Education Through Music- Los Angeles Chosen by Staples Associate to Receive $1,000 Grant

January 19, 2016

Los Angeles, January 19, 2016 – Education Through Music-Los Angeles has been awarded $1,000 by Staples Foundation, the private charitable arm of Staples, Inc., under a program that lets Staples associate’s direct donations. This grant is part of a philanthropic initiative created by Staples Foundation, which allows Staples associates around the world to direct funding …

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A “Glorious” Benefit Raises Over $300,000 to Keep Music in Schools

December 11, 2015

A “Glorious” Benefit Raises Over $300,000 to Keep Music in Schools:  Stars Included Host Eric McCormack, Common, En Vogue, Michelle Branch, Johnny Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brian Tyler, Jimmie Wood and More HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On December 6, Education Through Music-Los Angeles (ETM-LAwww.etmla.org) honored Paramount Pictures’ President of Worldwide Music & Publishing, Randy Spendlove, and Music …

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Press Release: A Musical Benefit Celebrating ETM-LA’s 10th Anniversary

November 25, 2015

LOS ANGELES – November 19, 2015 – Sunday, December 6th, 2015 will be a note-worthy evening as Education Through Music-Los Angeles (ETM-LA) hosts its 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala. Supporters from the music and film community will gather to honor Paramount Pictures’ President of Worldwide Music & Publishing, Randy Spendlove, and Music Teacher (Los Angeles Unified School District) Asuncion Ojeda at the Skirball Cultural Center. …

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JEM Screening Benefits Music in Schools

October 23, 2015

Los Angeles, October 22, 2015 – Education Through Music-Los Angeles was treated to a 10th anniversary birthday present in true LA style: with a movie premiere screening of JEM and the Holograms benefitting its music programs across the county. This film adaptation of the 80’s cartoon classic directed by Jon M. Chu(G.I. Joe, Step Up) …

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“Music should be part of every school curriculum.”

February 9, 2015

  For ETM-LA 5th grader Mae C whose favorite genres of music include pop and jazz – music is a conduit for self-expression. “I like music because you get to express the way you feel.  I also like the way songs express sadness, happiness and drama,” she says. Thanks to supporters like you, we believe …

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Teachers See the Impact of Music this 2013-14 Year

May 6, 2014

  Thank you for helping to empower children through music education.  This 2013-14 school year, Education Through Music-LA is serving approximately 6,000 children with sequential, comprehensive weekly music instruction and we are seeing the positive results first-hand. We want to share story of 4th grader from Norwood Elementary School, Alberto, who his mother this year …

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Summer Strings and Training

August 8, 2013

  Although schools were out for the summer, the music continued at Education Through Music-Los Angeles.   Violin students gathered at the St. Sebastian School on a Saturday in June to participate in a videotaping of our first Public Service Announcement, granted by the Women in Film PSA Production Program.   Students got to experience first-hand a …

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