Sound-Off Newsletter - Fall 2014

FALL 2014

CMA Foundation Awards Major Grant to Education Through Music

Quarterly news from Education Through Music

For the second year, Education Through Music and the CMA Founda-tion have partnered to provide music education to even more students throughout New York City. As part of the renewed partnership, ETM was the beneficiary of a $125,000 grant, which was announced on September 3rd at

Quality music education for all children

The CMA Foundation presents a $125,000 check to Education Through Music to support ETM partner school programs during the 2014–15 school year. From left to right: CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern, country musician Darius Rucker, ETM Director of Programs Peter Pauliks, ETM Executive Director Katherine Damkohler, and members of the country music group Little Big Town, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlap-man, Karen Fairchild, and Jimi Westbrook.

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the nomination ceremony for the 48th Annual CMA Awards at NYC’s Best Buy Theater. The grant will directly impact the ETM Partner School Pro-gram, allowing for more new instru-ments and materials for students, and up-to-date materials for teachers.

This new grant follows the first in

2012, in which CMA donated $20,000 to launch a new music program at PS 103, the Hector Fontanez School, in the Bronx. With the core com-mitment of providing students with quality music education, as well as unique opportunities, ETM brought students from the elementary school

FoundErs

Eldon C. Mayer, Jr.Edmund R. Schroeder

AdMinisTrATivE sTAFF

Katherine DamkohlerExecutive Director

Rainah BerlowitzDirector of Operations

Katherine CanningDirector of Development & Program Evaluation

Tim LembergerDirector of Marketing & Communications

Kwaku FarrarSocial Media Coordinator

Molly GibsonDevelopment Associate

Leslie GordonDevelopment Associate

Sylvia KollappallilEvaluation Assistant

Lina LiBookkeeper

Kristen PappasEvaluation Manager

Rebecca SullivanMarketing & Communications Coordinator

Elizabeth WeinerHR Management Consultant

ProGrAM sTAFF

Peter PauliksDirector of Programs

Nicholas LaFleurAssistant Program Director

Meryl Cullom Elizabeth MelattiCatriona O’DwyerDeidre RacomaDavid Wilson

Field Supervisors

Katie MassonProgram Associate

BoArd oF dirECTors

Michael R. SchaeferChairman

Emily H. SusskindRobert A. Weisstuch

Vice-Chairs

Katherine D. ElliottTreasurer

Edmund R. SchroederChairman Emeritus

Aly AlibhaiJoshua BellRichard BernsteinRick DobbisJennifer M. GoffVictor J. GoldbergKaren M. KarlsrudAndrew J. MalikJoseph F. McDonaldLori A. MurphyAmie PatelDavid E. StieplemanManoj SusarlaSteven Williams

Advisory CoMMiTTEE

The 5 Browns Misha Dichter Marilyn Horne Jane Remer Thomas Sobol Harold Tanner

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CMA Foundation AwardsGrant to ETM Continued from front page

to perform at the 2013 CMA Awards nominee press conference. This year, keeping with the tradition, a new group of ETM students performed Darius Rucker’s hit single “Wagon Wheel” for Rucker, who, along with the country music group Little Big Town, hosted the September 3rd press conference. The performance captivated Rucker and the crowd alike and displayed the effectiveness of the music education program on the students.

Speaking on behalf of ETM, Execu-tive Director Katherine Damkohler spoke of ETM’s gratitude to the CMA Foundation for their support of music education, as well as their continued dedication to the ETM Partner School Program. “Education Through Music is thrilled to partner with the CMA Foun-dation to bring music as a core subject to all children…. CMA is the perfect partner to help ensure every child receives a quality music education.”

In a public statement, CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern said, “This is our second grant to Education Through Music and we were delighted

to make the announcement in New York and involve the students who are direct beneficiaries of this important initiative…. This program changes lives and we are proud to support a cause that brings music education to the students who need it most.”

In addition to the grant announce-ment and student performance, ETM teachers were invited to attend the famous CMA Songwriters Workshop at Joe’s Pub on September 2nd. The workshop, which featured prolific songwriter Bob DiPiero, gave ETM teachers an in-depth look into the pro-cess of songwriting, as well as anec-dotes and wisdom that they can learn from and pass on to their students in the classroom.

ETM now provides music education as a core subject to 20,000 students each year. The CMA Foundation’s sup-port plays a vital role in expanding our programs and providing music educa-tion to even more students throughout NYC.

