Enhancing the lives of at-risk youth with a structured music program in Saskatoon schools. Current schools involved in our city are: King George, Mayfair, St.
Piano lessons are taught by volunteer teachers and run throughout the school year. Volunteer piano teachers teach one hour a week at a designated school. John, St. Mary, Fairhaven, Princess Alexandra, W.P. Bate, and Pleasant Hill. Students participate in school recitals, Saskatoon Music Festival, and field trips. HCPP is run by a volunteer board of directors. Many vacancies are needed to be filled!
07/07/2025
We have received many generous offers of piano donations for our students. We have immense gratitude for these opportutnites to help our students learn at home, but we unfortunately do not have any students who are able to take a piano at this time.
If you have a keyboard donation, then please continue to reach out as these are quite easy for us to place.
Thank-you for your continued support of our students!
06/19/2025
We are wrapping up another fantastic year of lessons with our students in Saskatoon! Stay tuned for updates on the past year. For now, take a 'beat' and enjoy some music fun.
01/16/2025
Urgent Help Needed: Mayfair School in Saskatoon will soon be losing its volunteer piano teacher. Please help us spread the word to find someone to help our deserving students.
This volunteer role is for a few hours each week, and teachers simply require a Grade 6 Royal Conservatory of Music or equivalent.
Email [email protected] for more info
Thanks in advance!
10/26/2024
*VOLUNTEER PIANO TEACHERS NEEDED*
If you have a passion for music, or just a big heart to get involved in your community, we need your help. We are a non-profit organization that teaches piano in Saskatoon's inner city schools. Providing our youth with the invaluable gift of music.
Volunteer in one of our four elementary schools by contacting us through our website.
Piano Teachers should have Grade 6 Royal Conservatory of Music or equivalent.
Another school year is coming up so it's time to reflect on 2023-24! Heart of the City Saskatoon had some amazing growth last year:
🎶 Re-established our program in Mayfair and Vincent Massey Schools
🎶 Continued to provide piano lessons for students in Westmount and Caswell Schools
🎶 7 volunteer teachers travelled to an inner-city school to work with students ranging in age from 8-13 years
🎶 19 students have benefitted from the program that we offer!
Thank you to our dedicated volunteers, donors, and board members for your incredible generosity. We are profoundly grateful for your support and look forward to the continued impact our shared efforts will make on the lives of young musicians in Saskatoon.
08/04/2024
We are very grateful to receive proceeds from tonight's Saskatoon Youth Orchestra concert. Thank-you for your generous support of Heart of the City Piano Program - Saskatoon, and for having us out to publicly thank your guests.
Volunteer piano teachers are needed for the new school year. You can impact the lives of students in Saskatoon’s inner-city schools by teaching in our program. We are also seeking donated keyboards!
Contact us at: [email protected]
Heart of the City Piano Program - Saskatoon Enhancing the lives of at-risk youth with a structured music program in Saskatoon schools. Piano lessons are taught by volunteer teachers and run throughout the school year.
06/19/2023
Another incredible Music Festival in the books for our students from W.P. Bate School & Westmount Community School.
Please join us in thanking the many helping hearts who made this possible: Jane Smith & Doug McCosh from the Music Festival Committee who organized snacks and got the program together. Gaye-Lynn Kern as the Adjudicator. As well as anyone else who played an important role.
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Stay tuned for pics in the coming months!
It's the time of year we've all been waiting for - the HCPP Music Festival at McClure United Church is tomorrow!
19 Students from W.P. Bate School & Westmount Community School will show off their many talents from 9:45am - 11:45am.
Stay tuned for pics in the coming months.
11/03/2018
In case you missed it, here’s the link to our interview with CTV Morning Live - Saskatoon!
Putting the Heart in Piano Heart of the City Piano program has been providing kids with free music lessons for more than a decade, and now they're in need of more volunteers.
Catch our interview tomorrow morning on CTV Morning Live - Saskatoon!