Earlier this year, the Central Bucks School District in Doylestown, PA held their annual concert to benefit Save The Music. The show has been taking place since 2004, but in 2018, the stakes were higher—if they raised $35,000, they could fund an instrument...
Did you know that music education helps with cognitive development? See how it improves test scores, early childhood development, learning, and more.
According to music teacher, Mr. David Short, being in the choir completely turned around one student’s life. He recalls of Jacob Muneda (name changed for anonymity): “After a tumultuous freshman year of fights, suspension, truancy, and poor grades, I thought for sure...
During the recession, Caruthers Elementary School lost its music program. Together with Amazon, we not only brought it back, but did it in style with a big delivery event.
In 2014, we started a music program at Park Place Middle School in Brooklyn, NY. We received an email from the principal updating us on the class of 2017, the first group of students to experience the full benefits of our instrument grant: “Our Valedictorian and...