Project Report
| Mar 29, 2013
Commitment to Music Education
By Tricia Steel | Program Director
We have a dream - that all the school districts supporting the hundreds of schools and students we help will make a long-term commitment to keeping music alive in their schools. With a very public and sincere commitment to making sure that music programs are strong and robust now and in the future, school districts, one at a time, are pledging just that through the Commitment to Music Education.
This newly-established partnership with the foundation allows each participating district to show that they recognize the value and benefit of music education and demand it for all students in their care. As the foundation makes a major investment in each district, each district promises to protect and maintain that investment through this partnership.
We support, applaud and thank the following districts who share this vision:
• The Independent School District of Boise in Boise, ID
• Washington Elementary School District in Glendale, AZ
• Green Bay Area Public Schools in Green Bay, WI
• Pendergast Elementary School District in Phoenix, AZ
• Lennox School District in Lennox, CA
• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Nashville, TN
• Pasadena Unified School District in Pasadena, CA
• St. Paul Public Schools in St. Paul, MN
• Fontana Unified School District in Fontana, CA
• Tulsa Public Schools in Tulsa, OK
Please check our website frequently as this list will continue to grow.
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Dec 28, 2012
The Time for Music is Now
By Felice Mancini | President & CEO
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I.S. 52 Inwood Middle School Band in New York, NY
An instrument donation from the The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation will benefit a school for years to come.
Below is an update from a school that was awarded a few years ago:
December 21, 2012
Hi Tricia and Everyone at MHOF,
I just caught my breath after all our performances and wanted to get this off to you before the holiday break. My students' appetite for music is insatiable! At our school's holiday show this year we performed twice the amount of music we normally do to an audience filled with admirers, supporters, and many band alumni from years past. We also spent our mornings before school this week marching the neighborhood and visiting the area elementary schools for the Tiger Band version of caroling. I was apprehensive about leading a marching band through the streets at 7:30AM but my principal and the community loved it and we put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces. One woman who saw us and is otherwise unaffiliated with our school, bought and delivered dozens upon dozens of donuts and hot chocolate to award the hard working band members! So as you can tell, the I.S.52 Inwood Tiger Band is still going strong, thanks in large part to the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year,
Brian Moore
Band Director/ Music Teacher
I.S. 52 Inwood Middle School
New York, NY
P.S. I attached a quick photo I took right before a performance- a little out of focus but I think it captures the energy and enthusiasm of the band nicely!
Make your year-end gift today and put an instrument into a child's hands this school year!
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Sep 28, 2012
A Year of Impact
By Felice Mancini | President & CEO
In 2005, Eugene Cottrell, the Director of Bands at Northwood High School in Pittsboro NC, received the Mr. Holland's Opus Award for his dedication to his students and to his profession. And before that, the foundation donated instruments, including a grand marimba, to his wonderful program. Here is an essay by one of his students about how playing it affects her life: http://www.mhopus.org/News/A-grand-result
Through our work and because of the generosity of our donors, we have had a direct impact on many young people. They have benefited in myriad ways, and we believe they will carry the skills they have learned and their memories of playing music in school with them for the rest of their lives.
I am pleased to share with you the results and some of the highlights of our last fiscal and school year. Without those who supported our efforts, these life-enriching experiences would not have been possible. We will continue to do our very best to keep music alive and free in our schools.
Please read about our year of impact here: http://www.mhopus.org/About-Us/Newsletter
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