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Happenings at ETM-LA

ETM-LA, Inc. (Education Through Music-Los Angeles), ETM’s first licensed affiliate organization, expanded its partner school program this fall to reach new schools in the Burbank, Compton, Los Angeles and Pasadena Unified School Districts, and now serves approximately 5,500 students. In addition, as a growing organization ETM-LA was thrilled to recently hire its first Program Director …

Teachers Prepare for an Exciting Year at Academy

At the end of August, ETM held its annual ETM Academy to prepare music teachers for the new school year. The full-day workshops, designed by Director of Programs Pete Pauliks and the program staff, explored topics including strategies for short- and long-term student assessment and effective ways to engage school and community support for music …

Miss USA Visits M.S. 180

On October 10, current Miss USA Olivia Culpo visited M.S. 180 in the Bronx. During her visit, Culpo—a cellist by training since the 2nd grade—sat in on the school’s 8th grade orchestra. Together they rehearsed Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. After the rehearsal, Culpo answered student questions—sharing advice on overcoming nerves and discussing her favorite and …

Students Love “Ella” Performance at Queens Theater

On October 4, over 200 students from partner schools St. Thomas the Apostle School, St. Mark the Evangelist School, and M.S. 529 attended a matinee performance of the musical “Ella” which tells the story of jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, at the Queens Theatre. When Bank of America sponsored student matinee tickets, Queens Theatre contacted ETM.Field …

Country Music Star Dierks Bentley in the Bronx

Country music star Dierks Bentley visited first-year partner school P.S. 103 in the Bronx on September 13, thrilling students who sang along to his hit song “5150” and showed him their newly acquired skills in the music classroom. The CMA Foundation coordinated the visit with ETM and P.S. 103. The Foundation contacted the National Association …

ETM Board Welcomes Amie Patel

ETM is thrilled to announce the election of Amie Patel to the Board of Directors. Ms. Patel is an Investment Officer with the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) where she focuses on early to growth stage investments in agribusiness, financial services, health and logistics. She is especially active with the firm’s investments in India, Haiti …

ETM Welcomes Six New Partner Schools for 2012-13

This fall, with the addition of six new partner schools reaching an added 2,310 students, the ETM model now serves over 14,000 children in 28 schools throughout New York City. These new schools include four public schools: P.S. 103 in the Bronx, P.S. 84 and M.S. 313 in Brooklyn, and P.S./M.S. 7 in East Harlem. …

Back to School!

At the end of August, ETM's annual Academy launched with three days of intensive workshops to prepare music teachers for the new school year.  For two days, new and returning music teachers met at ETM's offices in New York City, and on the third day, ETM hosted training at the music technology lab at partner …

Music in the Summertime: Usdan Center Sponsors ETM Partner School Students

Continuing a long-standing relationship between ETM and the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, 15 students from ETM partner schools are attending Usdan's summer day-camp in Huntington, Long Island. The camp offers a variety of programs for children aged 6-18 including music, art, theater, dance, chess, and writing. This summer, six ETM students …

Inaugural ETM Festival Kicks off the Summer

On June 6, the inaugural ETM Festival showcased over 700 ensemble students from 11 partner schools in a free concert at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. Seven bands and five orchestras played for a crowd of over 1,000 of their peers, parents, and community members. Every student performer was awarded …