: The A+ Schools Program was initiated in 1993 as a statewide project in North Carolina by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts. The A+ Schools Program is an approach to teaching and learning grounded in the belief that the arts can play a central role in how children learn.

Home school and private school band, orchestra and K-12 general music classes for students in Arkansas.

The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. Alliance vision of ensuring that all children have access to afterschool programs by 2010.

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is a national network of arts, education, and community leaders who foster creative expression and artistic achievement in junior and senior high school students. The Alliance was established in 1994 to expand the network of support for aspiring young American artists and writers through the distinguished Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the largest, longest-running, and most prestigious recognition programs for creative young people in the United States.

To mobilize people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation's youth by fulfilling Five Promises for young people.

The mission of American Alliance for Theatre and Education is to promote standards of excellence in theatre and theatre education. We achieve this mission by disseminating quality practices in theatre and theatre education, connecting artists, educators, researchers, and scholars with each other, and by providing opportunities for our membership to learn, exchange, expand and diversify their work, the audience and their perspectives.

The AAF is a national resource for those who want our communities to be centers of civilization and our children to inherit a wholesome physical environment that uplifts the spirit. The Foundation's purpose is to help people understand the importance of architecture in their lives and then use that understanding to enrich their lives and transform their communities.

Established in 1977, the American Arts Alliance is a nationwide consortium of nonprofit performing, presenting and exhibiting arts organizations.

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) provides leadership for the continuing transformation of professional preparation programs to ensure competent and caring educators of all America's children and youth.

Founded in 1906, the American Association of Museums (AAM) is dedicated to promoting excellence within the museum community. Through advocacy, professional education, information exchange, accreditation, and guidance on current professional standards of performance, AAM assists museum staff, boards, and volunteers across the country to better serve the public.

AASA's mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children.

The mission of the American Association of School Librarians is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.

: The mission of the ACF is to link communities with composers and performers, encouraging the making, playing, and enjoyment of new music.

: The American Educational Research Association is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.

The AFT represents one million teachers, school support staff, higher education faculty and staff, health care professionals, and state and municipal employees.

: The American Library Association provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

Founded in 1939 by a consortium of six composers including Aaron Copeland, the American Music Center is the nation's first information and support center for new American music. AMC has consistently pioneered groundbreaking initiatives that have supported and advanced the field through the decades, and today the Center's programs and service help make possible the countless performances of new music each year. These efforts collectively further the Center's mission of building a national community for new American music.

The American Youth Policy Forum provides learning and networking opportunities for policymakers working on education and youth issues at the local, state and national levels.

Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With a 40-year record of service, we are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University develops, shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America, especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children.

The Arts Extension Service connects arts and communities with learning. AES is a national, nonprofit arts service organization, a program of the Division of Continuing Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

: Developed by Young Audiences, Inc. is a comprehensive education program connecting community arts resources to the K-12 curriculum.

The ABC Project is a statewide collaborative initiative begun in 1987, whose goal is to ensure that every child in South Carolina, from pre-school through college levels, has access to a quality, comprehensive education in the arts, including dance, drama, music, visual arts and creative writing.

ArtsConnection is New York City's largest and most comprehensive, not-for-profit, arts-in-education organization. For over twenty years, ArtsConnection has made a profound difference in the lives of the City's children by providing exceptional programming in the performing, visual, literary, and media arts to metropolitan area public schools and, ArtsConnection midtown Center.

: supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.

The mission of Artsgenesis is to create and conduct arts accelerated learning programs for students, teachers, administrators, parents, and artists.

: ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives across all education professions in reporting key policies and practices. ASCD reflects the conscience and content of education.

ACMC is dedicated to serving Central Texans by expanding knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of chamber music through the highest quality instruction and performance.

While Binney & Smith is best known for its ubiquitous Crayola crayons, our company goes far beyond those familiar sticks of wax. We bring hands-on products for creative personal development and fun to consumers of all ages at home and away from home.

: Cable in the Classroom is a special initiative begun in 1989 by the cable industry to provide public and private schools in the United States with free access to educational television programs.

The Center for Arts Education is a not-for-profit organization committed to restoring and sustaining arts education as an essential part of every child's education in the New York City public schools.

