10th Annual Music Unites the World Festival Premieres Online – May 22 & 23

May 20, 2020

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CA – This past March, after months of preparation, the game plan was finally set to go into motion for Education Through Music-Los Angeles’s 10th Annual Music Unites the World Festival. Students spent weeks — countless hours — diligently rehearsing their songs for the …

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Education Through Music-LA Awarded California Arts Council “Arts Education – Artists in Schools” Grant

May 8, 2020

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CA – On May 4, the California Arts Council announced a grant award of $19,000 to Education Through Music-Los Angeles as part of its In-School Music Education Program. Through ETM-LA’s In-School Music Education Program, every student receives yearlong, weekly, hands-on music classes. ETM-LA believes …

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ETM-LA Invites Parents to Observe Music Education in Action

March 26, 2020

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org   Earlier this year, Education Through Music-Los Angeles launched “Bagels with the Band” and “Sweets with Strings” at over 10 partner schools across LA County, where parents enjoyed seeing their children perform onstage – many of them for the first time – in a fun, informal concert setting. At …

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We’re On This Journey Together

March 20, 2020

  Dear Friends, As our world and communities deal with the effects of COVID-19, all of us at Education Through Music-Los Angeles extend our love and support to you and to all our students, partners, supporters, and community members. As everyone is experiencing, offices – including ours – and school districts across LA County are …

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Pianist Jeff Babko Visits New Music Technology Lab at Dolores Mission

February 6, 2020

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org On January 15, pianist/composer Jeff Babko (Julio Iglesias, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor) paid a special visit to students at ETM-LA partner school Dolores Mission School in Boyle Heights, helping to launch their new music technology lab with KORG Education. Dolores Mission is the third ETM-LA partner school to collaborate with …

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A Week at Education Through Music-LA

January 17, 2020

By Krystal Cohen (Princeton University, ’21)   On the third floor of a swanky Burbank office building, tucked away in a corner on the right, you’ll find Education Through Music-Los Angeles. With a small team of 14 musicians, songwriters, and composers-turn-educators, they lead the charge in expanding access to music education in the broader Los …

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Music Education in 2020: ETM-LA Training Inspires Teachers

January 10, 2020

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org   BURBANK, CA – Music teachers and educators from across Los Angeles attended ETM-LA’s annual Winter Training Institute, held at American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Burbank. Our dedicated program staff conducted a two-day series of workshops covering topics such as student engagement, movement, music composition, curriculum design, instrumental technique, and music technology. …

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Debbie Allen and ABC ‘black-ish’ Star Anthony Anderson Join Special Guests at the Education Through Music-Los Angeles Gala

November 15, 2019

Contact: Katie Boone Phone: (818) 433-7600 Email: press@etmla.org Website: www.etmla.org   BEVERLY HILLS, CA – On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Education Through Music-Los Angeles (www.etmla.org) hosted its 14th Annual Benefit Gala at the Beverly Wilshire to raise awareness for music in disadvantaged LA County schools. Supporters gathered to celebrate the 2019 Shining Star Honorees: Emmy Award-Winning Music Director & Producer …

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