History
1991 - 1995 - 2000 - 2005 - 2009
| ETM is founded. | |
| ETM begins by piloting its innovative program at a school slated for closure. | |
| Pilot partner school wins the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Education | |
| ETM expands to partner with three schools | |
| ETM begins to advise schools throughout the U.S. The first such school is located in St. Louis | |
| A public partner school wins the New York State School of Excellence Award | |
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| ETM provides professional development seminars to school principals at the Mississippi Arts Commission's statewide "Whole Schools Institute" |
| ETM begins consulting on projects in Philadelphia and New Haven | |
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| ETM participates in the Urban Music Leadership Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, by invitation of Macmillan McGraw-Hill |
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| ETM presents to the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids (Michigan) and the Maryland Arts Council |
| ETM presents on professional development model at the Kennedy Center Partners in Education Annual Meeting | |
| ETM begins overseeing implementation of its model in seven schools in the California Bay Area | |
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| ETM receives funding from the Ford Foundation to launch an external evaluation of its programs. |
| U.S. Department of Education awards ETM a multi-year grant under its "Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grants Program " - ETM is one of only 14 recipients nationwide | |
| ETM's budget surpasses $1 million for the first time. | |
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| ETM-LA, Inc. is founded as ETM's first affiliate organization to partner with schools in Los Angeles using ETM's model. |
| ETM begins consulting with the Stamford (CT) Symphony to create materials and train musicians for a music appreciation collaboration between the Symphony and a Boys and Girls Club. | |
| 2007 | ETM provides professional development services to music teachers across the Stamford (CT) public school system. |
| 2008 | ETM's co-founder and longtime Chairman of the Board Edmund R. Schroeder steps up to Chairman Emeritus. Michael R. Schaefer is elected Chairman. |
| ETM-Bay Area, Inc. is founded as ETM's second affiliate organization and begins a partnership with a public school in Richmond, CA. | |
| 2009 | LS Associates releases the report from its 2005-08 external evaluation of ETM's programs, as part of the conclusion of a multi-year US Department of Education grant. |
| ETM partners with a record-number 23 schools to serve 11,000 children. |
Who We Serve
During 2009-10, ETM's model serves:
- 11,000 children in New York City, through ETM's partnerships with 23 schools.
- 5,000 children in Los Angeles and Richmond, CA, through the work of our affiliate organizations, ETM-LA and ETM-Bay Area.
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Quotes
"I believe in the power of music to help all children do better in school so I get very excited when I hear about a program, like Education Through Music, that involves every student regardless of talent or prior training and has music as part of the core curriculum rather than outside it. That’s the way it should be done."
— Joshua Bell, Renowned Violinist
