Music
in Schools Today is offering free arts planning to San Francisco
Bay area schools.The State of California is providing ongoing funds
to school districts, a total of $105 million statewide or $17-$18
per student (statewide breakdown per school).
The State is also providing one-time only funds in the amount of
$500 million statewide, or $80 per student to be used for physical
education and arts education. Read about California
state funding for arts education.
 As
large or small as you wish your music or arts program to be, you
want every class, every lesson, to provide the best tools to teach
your students. Whole-school planning, coordination between teachers
and artists, music, visual arts and classroom teachers, integration
into the curriculum and student profiling with special classes for
special needs are all ways to achieve a meaningful educational experience
for each student.
Music
in Schools Today (MuST) can help you with all of these, and even
provide experienced teaching artists, music teachers and referrals
to other arts specialists or organizations.
The
Process
During a free initial planning meeting at your school, the MuST
staff will:
- Determine
site goals and needs, including staff support and student profiles
- Provide
recommendations based on our site assessment, including teacher
and administrative recommendations. Further, deeper planning is
available for a fee, including preparation of an agreed-upon work
plan,and consultation with specialists Dr. Larry Scripp and David
Reider from Music-in-Education National Consortium (MIENC).
Possible
Music in Schools Today program elements:
- Music
integration into other core curricula, including math, language
arts, or social studies
- Choir
- Music
and Movement
- Music
and Life Skills
- Music
and California History (grade specific)
- Music
and World Culture (grade specific)
- Therapeutic
Music Intervention
- Guided
Practice Program with MIENC team
To
arrange your free consultation, call 415-392-9010 or e-mail
us. We'll be delighted to hear from you!
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Testimonials
"In
summer of 2005, El Dorado Elementary began a collaboration
with MuST to create a long-term plan for music education.
We generated a school-wide plan for the 2006-07 school year,
including a pilot program with 2nd and 3rd grade teachers
to integrate music and language arts curriculum, mentoring
from OUSD teachers, and membership in LLSN and MIENC, national
consortia."
~Tai-sun
Schoeman, Principal
El
Dorado Elementary School
San Francisco
"Three
years ago, the Oakland Unified School District embarked on
a mission to reinvent our music program. MuST provided the
necessary assistance to move our program from a model of instruction
over 50 years old to the 21st century."
~Phil
Rydeen
Oakland
Unified School District
Program
Manager for Visual and Performing Arts
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