The mission of the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) is to serve students by advancing the role of the arts in K-12 public education. CAPE catalyzes and supports school improvementthrough the creation of partnerships that integrate the arts into the overall educational program of Chicago public schools. The arts, when introduced through integrated instruction as well as discipline-specific study, can be an essential element to school improvement.

: From Sesame Workshop, creators of Sesame Street, it's the only site that delivers high-quality entertaining and educational programming for kids and parents together.

Whether you're looking for CD suggestions for your new musical interest or doing scholarly research, let this page be your guide to some of the best the web has to offer.

Creative Ceramics workshops for childern and adults. For individuals and groups in my home studio in Brentwood, CA. Birthday Party workshops in your home can be arranged.

Founded in 1911, the College Art Association promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skills in the teaching and practices of art.

CBE is a highly recognized independent non-profit organization that promotes a curriculum strong in the basic subjects: English, history, geography, government, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, and the arts, for all children in the nation's elementary and secondary schools.

The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nationwide nonprofit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the United States, the U.S. extra-state jurisdictions, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. In representing the chief education officers, CCSSO works on behalf of the state agencies that serve pre-K–12 students throughout the nation.

The Creative Directions has been working for over 25 years to teach, facilitate, and integrate the arts (with an emphasis on drama/theater) in schools and communities by providing creative drama resources and professional development opportunities for educators, administrators, and artists.

Introducing Cymbal Technique 101, the new marching cymbal tutorial with instruction, notation, exercises, tips and techniques used by the instructors of the 2 time DCI Cymbal Ensemble Champs.

The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that supports innovative programs leading to improved teaching in the performing arts in public schools.

: Our goal is to support teachers, schools, and parents in their efforts to effectively engage children in learning.

ECMMA supports the field of early childhood music & movement (birth to 7 yrs) through education, advocacy & netwroking & by providing a forum for research & teaching for all early childhood educators.

) .Education Development Center (EDC) is an international, non-profit organization with projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world.

Primary School Music and dance workshops in the UK.

The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth.

: The mission of ERS is to improve the education of children and youth by providing educators and the public with timely and reliable research and information.

: Educational Testing Service is the world'slargest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in educational research.

The Association provides a broad range of professional services and support to theatre educators and their students.

Emotemuse Online offers an interactive program training skills in areas of aural and harmony. Develop skills ranging from rudiments such as keysignatures to melodic dictation and harmonic analysis.

In the gorgeous frame picture offered by the city of Florence, every two months, it will take place, a masterclass dedicated to the Opera Singing. Ten days of tecnique vocal and Opera interpretation.

FUNdamentals of Music and Movement provides classes in music, dance and yoga for kids. Classes are taught at the Fundamentals Center, in schools and at events. Individual instruction is also offered.

The Galef Institute is a nonprofit educational organization whose primary goal is to work with educators in public schools, schools of education, and other reform agencies to improve student achievement by strengthening the teaching profession. To achieve it's goals, Galef developed the comprehensive school reform initiative Different Ways of Knowing.

: Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls — all girls — where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, Girl Scouts cultivate their full individual potential. The qualities they develop in Girl Scouting — leadership, values, social conscience, and conviction about their own self-worth — serve them all their lives.

: The GRAMMY® Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Recording Academy, has a challenging responsibility to bring national attention to important issues such as the value of music and arts education and preserving our rich cultural legacy for future generations. Through its nationwide efforts, the Foundation has made great inroads. Former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley said, "By helping students discover and appreciate music and the arts, organizations like the GRAMMY Foundation are opening up new opportunities in education for America's young people.

): Since its founding in 1985, GIA has been the only national organization focusing on philanthropy in the arts and culture.

In 2002, The Gretsch Foundation started an art program, where, non-profit organizations received used guitars and turned them into beautiful and unique works of art that were then sold at auction.

Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.

Information on Indian classical , percussion , fusion music and dance. Teachers and institutions of classical music and dance.

: IDSA is the voice of industrial design, representing the profession to business, government, education, the media and the general public and serving its information and networking needs.

: IMLS is an independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries.

: ICAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the premise that the innate creativity of every child on the planet needs to be nurtured, celebrated, and supported.

The International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) is an alliance of arts administrators representing institutions of higher education. ICFAD provides leadership in arts education, offers a forum for the exchange of ideas and information, and addresses issues of common concern.

: The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is an international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.

