News and Resources

The Glasshouse Introduces Free Music Pass for Newborns
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is serious about helping children get an early start on musical enrichment.
New Blog: Sound Diplomacy Digest
Sound Diplomacy is looking carefully at how music, culture, and economic development are in close dialogue with one another.
Miami Music Project Wins Big Grant to Support Teaching Artists
Big news from the Miami Music Project’s Teaching Artists Training Institute! They just received a whopping $1.3 million grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, offering multi-year support to increase the social impact of teaching artists in music education.
Project Music Partners with Orchestra Lumos and GE to Create 3D-Printed Violins
With an assist from modern technology, music just became more accessible for young people.
Musicians Boost Workplace Productivity and Morale
We’ve long known that music-making builds transferable skills, but a recent article in The Conversation confirms it.
Music Therapists Mitigate the Effects of Homelessness on NYC Children
With a sharp rise in families migrating to an increasingly expensive New York City, many children in the city are living in homeless shelters.
Free Lesson Plans from Smithsonian Folkways
Are you a music teacher looking to diversify your lesson plans? The Smithsonian Folkways website hosts a digital database of free music lesson plans from around the world.
Atlanta Music Project Embarks on First International Tour
The Atlanta Music Project is in the midst of their first international tour.
ESUSA Musicians Celebrate Ninth Annual El Sistema Residency
The King School and Project Music just wrapped their Ninth Annual El Sistema Residency, hosting a cluster of east coast–based El Sistema USA programs for a weekend of musical exchange and performance.
Science Shows Humans Are Innately Musical
Score one for arts advocates: recent research from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology shows that music is indeed instinctive to humans.

