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The student Naomi Moccio holding a trumpet.

“Music Pushes Me to Be Brave” – Naomi’s Story

By Ariel Davis

Save The Music staff got a chance to interview Naomi Moccio, a budding trumpet player in a small town in West Virginia. She participated in a side-by-side concert with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra that was organized by the team at Save The Music. The photos you see in this article are from her time […]

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Two boys in a class producing music with a tablet.

Save The Music’s Strategy – Elevating the Communities that Created Pop Music

By Henry Donahue

Summary Over the past five years, Save The Music has grown and scaled our work at the community level, building on the culturally rich foundation of American music. We build community-level partnerships with local music advocates, educators, artists, and funders in places where we can invest in 30, 50 or 100+ schools over several years […]

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Save The Music Foundation's Music Saves Flyer

Great Performance Venues Driving Access to Music Education

By Ariel Davis

This year, the Save The Music team will be highlighting the stories of music educators, advocates, and community leaders, while shining a light on some of our favorite music venues in the United States. Each venue has done tremendous work in authentically uplifting the communities they serve. They also house a deep history of showcasing […]

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Percussion instruments next to an electric piano and a guitar.

Trauma Informed Care in the Music Classroom

By Chiho Feindler

I was scheduled to meet a principal who was seeking to receive a grant of band instruments via Zoom in the spring of 2021.   She never showed up at the first meeting nor the rescheduled meeting in the same week.  By the time I was logging in to finally meet this principal, I was […]

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James Lopez, DJ D-Nice, Dionne Harmon, Jammie Crawford Walker, Erykah Badu, honoree Jesse Collins, H.E.R. Chris Spencer, Chante Moore and Stephen Hill attend Save the Music Music Saves honoring Jesse Collins at NeueHouse Los Angeles

#MusicSaves Los Angeles 2021 with Erykah Badu

By Lia Peralta

Save The Music hosted its second annual #MusicSaves Los Angeles event on December 8, 2021 at NeueHouse, celebrating Founder & CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, Jesse Collins. Jesse was honored for his achievements as a trailblazing executive and one of the most...

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