Students from ETM Partner Schools performed at the 2014 CMA Nomination An-nouncements held in New York City in Times Square on September 3, 2014, conducted by ETM Field Supervisor David Wilson.

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nord Family Foundation sponsors 2014 Professional development retreat for ETM TeachersWeek-long summer program augments year-round commitment to teacher training

Nearly 50 teachers, guest lectur-ers, and ETM program staff gathered for the 2014 ETM Academy Retreat, which was held for the second year in a row on the beautiful campus of Oberlin College in Ohio, this year from August 9 to 14. The full week of almost 12-hour days was jam-packed with everything from vocal technique and marketing methods to a ukulele jam session and a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The professional development retreat was made possible through a grant from the Nord Family Foundation. Of the partnership, executive director of Education Through Music Katherine Damkohler said, “We are committed to providing every child with high-quality music education, and that starts with having qualified and well-trained music teachers. Through the generous support of the Nord Family Foundation, we are able to provide our teachers with the training and professional development they need to teach effectively and really make a difference in the lives of the many students they teach.”

Teachers from New York joined teachers from Cleveland, Los An-

geles, and as far away as Chile to collaborate and explore the many roles they will take on in a classroom and school. While these roles include nurse, custodian, lifesaver, artist, and cheerleader, just to name a few, the teachers were up to the task. “This is one of the most dedicated, enthusi-astic, and talented groups of teachers we at ETM have ever had the pleasure to work with,” said ETM program staff member Catriona O’Dwyer. “We are so excited to send them into our part-ner schools this fall.” O’Dwyer joined Program Director Peter Pauliks and fellow program staff members Nicho-las LaFleur, Meryl Cullom, and David Wilson to teach sessions on topics

“We are committed to providing every child

with high-quality music education, and that starts

with having qualified and well-trained music

teachers.”-Katherine Damkohler,

ETM Executive Director

like lesson planning, learning rubrics and assessments, music literacy, band conducting, and general music strategies.

Almost an entire day was devoted to the study of music teaching meth-ods, with four experts from the Cleve-land area each giving a lecture on a different method. In-depth presenta-tions on the Gordon, Dalcroze, Ko-daly, and Orff methods had teachers using body percussion, hand signals, tone bells, puppets, movement, and chanting; after gaining an overview of all four methods, teachers formed groups to discuss how they could adapt what they had seen and experi-enced in the workshops into their own classrooms. New ETM teacher Gor-don Green said of the retreat, “Not only was it an excellent chance for professional development, with very helpful and knowledgeable facilita-tors, it was also a wonderful oppor-tunity for all of the teachers to create a network and tight bond amongst ourselves. I know that we are all here to support one another in the collec-tive effort that is the ETM model.”

Above: ETM teachers and staff participated in a week-long professional development retreat August 9–14, in northeast Ohio.


2014 summer Music Academy

Top: ETM students attended the Bronx Youth Fair, where they had the opportunity to perform for peers and the community.Bottom: Guitar students performed at the end of the 2014 Summer Music Academy.

For the second consecutive year, Education Through Music held its month-long Summer Music Acad-emy for students in New York City. ETM students from across the city looking to continue their music education participated in the summer day camp, which was held through-out the month of July. Students from a variety of ETM’s Partner School programs in grades 4 through 8 made their way to One World Middle School in the Bronx to expand their musical skills.

“The Summer Music Academy is a wonderful opportunity for ETM stu-

dents to maintain and build upon the skills they learned during the school year while having fun and gaining confidence by performing for their peers,” said Kathy Damkohler, Execu-tive Director of Education Through Music.

The Summer Music Academy, which hosted an array of activities ranging from orchestra, band, or guitar sessions, to Broadway-style performance and world music, en-riched the skills students acquired throughout the school year, while introducing students to new, exciting elements of music education.

Building on the success of the inaugural Summer Music Academy last year, there was a 27% increase in enrollment from 2013, with many students opting for the day-long ses-sions. The Music Academy saw many returning students, but for newcom-ers, the joys of the program were on display as the fast-growing sum-mer camp continued to attract ETM students to keep learning during the summer.

In addition to the daily sessions, students were invited by New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to attend and perform at the Bronx Youth Fair. The fair, attended by hundreds of children participating in various summer education programs throughout NYC, gave students a chance to meet and watch their peers and discover what they were up to during the summer months.

