Stories & Spotlights

Explore how our students, teachers, and supporters experience our programs firsthand and the difference we’re making through the power of music.

Teacher Spotlight: Jade Brathwaite

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Meet ETM teacher Jade Brathwaite! Jade joined us as a music teacher intern during the 2024-2025 school year as a part of ETM’s Music Teacher Workforce Development Program. With ETM alumni Leah Thakur as her mentor…
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Teacher Spotlight: Desirae Banks

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Meet teacher Desirae Banks! Desirae joined ETM as a music teacher intern at the start of the 2024-2025 school year as a part of our Music Teacher Workforce Development Program. With ETM alumni Marta Siemieniaka as…
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Teacher Spotlight: Vera Andrea Longo

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Meet ETM teacher, Vera Andrea Longo, a music educator who started with ETM during the 2024-2025 school year and brings a passion for improving the health and psychophysical well-being of her students through the power…
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Alumni Spotlight: Andréa Wood

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Meet ETM Alumna, Andréa Wood. Andréa, who started with ETM in 2018, has had an accomplished career as a musician, composer, and educator. She shares with us how she got involved with music education, her…
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From Intern to Music Teacher

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Meet teacher, Yancy Garcia, who started with ETM in the spring 2024 as a music teacher intern in our inaugural cohort of ETM’s Workforce Development Program. Yancy shares with us her journey from a music…
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