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The El Sistema USA National Symposium: A Report from a First-Timer

Emily Buehler, Manager of Programs and Community Engagement and teaching artist, Paterson Music Project

07-10-2024

As a first-time attendee at the El Sistema USA Symposium, an annual event that brings together people from across the U.S. who are involved in Sistema-inspired work, I didn’t quite know what to expect. But the experience was invaluable. It took place June 13-15, and I am still buzzing with inspiration and excitement about being part of the El Sistema community. 

Two International Grant Opportunities

07-10-2024

We know how hard it is to obtain funding for the work you do, so we’re eager to share two grant opportunities that support community-building and international cultural-exchange initiatives.

The Glasshouse Introduces Free Music Pass for Newborns

07-10-2024

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is serious about helping children get an early start on musical enrichment.

EDITORIAL
Methods Change, but Community Drives Our Field Forward

Christine Taylor Conda, Director, REACH*TEACH*PLAY Education Programs at Ravinia Festival

07-10-2024

If music is the universal language that brings people together, one would assume that this truth would hold for music education as well. But often, unfortunately, our field can pull people apart into seemingly oppositional camps. Over the course of my career as an arts education leader, I have witnessed many of these schisms, as well as their resolutions. I’d like to share three such dichotomies here.

What is music education for?

New Blog: Sound Diplomacy Digest

07-10-2024

Sound Diplomacy is looking carefully at how music, culture, and economic development are in close dialogue with one another.

Lullaby Project Concert Celebrates 12 Years of Collaboration

07-10-2024

Twelve years ago, Carnegie Hall started the Lullaby Project, inviting new parents to create original lullabies for their children in an effort to promote wellness and social inclusion.

EDITORIAL
A Musician’s Guide to Reaching for the Stars

Liz Moulthrop, Executive Director, El Sistema USA

06-05-2024

A year ago, I received a phone call asking me if El Sistema USA® wanted to partner with a commercial mission to space called Polaris Dawn. I was as surprised to get this call as you probably are to hear about it. My first thought was: Why El Sistema USA?

GUEST PERSPECTIVE
Creating Collaborative Pathways for Expanded Support of CYD

Shenika Ofor, Head of Communications, The Lewis Prize for Music

06-05-2024

As The Lewis Prize enters a new phase, we are taking the learnings from our grant process, field relationships, and research to create a platform for expanded investment in creative youth development. We’ve designed the Creating Abundance Collaborative, a cross-sector space where practitioners, young people, researchers, philanthropists, and policymakers come together to advance the field through shared learning and pooled resources.

Palestinian Lullabies Capture our Shared Humanity

 

 

06-05-2024

In a world that seems increasingly divided by our differences, a recent collaboration by international musicians shares an inspirational message of our shared humanity.

Growing AIM’s Firebird Fellowship into an Alumni Program

Eric Booth, AIM Senior Faculty, with help from Director Fiona Cunningham and Alumni and Young Artists Program Manager Marco Chimini

06-05-2024

“Your alumni will become your best assets for your mission.” That’s what social entrepreneurs from Changemaker Fellowships told AIM’s leadership when we began in 2018. So far, we agree. 

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