Get Started With Music
Grades PreK-5
Bring general music to your elementary school for all students to discover and create music.
The Save The Music Intro To Music Grant program includes everything an elementary music teacher needs to provide Pre-K to 5th grade students with sequential, standards-based general music instruction focused on active music making and foundational musical skills.
The grant package includes $26,700 worth of developmentally appropriate instruments and engaging resources, including an acoustic guitar, digital piano, Orff instruments, world drums, recorders, concert ukuleles, hand-held percussion, classroom method books, and program services.
To receive an Intro to Music Grant, districts must commit to funding and hiring a certified music teacher, schedule general music class during the regular school day, provide a dedicated classroom space for music, and budget for the music program’s maintenance and supplies. The Foundation maintains a partnership with the district until music is in place at every eligible school.
Intro To Music Grant Requirements:
- The school must be a public elementary school in the United States.
- The school or district must commit to hiring and funding at least one certified music teacher.
- The school must schedule general music as part of the regular school day, offering a minimum of 45 minutes of instruction per student enrolled in the music program per week.
- The school must provide a classroom space dedicated to music instruction.
- The school must provide adequate, secure storage space for the instruments and materials.
- The school or district must accept full responsibility for the maintenance of the donated instruments.
- The grant recipient must complete annual progress reports about the music program and allow representatives from the Foundation to visit.
To learn more about our granting process, please visit our FAQ page.