ETM teachers also benefited from the Academy, as the dedicated Partner School teachers guided their students to successful activity ses-sions, while also learning new teach-ing methods and brushing up on their own music skills.

Students experienced a fun-filled month of activities and learning that they can now carry into the new school year. ETM is very proud of all the students who participated in this year’s Summer Music Academy, and looks forward to seeing many of them, as well as many new faces, next summer.


ETM’s Bassline: A new Monthly Giving Campaign

The bassline is the backbone of music: it helps keep time and define the key, while giving the melody and harmony a foundation on which to grow. And at Education Through Music, the Bassline is a new community of monthly donors who keep ETM moving to a steady beat! Monthly giving is a low-hassle, flexible way to make a difference for partner school students. $5 per month, for example, can provide record-ers to an entire class of ETM students. $12.50 per month can support a full year of music education for one child. Members will receive special recognition and field updates.

Visit www.ETMonline.org/bassline to join today!

Above, left: ETM students performed a scene from the musicial “The Music Man.”

Above, right: Summer Music Academy students sang for family and friends.

Right: Orchestra students alsoperformed at the Bronx Youth Fair.


Education Through Music Expands with 12 new Partner schools

Education Through Music is excited to announce new partner-ships with Mozarts and Einsteins and with Cords for Music. Mozarts and Einsteins is a preschool of integrated arts and academics located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For each new regis-tered student, the private preschool is donating $249 to ETM to help pro-vide music education to all students.

Cords for Music is a socially motivated jewelry line that gives part of the

new Companies support ETM

Cords for Music bracelets are available at www.cordsformusic.com.For each one sold, ETM receives $10.

For each student enrolled at Mozarts and Einsteins through December 31, 2014, ETM

will receive a donation of $249.

Education Through Music is sig-nificantly expanding its partnerships with schools to provide music as a core subject. In the 2014–15 school year, Education Through Music will partner with 37 schools total, serving 20,000 students. This is an increase from the 2013–14 school year, when ETM partnered with 28 schools, serv-ing 15,000 students.

“ETM is thrilled to announce the addition of 12 new partner schools for 2014–15, and we welcome this opportunity to use music education as an avenue to help more students gain self-esteem and succeed in school. As we begin the school year, we look forward to building these new partnerships as well as continuing our partnerships with returning schools.”

The new partner schools will implement general music as a core subject for all children attending the school in the grades indicated. Ad-ditional ensemble activities are also included.

proceeds from each product sold to funding music education initiatives. The jewelry line is donating $10 from each sale of its Pick Cord Bracelet to ETM. Inspired by the magic of Rock and Roll, the Pick Cord is shaped like a guitar pick and attached to the wrist using waxed cotton cord. Mo-zarts and Einsteins and Cords for Music are joining established partner Grain Audio in supporting music education by donating a portion of sales proceeds to ETM.

2014-15 ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS New schools are indicated in green

Bronx SchoolsPS 42; PreK–5PS 43; K–5; band for grade 5PS 48; K–5; band for grade 5PS 68; K–5; string orchestra for

grades 4–5PS 72; K–5; band for grade 5PS 76; K–5; band for grade 5PS 87; K-5; string orchestra

for grades 4-5PS 91; K-6PS 103; K–5; band for grade 5PS 109; PreK-5PS 169; K–5; string orchestra

for grades 4–5PS 179; PreK-5PS 182; K–5PS 294; K–3PS 357; PreK–1PS 359; PreK–3PS 369; PreK-5PS 531; PreK-5; band for grade 5PS/IS 89; PreK-8

PS/MS 498; K–8MS 180; 6–8; band and string orchestra for grades 6–8MS 529; 6–8; string orchestra for grades 6–8MS 566; 6–8; band for grades 6–8St. Angela Merici; PreK-8St. Anselm; K–8St. Athanasius; K–8

Brooklyn SchoolsPS 84; PreK–6; string orchestra

for grades 4–6PS 147; PreK-5 PS 325; PreK-5; string

orchestra for grades 4-5

Queens SchoolsPS 154; K–5; band for grade 5PS 175; K–5PS 244; PreK-3PS 343; PreK-KSt. Thomas the Apostle; K–8

