The American Music Conference is a national non-profit educational association founded in 1947. AMC is dedicated to promoting the importance of music, music-making and music education to the general public. AMC's goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys and makes its own music.
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With 45 years of service, they are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
AYS has attained a reputation as one of the nation's most prestigious artistic institutions for young people, a rigorous training program for some of the country's best pre-professional musical artists and one of Southern California's most honored cultural treasures. Talent and potential are the only criteria for admittance to the orchestra. Countless AYS alumni are currently members of some of the finest professional orchestras worldwide. Under the musical direction of Alexander Treger, AYS continues to flourish and nurture young musicians while holding them to the very highest artistic standards.
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's landmark Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of hundreds of interactive exhibits in the areas of science, art, and human perception. The Exploratorium stands in the vanguard of the movement of the "museum as educational center." It provides access to, and information about, science, nature, art, and technology. Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Their site now contains over 18 thousand award-winning web pages exploring hundreds of different topics including music. It currently serves 20 million visitors a year. That makes us one of the most visited museum Web sites in the world.
Juilliard's central mission is to educate talented performing musicians, dancers and actors so that they may achieve the highest artistic standards, as well as become leaders in their professions.
The Music for All Foundation is a national non-profit organization committed to expanding the role of music and the arts in education, to heightening the publicfs appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating a positive environment for the arts through societal change.
The Music for Youth Foundation (MFY) is a non-profit initiative with its mission to identify, fund and lend experience to innovative programs that make quality music education available to underpriveleged young people.
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The Music Teachers' Association of California, incorporated in 1897, is a professional organization of approximately 4,500 members. Throughout its 100 year history, MTAC has dedicated its efforts towards the pursuit of excellence in music education. Each of the sixty branches throughout the state - from Humboldt County to San Diego - maintains its own schedule of programs and activities and participates in state wide projects and programs. Their mission is the pursuit of excellence in music education to promote the stability of the music teaching profession; to maintain the high professional standards of our members; to maintain the exacting qualifications for membership in the organization establishing the active member as a qualified, accredited teacher; and to promote the development of musical potential and ability in students.
The mission of Music Teachers National Association is to advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support the professionalism of music teachers. The association maintains two subsidiary programs: MTNA Professional Certification Program and the MTNA Foundation Fund. The Professional Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of applied music teaching and helps the public readily identify competent music teachers in their communities. The MTNA Foundation Fund supports programs to financially assist teachers and students with their educational pursuits while providing an opportunity for individual and corporate support of MTNA and its programs.
The National Association for Music Education. MENC's mission is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. MENC created national standards for music education and believes that every individual should be guaranteed the opportunity to learn music and to share in musical experiences.
NEA believes every child in America, regardless of family income or place of residence, deserves a quality education, and has a long, proud history of advocating for its members, America's children, and public schools. Founded in 1857 "to elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of popular education in the United States," NEA has remained constant in its commitment to its original mission, as evidenced by their current mission statement: To fulfill the promise of a democratic society, the National Education Association shall promote the cause of quality public education and advance the profession of education; expand the rights and further the interest of educational employees; and advocate human, civil, and economic rights for all.
Since 1853, Steinway pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty, and investment value. Handcrafting each Steinway requires up to one full year - creating an instrument of rare quality and global renown. Not surprisingly, Steinway remains the choice of 9 out of 10 concert artists, and countless pianists, composers, and performers around the world.
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