VIEW YEAR IN REVIEW Our 2023-2024 Year in Review is here! Take a look at some of the highlights from this past …
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The People’s Music School Selected for D’Addario Foundation’s Immersive Music Challenge (IMC)
The People’s Music School is pleased to announce we were selected to participate in the Immersive Music Challenge (IMC), an implementation and longitudinal …
Rita’s Letter to the Community
Found in The People’s Music School’s storage unit: a letter from our founder, Dr. Rita Simó, dated June 1976, just four months …
Summer is here, and the music doesn’t stop! Check out where our Summer Ambassadors are heading this summer to enrich their music …
Our Favorite Compositions
As students embark on their composition projects this spring, our teaching artists are sharing more about their own musical inspirations. Read through …
Greater South Side Program Manager Elena Grijalva helps students find their own path in music
Our Greater South Side site is our fastest growing program. And the demand for high-quality, accessible music instruction is only increasing. Meet …
Creating an Impactful Multi-Year Student Journey
Our data shows that the longer students remain in our program, the deeper and more sustainable the impact, in particular given the learning disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in our student community.
Back of the Yards Program Manager Ariel Garcia: “I strive to be the adult I needed when I was a kid”
Ariel Garcia has been a part of The People’s Music School team since 2019. For years, he has been an integral part …