Manhattan Schools

PS/MS 007; K–8; band for grades 5–8

St. Ann; K–8; string orchestra for grades 4–8

St. Mark the Evangelist; PreK–8; band for grades 5–8


Allied WorldRose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable TrustBettina Baruch FoundationBay and Paul FoundationsEdith C. Blum FoundationThe Bodman FoundationCMA FoundationColgate-Palmolive CompanyCon EdisonD’Addario Music FoundationDancing Tides FoundationJean and Louis Dreyfus FoundationThe Max and Victoria Dreyfus FoundationWilliam and Muriel Elliott FoundationFender Music FoundationFord FoundationSidney E. Frank FoundationFundraising Day New YorkGilder FoundationFoundation for Global Sports DevelopmentGoldman SachsEugene and Emily Grant Family FoundationWilliam T. Grant Foundation

Jerome L. Greene FoundationSusan and Richard Hare FoundationHorne Family FoundationThe Hyde and Watson FoundationJockey Hollow FoundationEmily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld FoundationDouglas C. Lane & AssociatesThe Leir Charitable FoundationsManhattan Borough President’s OfficeM.B.I.A. FoundationMertz Gilmore FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsNew York City Department of EducationNew York Community TrustNew York State Council on the ArtsNew York State Education DepartmentHenry E. Niles FoundationThe Nord Family FoundationCarl and Lily Pforzheimer FoundationRBC Wealth ManagementMay and Samuel Rudin Family FoundationScoob Trust

Simple Actions Family FoundationDr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn FoundationSolon E. Summerfield FoundationTargetTaubman FoundationTPG CapitalMichael Tuch FoundationHarvey and Leslie Wagner FoundationLeo Walsh FoundationWells Fargo FoundationWME Foundation

Foundation, Corporate & Government supporters 2013-14 and 2014-15

ETM’s programs are supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Dina AdimariEvan AndersonJosh AronsonAlice AvanianBrooke Berescik-JohnsCarol BilottiBen BirnbaumMatthew Blumenfeld & Claudia Canale-ParolaSue BrennanFred CabralDonna CappucioNicole CarrollJean CarucciCourtney ClarkSteve CohenKatherine DamkohlerLeigh DamkohlerAllan and Carol DeitzDotopia FoundationKyle EbnerSherry EllisDr. Francis & Gina ElmiChris Fiore / Limited BrandsRoseann FioreBarbara FogelJennifer FowlerSylvia C. Fox Giving FundMarc FriedmanHoward & Rona Geiser

Thank you, summer “Match for Music” supporters

Chris & Rhonda GethingRuth Bader GinsburgJennifer GoffJessica GoffSteph GoldmanEric GonzalezCamille GranatoEdward GrebowAllan GropperSid Gupta & Christine ChangHae-Soon HahnMichael HamerBeth HammondDonald & Natalie HandelmanMichael Harwayne & Alison FriedKatherine HeberlingSarah HeinemannArielle HerzfeldMelanie HerzfeldDivya JayachandranAnthery JeanJWHands FoundationEthelle KatzKohlberg Kravis RobertsPatrick KosiekDouglas C. Lane & AssociatesElyse LazarticHerb & Ellen LevJohn LevisLewis Levy

Robert LieberChristopher LinehanJanet LocherEdgar LugoMelissa Magrath & Sophie SavrynRichard and Debra MarkJeffrey MarloughTerrence MartellMBIA Foundation, Inc.Greg McGinnisWilliam McKernanAnne McShaneKenneth MeloDavid MercadoElissa MillerAnne MininbergAlex MinkowJack & Helen MorrowLori MurphyNew York Life Insurance Co.Carrie OdgersJonathan OteroKristen PappasJaclyn PatuloJames PeckJoan PellegriniAlexander M. Powell & Ju-Yi YenDeborah PoznanskyJean RabunskiDenise Rempe

ETM sincerely thanks the following individuals and organizations for participating in “Match for Music” – ETM’s first-ever matching gift campaign – either by making a contribution or by referring a first-time donor between June 1 and August 31, 2014.Thanks to these supporters and an anonymous benefactor, the campaign raised $82,145.50, helping ETM to expand programming this fall!

Steven RosenbaumDavid RosenthalWilliam SchmidtSeevers Family FoundationSimple Actions Family FoundationAaron & Martha SpitalAlexis SternBente StrongMarilyn SusskindNicki & Harold TannerChester & Kathy UrbanPeter Von Der AheRachel Walker & Kenneth SchwartzRoxanne WalkerLinda WalkinsDavid & Lorraine WatsonDonald & Susan WeisstuchTodd Yellin & Cori PalladinoAnn ZagoreosArnold ZurcherAnonymous (15)

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