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For the third consecutive year, Charity Navigator , America's premier independent charity evaluator, has awarded ETM its highest rating for its ability to effectively manage and grow its finances. Only 13% of all charities evaluated receive three consecutive four-star rating, indicating that ETM outperforms the majority of non-profits in America with respect to fiscal responsibility.

A former teaching artist with ETM, Jessica Parr is now employed as a full-time music teacher at P.S. 76 in the Bronx.  She shares a story about one of her students:

“Last year, I had a shy little boy named Justin in one of my music classes who signed up for a special keyboard class after school.  He was at every single practice and always came on time and prepared.  In music class he would very rarely speak out but always knew the answers when I called on him.

ETM's Board of Directors has added two new members. Rick Dobbis and Anne T. Vitale were elected to the Board at the June meeting.

World-renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne joined ETM's Advisory Committee in February.  The singer, who has performed in approximately 1,300 recitals over her 50-year professional career, has become familiar with ETM over the past decade due to the educational activities of the Marilyn Horne Foundation. As part of its broader mission to encourage, support and preserve the …

Students from ETM partner school PS 68 were invited to perform at New York City Councilman Larry Seabrook's Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Luncheon in Co-op City in the Bronx. After seeing PS 68's students perform selections from their Holiday Concert, Councilman Seabrook requested that the school's chorus and string players perform "We …

Stephen Herx, ETM's former Director of Programming, passed away on Wednesday January 7th at 8:19 AM. He was surrounded by family and friends during the last stages of his long battle with cancer. 

Steve was a lifelong educator and had served as ETM's Director of Programs from 2004 until he stepped down last June. He was an invaluable member of the ETM family and trained, supervised, mentored, developed curricula and resource materials for the organization.

December was filled with the sounds of student performances.  For many children at ETM's new partner schools, this was their first ever opportunity to perform in front of an audience.  For others, the concerts have become something to which they look forward each year.  ETM asked three teaching artists to share their experiences in preparing …

ETM's Board of Directors has five new members, thanks to elections at its past two meetings.  Anthony Lo Cicero joined the Board in September, and Matthew Carolan, Richard Davies, David Stiepleman and Katy Weinberger became Directors in December.   Anthony F. Lo Cicero is an attorney at the intellectual property law firm Amster Rothstein & …

Katherine Elliott, Treasurer of ETM's Board of Directors, was recently honored by her alma mater, Hobart and William Smith Colleges.  At their 2008 Commencement, Ms. Elliott was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.  Ms. Elliott has been a member of the Hobart and William Smith Board of Trustees since 1996, has served …

"Sanjee is a 3rd grade student at a partner school, and a first year immigrant from Jamaica. He was put on a slow learner (special ed class) by his teacher. For a while I had noticed that Sanjee tended to blank whenever asked to do something that required any reading. I thought it could be lack …