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Student Producer: Bringing out the Best in Young Artists

As a teacher, I always looked at my job as more of a “student producer” than a teacher. Unfortunately, the term producer has become somewhat distorted. These days we tend to think of producers as famous people who throw parties, get wasted, and constantly demand attention, but real producers are very different. When I think […]

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Bridging the Gap through Rap

High School Cypher has made a significant positive impact on students in the DC-metro area. Learn more: It was the summer of 2013 when super producer Andrew Messam first had an epiphany. Youth in his community were eager to share their musical talent, but lacked a formal outlet to do so. To rectify this issue, […]

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Music Matters: Bringing the Cause to the National Stage

Miss Florida 2017 Sara Zeng Speaks Up for Music Education When you were five years old, did you know what you wanted to do when you grew up? Most children do not, although they are exposed to people and experiences along the way who help develop who and what they will become as adults. That […]

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If You Give a Kid a Drum Set . . .

The Power of Music in Students’ Lives Early in my teaching career, I was a band director in a public high school on the “less economically advantaged” side of a major Midwestern city. It was here, among some students from middle socioeconomic status (SES) homes and some students from lower SES backgrounds who called the […]

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Give a Note Foundation Spotlights Music Teachers’ Dedication to Students

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt Give a Note Foundation (703) 860-4000 ext. 216 CatherinaH@giveanote.org The 2017 Music In Our Schools Tour Honored Music Educators Give a Note Foundation Spotlights Music Teachers’ Dedication to Students   RESTON, Va. (May 3, 2017) – As National Teacher Appreciation Week takes place May 8-12, Give a […]

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2017 Music In Our Schools Tour to Visit Marblehead High School April 6

This March-April Give a Note Foundation is hosting its fourth annual Music In Our Schools – Music Inspires Tour, and Marblehead High School will be the eighth stop. This year along with Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country, the CMA Foundation is joining by matching grants to the six schools selected for the Tour – […]

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2017 Music In Our Schools Tour to Visit Wenatchee High School March 29

This March-April Give a Note Foundation is hosting its fourth annual Music In Our Schools – Music Inspires Tour, and Wenatchee High School will be the sixth stop. This year along with Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country, the CMA Foundation is joining by matching grants to the six schools selected for the Tour – […]

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