ETM in the News

Education Through Music (ETM) held its 2024 fundraising gala on Thursday evening at 583 Park Avenue. The event, “Making Music, Changing Lives,” brought together supporters, advocates, and community leaders in celebration of the transformative power of music in education.

Education Through Music and its exemplary music education program was featured on ABC7 New York. The segment highlighted students, teachers, and the principal from ETM partner school PS 154 in Queens, as well as ETM’s CEO, Janice Weinman, speaking about the impact of ETM’s music programs. See how ETM is changing lives through the power of music education.

ETM CEO, Dr. Janice Weinman, has been named as a 2023 PoliticsNY & amNY Metro Power Player in Education. The PoliticsNY & amNY Metro Power Players in Education honors the leaders working to ensure that students across the city and state thrive in our rapidly changing world. We are honored to be included and highlight the need for equitable access to high-quality music education throughout New York City.

The All Hallows High School Modern Band from partner school All Hallows High School, led by its music director and ETM Teacher of the Year Alfredo Hernandez, performed the national anthem before the New York Yankees faced off against the Seattle Marines on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. All Hallows is located on East 164th Street in the Bronx just three blocks away from Yankee Stadium.

Alfredo Hernandez, a native Hispanic from Brooklyn, has been awarded the 2023 Music Teacher of the Year award by Education Through Music (ETM). Mr. Hernandez joined the school in 2021 and quickly built a comprehensive music program impacting all students. Mr. Hernandez serves as Professor of Music Technology at All Hallows and as Director of the All Hallows Modern Band. Through the music programs he has created, Mr. Hernandez has taught students who had never played an instrument; and he has inspired them to discover their musical talents.

Mayor Eric Adams has asked the city’s Department of Education to reduce its spending by 3%. Those reductions would cut into the city’s arts and music programs, among other things. The chair of the City Council’s Committee on Education, Brooklyn Councilmember Rita Joseph, and the CEO of the Education Through Music program, Janice Weinman, joined Rocco Vertuccio and Shannan Ferry Sunday morning on NY1 to talk more about this.

As New York City Mayor Eric Adams calls for fiscal discipline, art and music classes should be preserved, especially for underserved students, says ETM CEO Janice Weinman, NYC Council Member Rita Joseph, and NYC Council Member Chi Ossé in their latest op-ed.

Education Through Music celebrated its 31st Annual Benefit Gala on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. The gala attended by nearly 400 people, raised over $650,000 and was emceed by musician and fashion entrepreneur Andy Hilfiger. The gala honored: Google, accepted by Paul Darrah, Director of Workplace Design and Delivery, Google Americas and Warner Music Group accepted by Chris Atlas, Executive Vice President, East Coast Operations & Urban Music at Warner Records.

Education Through Music partner school students from P.S. 125 in Harlem performed at the iconic Apollo Theater, opening for the exclusive Netflix screening of Descendant, hosted by Mastercard.

Education Through Music was the recipient of the Arts & Culture Award at the 2nd Annual NYC Imagine Awards gala. With nearly 250 applications submitted for consideration in five categories, we were selected because of the significant impact we have on underserved students in under-resourced schools across New York City through innovative programming. As a winner, we receive a grant of $5,000.

Education Through Music was featured on Lifetime Channel’s long running TV show The Balancing Act hosted by Montel Williams. The episode focused on ETM’s work and mission, and the benefits of integrating music into students’ lives and school communities.

CEO Janice Weinman joins Rocco Vertuccio and Shannan Ferry Sunday morning on NY1 to discuss the impact of Education Through Music and the importance of music education, especially as schools and students continue to grapple with the academic and emotional effects of the pandemic.

Executive Director Janice Weinman joins Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” to discuss the potential downsides of a class size reduction bill being considered in Albany.

Executive Director Dr. Janice Weinman responds to the New York State legislature voting to lower class sizes in the New York City schools by highlighting its unintended consequences, and calls upon the governor, mayor, chancellor, and local elected officials to ensure that music and arts programming not be sacrificed.

Education Through Music celebrated its 30th Annual Benefit Gala on Monday, June 13, 2022 at Cipriani 42nd Street. The gala included over 400 people and raised over $1M. ETM makes music education a reality for 20,000 K-12 students in under-resourced NYC schools annually.

Director of Curriculum and Programming Stephanie Nantell argues that when schools prioritize subjects like math and science over art and music as teachers in an effort to reverse “learning loss” caused by the pandemic, students miss out on the impact of arts education.