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Apr 9, 2020


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“Everyone is the same and everyone is also different” – What We’re Hearing from Teachers at Save The Music Schools

By Henry Donahue

On a video call last week with Save The Music teachers and administrators around the country, educators shared the challenges they were facing, but then quickly moved to dig in on solutions for their classes and students.The big takeaway:Schools are facing many of the...

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Jun 5, 2019


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Newark Music Education Showcase

By Lia Peralta

The Newark Board of Education serves more low-income students than all other districts in New Jersey. In 2017, Save The Music Foundation, in coordination with Newark Arts, the Newark Arts Education Roundtable and other local organizations, launched a five-year...

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Feb 8, 2019


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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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Oct 1, 2018


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First Lady of Louisiana helps STM celebrate Core Band Grant in New Orleans

By Lia Peralta

As a former music teacher, First Lady of Louisiana, Mrs. Donna Edwards, uses her platform to advocate for kids, education, and the arts. So it was fitting that she helped us celebrate the delivery of our Core Band Grant and arrival of new musical instruments at...

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Sep 4, 2018


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Remixing and reimagining music education

By Lia Peralta

At our 20th Anniversary Gala last fall, Steve Aoki and DJ Khaled announced the creation of our Music Technology Grant. The pilot program supports recording and production – including DJ’ing, beat making, songwriting, and audio engineering – to develop students’...

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Aug 29, 2018


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Bringing the beat back to Miami

By Lia Peralta

After almost a decade, music will finally be heard again at Filer Middle School in Hialeah, FL. Together with JetBlue, we delivered instruments part of our Core Band Grant. The decision was prompted by a former band teacher and group of alumni who advocated to bring...

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