Congratulations! You have made a commitment to providing music education for your students and you are starting a school music program. Or maybe you decided to expand and grow your school music program to include more students, certified music teachers, space, instruments, or enrichment opportunities. Whether you are jumping in or leveling up, Save The Music has created and curated the following resources as a reference for back to school with music education at the forefront.
Our Guide to Building Your School Music Program
Check out Save The Music’s proven practices to help school and district leaders create a music education program for all students, including recommendations on space, supplies, budget, partnerships, scheduling, student safety and more!
Music Tech Set-Up Guide
This guide aims to equip music educators with the skills, knowledge, and resources to confidently integrate music production and technology into their classrooms, covering foundational concepts and theories behind recording music, software and hardware, and tips for setting up your classroom to make the best use of your tech.
Key Research Insights on Music Education’s Impact
Here are three rigorous pieces of music education research and published articles for students on how music helps you learn, plus links and additional resources on music and intelligence if you want to dig in more.
Get Started and Make an Action Plan
Are you looking for resources on funding for the music classroom? Do you want to become a champion advocate for music education in your community? Use these advocacy tools to create an action plan and support music education at your school.
Career Paths in Music
By allowing young people to create and develop their musical ideas and sharing with them the tools to get started, we can improve accessibility for people from all backgrounds and put them in positions to succeed.
Los Angeles Case Study
Since 2021, Save The Music has been committed to transforming music education across Los Angeles. Through the delivery of instrumental and music technology packages, thousands of students across LA County now have access to high-quality, standards-based music instruction. Get inspired and meet your own goals!
Explore over 150 online music education resources from curricular ideas to fundraising platforms, from tech tools to learning apps.
If you have any tips or advice that have worked for you as a music educator, teaching artist, or school leader, please let us know at [email protected].
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