Elgar, Viola
David Smith and Sarah Johnson, Row Row Row Your Boat by Eliphalet Oram Lyte, Piano and Vocal

(10). After you email us the link to your music performance video, please do not delete it until AFTER your pre-signup concert schedule.

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​🎶 UNMUTE SAMPLE performance videos for reference ​🎶:
https://tinyurl.com/unmutesamplevideo1 
https://tinyurl.com/unmutesamplevideo2
https://tinyurl.com/unmutesamplevideo3
https://tinyurl.com/unmutesamplevideo4

UNMUTE SAMPLE virtual concert:
http://tinyurl.com/unmutevirtualconcert
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​❓ QUESTIONS? Contact UNMUTE
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General inquiries: unmutemusician@gmail.com

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About UNMUTE Student Management Board: unmutesecretary@outlook.com
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