AT EVERY SCHOOL, FOR EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY
San Francisco's ambitious arts education master plan has been released to much well deserved fanfare. Antigone Trimis, the Arts Education Master Plan Implementation Manager for the SFUSD, penned this thoughtful article on what all this means for the cities students. For those involved in arts education and school reform reading this article, and reviewing the […]
The Music in Me – Post Your Comments
Back Stage at Carnegie Hall! Back Row: Scott McCormick (Music for All), Bob Morrison (Music for All), Joe Lamond (NAMM), Middle Row: Mary Luehrsen (NAMM), Leslie Stifelman (Exec. Producer), Diane Kolyer (Producer), Dolores Morris (HBO), Matt Carter (Music for All) Front Row: Qaasim, Elena, Guyland, Tyler and Nathan (The stars of The Music in Me) […]
New $50M arts program will reach every San Francisco student
First the state of California… now we have San Francisco investing heavily to provide arts education to every child. This is a trend we like! Visual, performing arts to be reborn in schools as city frees funding – Every public student to benefit from comprehensive program after years of spotty offerings San Francisco educators will […]
Music Community Loses Another Giant
The music community loses another warrior for music and music education. And Music for All loses another friend. Musical Instrument Industry Mourns the Passing of Fender's Legendary William 'Bill' Schultz William "Bill" Schultz, the man best known for his legendary business turnaround of the iconic Fender(R) brand name, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 21, […]
MUSIC FOR ALL FOUNDATION AND BANDS OF AMERICA UNITE AND FORM MUSIC FOR ALL, INC.
(From our announcement released today t the media) —Organization to Have Broader Reach, Deeper Impact on Music Education— INDIANAPOLIS—Bands of America and the Music for All Foundation today announce the merger of the two groups to create Music for All, Inc., one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations in support of […]
Merger: What People are Saying
Here are some of the comments we are receiving about the merger: “The merger of Music for All and Bands of America is a highly significant development for music education in America,” notes Sir Ken Robinson, well-known author and one of the world’s foremost authorities on creativity. “I know, through my own work and collaboration […]
The Music in Us All
The calendar has turned to a new school year. All of us have dreams, hopes, and expectations for our programs. All of us look to provide inspiration to our students in the coming year. With that in mind I am offering the following as inspiration to each of you. On Saturday October 7 at 7 […]
How the West Was Won – A Look at the California Budget Victory
The unimaginable became the unthinkable. The unthinkable became the unlikely. The unlikely became the uncertain. The uncertain became the possible. The possible has become reality. Twenty months after the first report documented the significant decline of music education in California schools, and following an intensive and well coordinated advocacy campaign by music and arts supporters, […]
Thanks David!
David Bryan, our long time friend, supporter and board member raised $100,000 as part of Bon Jovi's recently concluded Have A Nice Day World Tour. This is the single largest donation we have ever received. There are many things I could say about what David has meant to the success Music for All. The best […]
When Does a Musical Note Become A Religious Symbol?
I first wrote about the holiday controversies over religious music when a local school district and the supervisor of fine arts Nick Santoro became vilified (the school district deserved it… Nick did not) for the banning of certain music deemed to be religious during the Christmas/Hananuka/Kwanza/Rhamadan/Comsumer Holiday period that runs… oh say… from the third […]
