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For nearly a
decade I have had the vision of creating a long-term sustainable outreach
program that would put the arts and music back into the schools and
lives of our youth. An ever-increasing number of schools in our
country are being faced with budget cuts that are forcing non-core
curriculum programs to vanish. Even
though numerous studies have shown that students involved in the performing
arts score on average 51 points higher on verbal and 39 points higher on
math sections of standardized tests than the national average, music and
arts are the first programs to suffer. The arts
create an invaluable platform towards developing the skills and confidence
needed to succeed in almost every area of life. Give Them Music is working
to resurrect these devastating losses and to rejuvenate the creative minds
of our youth.
Bron Wright,
Executive Director
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Mission:
Give
Them Music exists to promote and revive the performing arts in our
schools and communities through outreach programs and by providing
opportunities, resources and incentives for schools to re-establish and
continue these
vital programs.
Goals:
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To provide free educational outreach concerts, through
private funding and grants, to schools without performing arts programs and to those
who have lost their programs to budget cuts.
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To provide subsidized private and/or group lessons
and instrument rental fees for students who lack the necessary resources.
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To provide free online resources such as video lessons, sheet music
downloads, scales, and instrument fingering charts.
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To reach communities and schools throughout the state who
don’t have access or live within close proximity to larger cities that offer youth
concerts.
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To develop chamber music outreach training programs at
local colleges and universities that will implement outreach in their
curriculum.
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To encompass other nearby states and ultimately become a
national outreach organization
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To become a
self-sustaining non-profit organization
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