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Attend the WAAE Summit

07-10-2024

What sounds better than a trip to Athens in October? How about the chance to meet and learn from arts educators from around the world?

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?

Musicians Boost Workplace Productivity and Morale

 

 

06-05-2024

We’ve long known that music-making builds transferable skills, but a recent article in The Conversation confirms it.

GUEST PERSPECTIVE
Creating Collaborative Pathways for Expanded Support of CYD

Shenika John Jordan, 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.

Culture Moves Europe Opens Call for Grant Submissions

05-01-2024

The second call for Culture Moves Europe is now open, supporting artists and cultural professionals involved in international projects.

In Harmony Connects Young People with Vital Life Skills

 

 

05-01-2024

The University of Liverpool’s recent study on In Harmony Liverpool bolsters a growing body of research on the impact of orchestral programs on youth resilience.

Exploring Music Therapy in Rwanda with Musicians Without Borders

Amelia Caesar-Homden, musician and final-year music therapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, U.K.

05-01-2024

Music therapy for hearing-impaired people? I’ve been a musician for 20 years, and I am currently a third-year trainee music therapist studying at the University of the West of England in Bristol. But I never really knew how impactful music can be for children who are deaf or have hearing impairments until I had the opportunity to accept a professional placement with Rwanda Youth Music in Kigali, Rwanda.

Science Shows Humans Are Innately Musical

04-03-2024

Score one for arts advocates: recent research from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology shows that music is indeed instinctive to humans.

Upcoming Events at SIMM

03-06-2024

SIMM, an international music and social impact research network, has announced two events this fall.

‘Because Boys’ Strikes a Chord with Young Men in Australia

06-21-2023

A 16–year–old’s song is letting young men in Australia know it’s okay to express their emotions. “Because Boys” was written by Rory Phillips as part of the Boys’ Vocal Program in New South Wales.

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