Quotes
"It is a great way for the children to be creative."
-Classroom teacher, P.S. 155
"The activities [from ETM's Teachers Institute] will enhance my teaching as well as the students' skills."
-Partner school classroom teacher
"Music is a discipline, and you know when you practice something and you work really hard at something, you see the results. Learning an instrument definitely brings out a lot of discipline in children - it makes them work hard to accomplish something. Education Through Music has really brought wonderful opportunities for the kids at the school. -- Teacher, St. Clare
"If I learn a new song, I go into a bathroom at home and sing it for hours."
-Partner school student
"The work that ETM is doing is really important because otherwise these kids wouldn't have any other outlet." - Siddhartha Khosla, Lead Singer, Goldspot, on Mount Carmel-Holy Rosary)
"More music equals more learning to me."
-Partner school classroom teacher
"I think ETM is doing really amazing things for these kids, and it is incredible to think that they wouldn't have had the opportunity otherwise." -Rachel Platten, on P.S. 102
"The substantive music education that ETM is implementing in schools is, indeed, a real step toward success in learning and life-long enrichment with music--for every child. The philosophy and goal is exactly what I believe. Bravo!"
-Dorothy A. Straub, Past President, Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
"Ever since I started playing the violin, I started to have more confidence in my work, and more self-respect." (Student, Mount Carmel-Holy Rosary)
"Art and music play a significant role in my classroom. We study artists and composers and do projects on them."
-- Classroom teacher, P.S. 83
Who We Serve
During 2009-10, ETM's model serves:
- 11,000 children in New York City, through ETM's partnerships with 23 schools.
- 5,000 children in Los Angeles and Richmond, CA, through the work of our affiliate organizations, ETM-LA and ETM-Bay Area.
Charity Navigator gives Four Stars to ETM
Charity Navigator is America's premier independent charity evaluator. Review ETM's four star rating.
Quotes
"[The students] all get so excited for music...they behave wonderfully and there is a lot of participation."
-Classroom teacher, P.S. 76
