Joselyn is an Atlanta-native educator and musician, and founder of CURE Performing Arts Academy, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to collaborative music education in under-resourced communities. Inspired by her own journey—from watching cousins in high school marching band, to learning clarinet, then later piano—she recognized how early exposure shapes lifelong relationships with music. Despite loving song and ensemble work, she once dismissed piano as “boring” because she didn’t see people who looked like her reflected in it. That experience fuels her mission: to ensure Black youth don’t miss out on musical possibility due to lack of visibility or opportunity.
Since 2012, she has taught private piano lessons, primarily at a Blue Ribbon elementary school, where her students have achieved remarkable outcomes—nine years of lessons, admissions to gifted programs, strong confidence, and success in international piano exams. However, she noticed a gap: while students thrived individually, they lacked ensemble collaboration experiences.
At CURE, she and her team—including specialist teachers in piano, guitar, voice, and drums—offer after-school classes culminating in a holiday concert. As a seasoned elementary school teacher who has worked in both Title I and high-performing schools, she is uniquely positioned to bridge disparities in arts education—providing identity-affirming, skills-based, collaborative music experiences to students who need them most.
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