Press Kit
- [See full press links here]
- People’s Music School on Jennifer Hudson Show
- People’s Music School – Good Day Chicago
- WBEZ Highlights Work of TPMS to Provide Accessible Music Education
- Lori Lightfoot Kicks Off TPMS Performapaloozathon
- Make It Better Foundation Awards TPMS as the Education & Arts Philanthropy Winner
- Chicago magazine lists TPMS as a “Nonprofit Worthy of Your Money”
- TPMS Student Performs at Obama Foundation Summit
- TPMS Students Perform with Yo-Yo Ma
- Youth Performers of The People’s Music School Join Grammy-Award Winning Artist Jeff Tweedy for Summer Music Series
- TPMS Deepens Partnership with Soundslice to Deliver Virtual Access During Pandemic
- TPMS Expands Great South Side Programming in Partnership with Bronzeville Classical Elementary School
- TPMS Announces PlayOut! Event in Celebration of Pride Month
For any press or media inquiries, please contact:
Ellie DePastino
Marketing and Communications Manager
ellie.depastino@peoplesmusicschool.org
(773) 649-9134
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The People’s Music School offers high quality, tuition-free music education to school aged children in Chicago who would otherwise not be able to afford it. Based on a student’s age, we offer classes in general music, instrumental studies, music theory, and a variety of ensembles.
ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION
The People’s Music School (TPMS), a 501(c) (3), is Chicago’s oldest and largest 100% tuition-free music school. We envision a society where all children have access to the unique social, emotional, and intellectual benefits achieved through musical excellence.
We believe music is transformative and empowers the lives of youth, families and communities.
Dr. Rita Simó, a Juilliard-trained classical pianist, was inspired by the free music education she received as a child in the Dominican Republic. Her dream became a reality in 1976, when she opened the doors of The People’s Music School in a vacant storefront in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.
Today, TPMS has expanded to serve over 800 students from 55 ZIP codes across the Chicago metropolitan area.
IMPACT
high school graduation
college attendance rate
year-over-year student retention