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GivingTuesday for Music Education: Why It Matters More Than Ever

By Casey Quinn

  You’ve likely heard about GivingTuesday—or Giving Tuesday—the Tuesday after Thanksgiving dedicated to generosity. But it’s so much more than just a single day. GivingTuesday has grown into a global movement, focusing on acts of kindness, building community and...

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Celebrating Women in Music

By Izzy Esparza

Honoring The Women Who Drive Our Mission Forward Women have long been at the heart of music history—from composers like Clara Schumann and Hildegard von Bingen to contemporary icons like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. Yet, access to opportunities in music has not always...

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Stories Matter: Wellpinit School District

By Samantha Manus

BACKGROUND Located within the boundaries of the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington state, Wellpinit is a small rural town of approximately 2,100 people. The overall unemployment rate is 25.84% and the poverty rate is 32.7%, both more than double the national...

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Save The Music Principal's Guide for music education

Principal’s Guide

By Samantha Manus

We’ve updated our Principal’s Guide and it is now available for download. This guide can help you better understand the necessary steps it takes to build a lasting music program. It includes information on scheduling, budgeting, instrument maintenance, performances, and the latest research on the benefits of music education.

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21 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY

By Jaclyn Rudderow

#1 Connect with your local school music teachers to see how you can help support the music program. Something as simple as baking cookies for back to school night can be a tremendous help as the school year gets underway! #2 Identify key supporters of music education...

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