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Teaching Artistry: West Meets East in Potential

Eric Booth, Co-founder, The Ensemble; Co-founder, ITAC; Senior Faculty, Academy for Impact through Music

04-02-2025

Teaching artistry is the sleeping giant of social change. 

And that giant is waking up. At least that’s what I claim, in my relentless advocacy for the global field. 

The Ensemble Featured by the International Alliance for Women in Music

04-02-2025

The Ensemble was featured in the latest journal (page 24) of the International Alliance for Women in Music, underlining our commitment to music programs that champion female participation and leadership around the world.

Music Cities Awards Application Is Now Open

04-02-2025

Applications for the 2025 Music Cities Awards are now open through April 28, honoring music initiatives creating social, cultural, and economic impact on a local or international level.

Applications Open for the Creativity Pioneers Fund

04-02-2025

NGOs using creativity as a core value to respond to community- and youth-driven needs are invited to apply for a micro-grant from the Creativity Pioneers Fund.

New Learning Tool Helps You See What You Hear

04-02-2025

Here is a cool audio-visual tool for guiding students, concert attendees—really, anyone—into greater enjoyment and understanding of classical music.

Violin Lessons Help Myanmarese Refugees Build Community

04-02-2025

In a Thai border town, violin lessons are building community among Burmese refugees.

The US Government Canceled a Youth Concert. Military Veterans Uncanceled It.

Rishab Jain, percussionist and high school senior

04-02-2025

When I learned that the organization Equity Arc was presenting a wind symphony concert and learning intensive that brought together under-represented youth musicians and the USMB, I was ecstatic. This was a chance to stand beside my idols, the individuals I’d looked up to since first discovering them. I prepared like never before. And, eventually, the hard work paid off: I was selected. It felt surreal; finally, a chance to perform with my heroes, my mentors, my friends.

The excitement grew for weeks…until February 24, when I received a dreadful email that stated: “In accordance with recent Executive Orders impacting DEI-related programming for federal agencies, the Marine Band has been instructed to cancel our collaboration.”

SIMM Invites Proposals for Fall Events

04-02-2025

SIMM’s (Social Impact of Music Making) April 15 submission deadline is fast approaching for their two events this fall.

Trombone Shorty Builds Musical Ties between U.S. and Cuba

03-05-2025

Musicians wield powerful tools for strengthening diplomatic relations: their instruments.

Powered by Youth: More Than a Catchphrase

Gergely Bándi, Project Manager, Instrumental Program Leader, and music teacher, Superar Hungary

03-05-2025

When I received the news that, through an exchange program, I could spend four months at Zumix (a creative youth development program in Boston, Massachusetts, USA), I checked their website. I read the phrase “Powered by Youth” and thought, “Sure, it sounds good, but it’s probably just a catchy motto.”

But when I arrived in Boston and attended my first Zumix event, a Sunday evening concert at a local park, I realized those words were true.

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