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CHANGING LIVES. MATTHEW AND MAGGIE SCHNEIDER HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. THEY’VE PLAYED AT CARNEGIE HALL. THEY EVEN TAKE PRE-COLLEGE COURSES AT THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND TRAIN UNDER SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD. BUT THE DUO TOLD ME ONE OF THE THINGS THEY’RE MOST PROUD OF IS USING THEIR TALENTS TO HELP OTHERS. BROTHER AND SISTER PLAYING SWEET SONGS SIDE BY SIDE MAGGIE AND MATTHEW SCHNEIDER SAY MAKING MUSIC IS THEIR PASSION ONE THEY FOUND YOUNG AGE IT FEELS EXHILARATING AND ALSO IT HELPS ME BE EXPRESSIVE ABOUT MY FEELINGS. IT’S ALSO LIKE A STRESS RELIEVER FOR ME. SO WHEN I HEARD ABOUT LIKE VIOLIN THAT I COULD ACTUALLY PRODUCE MUSIC I WAS LIKE, YES. MEANS I WANT TO DO THIS THEY PRACTICE EVERY DAY. THEY TAKE CLASSES AND THEY ENTER COMPETITIONS BUT THEIR PARENTS TAUGHT THEM TO USE THEIR TALENTS FOR SOMETHING MORE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY NEED TO DO STUFF, YOU KNOW TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO SIX YEARS AGO, THEY STARTED HOLDING BENEFIT CONCERTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS STRUGGLING WITH ILLNESSES WHEN I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN ONE OF MY CLASSMATES HAD AREA, SO, THAT’S MY MOM. HOW COME THEY CAN’T CURE THIS WE DECIDED WHEN WE HAD WE’RE HAVING CONCERTS. WE WERE GONNA WE WERE GOING TO DONATE THE MONEY THE LAST CONCERT RAISED NEARLY 10,000 FOR THE KENNEDY CREEK OR INSTITUTE. THEY HOPED TO TOP THAT THIS YEAR. THIS GOES TO HELP OUR PATIENT CARE OUR RESEARCH SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IT IS KIDS HELPING KIDS KIDS HELPING IT’S ONENOTE AT A TIME. IT FEELS LIKE I CAN I HAVE POWER I CAN I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. I KNOW THAT I’M GONNA BE HELPING OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT I LOVE THE BENEFIT CONCERT. IS THIS SATURDAY AT 5PM AT SHRIVER HALL FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU YOU CAN ATTEND AND HOW YOU CAN HELP. CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE REPORTING FROM BALTIMORE C

Teen siblings use special talents to benefit other children

Two young musicians are using their talents to make a difference in their community.Maggie Schneider, 13, and her brother Matthew, 11, both play the violin. They hold a benefit concert every year to raise money for a Maryland organization that helps children struggling with illnesses. They’re currently practicing for their first one since the start of the pandemic.Matthew and Maggie have accomplished much at a young age: They’ve played on big-time stages at Carnegie Hall. They even take pre-college courses at the Manhattan School of Music and train under some of the best in the world.But the duo told sister station WBAL that one of the things they’re most proud of is using their gifts to help others. Maggie and Matthew said making music is their passion — one they found at a young age.”It feels exhilarating and also it helps me be expressive about my feelings,” Matthew said.”It’s also like a stress reliever for me, so when I heard about the violin — and I could actually produce music — I was like, yes, please. I want to do this,” Maggie said.They practice every day, take classes and enter competitions, but their parents taught them to use their talents for something more.”You can use your talent in ways to win lots of competitions and be out there but really the most important goal for us is whatever we do, we wanted to make sure that our kids really understand that they need to do stuff to give back to the community,” said the children’s mother, Hyon Schneider.So, six years ago, they started holding benefit concerts to raise money for children in need.”When I was in kindergarten, one of my classmates had leukemia and I heard about it and I came home and asked my mom — because cancer is very hard to cure — so I asked my mom, ‘How come they can’t cure this?’ And, she explained it to me, and so we decided that when we were having concerts, we were going to donate the money to facilities like Kennedy Krieger or Johns Hopkins, where they could do research like that and help kids our age,” Matthew said.The last concert raised almost $10,000 for the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and they hope to top that this year. Since they began doing the concerts, they have raised more than $30,000. “This goes to help our patient care, research, some of our special education and our community programs,” said Theresa Macheski, the special gifts officer for Kennedy Krieger Institute. “It is kids helping kids.””It feels like I have power. I can make a difference in the world and help people and give them opportunities,” Matthew said.”I know that I’m going to be helping other people because of what I love,” Maggie said.

Two young musicians are using their talents to make a difference in their community.

Maggie Schneider, 13, and her brother Matthew, 11, both play the violin. They hold a benefit concert every year to raise money for a Maryland organization that helps children struggling with illnesses. They’re currently practicing for their first one since the start of the pandemic.

Matthew and Maggie have accomplished much at a young age: They’ve played on big-time stages at Carnegie Hall. They even take pre-college courses at the Manhattan School of Music and train under some of the best in the world.

But the duo told sister station WBAL that one of the things they’re most proud of is using their gifts to help others. Maggie and Matthew said making music is their passion — one they found at a young age.

“It feels exhilarating and also it helps me be expressive about my feelings,” Matthew said.

“It’s also like a stress reliever for me, so when I heard about the violin — and I could actually produce music — I was like, yes, please. I want to do this,” Maggie said.

They practice every day, take classes and enter competitions, but their parents taught them to use their talents for something more.

“You can use your talent in ways to win lots of competitions and be out there but really the most important goal for us is whatever we do, we wanted to make sure that our kids really understand that they need to do stuff to give back to the community,” said the children’s mother, Hyon Schneider.

So, six years ago, they started holding benefit concerts to raise money for children in need.

“When I was in kindergarten, one of my classmates had leukemia and I heard about it and I came home and asked my mom — because cancer is very hard to cure — so I asked my mom, ‘How come they can’t cure this?’ And, she explained it to me, and so we decided that when we were having concerts, we were going to donate the money to facilities like Kennedy Krieger or Johns Hopkins, where they could do research like that and help kids our age,” Matthew said.

The last concert raised almost $10,000 for the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and they hope to top that this year. Since they began doing the concerts, they have raised more than $30,000.

“This goes to help our patient care, research, some of our special education and our community programs,” said Theresa Macheski, the special gifts officer for Kennedy Krieger Institute. “It is kids helping kids.”

“It feels like I have power. I can make a difference in the world and help people and give them opportunities,” Matthew said.

“I know that I’m going to be helping other people because of what I love,” Maggie said.