: The NETWORK supports and serves the leaders of specialized arts schools, fosters communication, promotes the development of new schools of the arts, and provides leadership and direction in arts education.

The Kennedy Center has dramatically expanded its education programs to reach young people, teachers, and families throughout the nation.

The KennedyCenter Alliance for Arts Education Network is dedicated to the support of policies, practices, and partnerships that ensure the arts are woven into the very fabric of American education.

The Learning First Alliance represents unprecedented, self-initiated commitment by its members to work in concert to improve student learning. The Alliance organizations represent more than ten million individuals engaged in providing, governing, and improving America's public schools at the local, state, and national levels.

: Lincoln Center Institute is an arts center and an education institution, trains educators to explore the arts with the students through an experiential approach that supports broader learning across the curriculum.

L.A. Music Academy is dedicated to providing an excellent, unique and personalized music performance education, enabling graduate musicians to perform at the top level in a wide variety of profession

Early childhood music classes and teacher in-service training.

MARCHINGDESIGNS - The premiere resource for marching shows, supplies, equipment, uniforms, contests, instruction, and more. Everything for marching ensembles from band to color guard and percussion.

The mission of MENC: the National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.

Miller Kamm Associates brings communities back to public education by teaching schools how to successfully Mobilize, Organize, Realize and Energize.

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Mosaic's mission is to empower young people to maximize their potential through professional performing arts training and the creation of first rate theatrical and musical art.

This site was created to meet many of the expectations outlined in the Ontario Curriculum - The Arts. It is interactive and fun for the students, and resourceful for teachers and parents

The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation is dedicated to promoting instrumental music education nationwide by partnering with businesses, schools, and communities to provide new and refurbished musical instruments to qualified schools and individual students.

Boris and Jean Popovich offer instruction on classical flute and piano, Hatha Yoga and Indian traditional devotional music. We can also produce your music in our recording studio.

Music-Web Forum is a web discussion board for discussing all forms of classical music, and getting feedback on your compositions. Music-Web's houses the world first online music encyclopedia wiki

We seek out promising music students, who are unable to afford lessons & link them with qualified music teachers willing to teach them for up to half their normal fee.

The Musika Teacher Group is the nation's premiere music lesson organization. We offer private music lessons in the privacy of your own home or one of teachers studios.

Offering private, one-on-one lessons for many instruments and all ages.

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to redefining and supporting music education. Our programs include Music Matters grants (K-12 music programs), Noise! camp and Battle of the Bands.

NAEA is a non-profit, educationalorganization that promotes art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership.

The NALC is a nonprofit organization that develops, implements, and evaluates model programs that incorporate the arts into the core curriculum of urban schools, and forges networks to support those activities among schools, arts/cultural organizations, businesses, and institutions of higher education.

NASAA is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies. NASAA's mission is to advance and promote a meaningful role for the arts in the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout the United States. We empower state arts agencies through strategic assistance that fosters leadership, enhances planning and decision making, and increases resources.

In 1997, NAEP administered an arts assessment of approximately 6,480 students in grade 8 in the nation. The assessment measured students' knowledge and skills in music, theatre and visual arts.

: Congress created the 26 member Governing Board in 1988 to set policy for the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), commonly known as the "Nation's Report Card".

The mission of NAESP is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children.

: Excellence in School Leadership is our relentless goal, and in order to meet it, we provide our members with various programs and services to guide them in the following: administration, supervision curriculum planning and staff development.

: Our principal objectives include strengthening state leadership in educational policymaking; promoting excellence in the education of all students; advocating equality of access to educational opportunity; and assuring continued citizen support for public education.

NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations

The NCSL is a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states,its commonwealths and territories.

: The mission of the National Dance Association is to increase knowledge, improve skills, and encourage sound professional practices in dance education while promoting and supporting creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality dance programs.

: The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) advances dance education centered in the arts. We are thevoice of representation for the field in legislatures, schools of dance, PreK-12 schools,and institutions of higher education throughout the country.

: NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education.

The National Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's living cultural heritage, serves the public good by nurturing the expression of human creativity, supporting the cultivation of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation of excellence and diversity of our nation'sartistic accomplishments.

: NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting researcheducation, and public programs in the humanities.

: NFAA's mission is toidentify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional developments, and to raise appreciation for, and support of, the arts in American society.