SXSW EDU 2022
Elevating Music Education One Instrument at a Time
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95% of Americans say music is key to a well-rounded education, but 5 million kids don't have access to music programs, particularly in underrepresented districts. COVID-19 jeopardized already bleak budgets, and we’re at a make-or-break moment. That’s why the Save the Music Foundation and Sound Start partnered to deliver 10,000 instruments to 57 schools. Hear from partnership leaders and and school district leader about how businesses and nonprofits can partner to fight music education inequity.
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Takeaways
- Understand why music education helps improve students’ reading skills and math proficiency, and boosts productivity.
- Learn about Sound Start’s successful partnership model to bolster music programs in schools.
- Discover how schools, nonprofits and businesses can work together to replicate these efforts in their own schools and communities.
Speakers
- Henry Donahue, Executive Director, Save the Music Foundation
- Kevin Duffy, CEO, Sound United & Sound Start Foundation
- Christopher Downing, Superintendent, Anaheim Elementary School District
Organizer
Gina King, Associate, cred
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