{"id":391,"date":"2018-01-09T16:58:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T22:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:24:28","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/about\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"391\" class=\"elementor elementor-391\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32deb29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32deb29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b87643\" data-id=\"1b87643\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317db9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"317db9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237bec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237bec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the News<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee2b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eee2b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be3b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0be3b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo Courtesy of the Obama Foundation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed67ca0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed67ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e35d59c\" data-id=\"e35d59c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127a2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127a2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FEATURED STORY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fdbdef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fdbdef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4946d9\" data-id=\"d4946d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-998dae2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"998dae2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8a746\" data-id=\"fd8a746\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf0bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf0bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7e50e0d3-ef7c-bd82-41dd-a14f54eb5294.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7e50e0d3-ef7c-bd82-41dd-a14f54eb5294.png 1066w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7e50e0d3-ef7c-bd82-41dd-a14f54eb5294-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7e50e0d3-ef7c-bd82-41dd-a14f54eb5294-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7e50e0d3-ef7c-bd82-41dd-a14f54eb5294-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab3c27\" data-id=\"4ab3c27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2266690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2266690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2025\/aug\/27\/the-peoples-music-school-opens-a-south-side-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2025\/aug\/27\/the-peoples-music-school-opens-a-south-side-location\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">The People\u2019s Music School Opens A South Side Location<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>The Citizen Newspaper Group | August 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>TPMS has a opened a new location at 5410 S. State that will serve its Greater South side students. The location will enable the tuition-free music school to serve more students and expand its reach and ability to engage with more families in the community. Learn more\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2025\/aug\/27\/the-peoples-music-school-opens-a-south-side-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2025\/aug\/27\/the-peoples-music-school-opens-a-south-side-location\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7268d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7268d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f2e80c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f2e80c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b3b0e\" data-id=\"52b3b0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b399a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b399a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7044fa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7044fa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3932e7c\" data-id=\"3932e7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0c700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a0c700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8bc7742d-e3b6-4281-3694-b995c4f8f14c-1070x597.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8bc7742d-e3b6-4281-3694-b995c4f8f14c-1070x597.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8bc7742d-e3b6-4281-3694-b995c4f8f14c-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8bc7742d-e3b6-4281-3694-b995c4f8f14c-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8bc7742d-e3b6-4281-3694-b995c4f8f14c-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8bc7742d-e3b6-4281-3694-b995c4f8f14c.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c8a98\" data-id=\"b1c8a98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88322ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88322ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/daytime-chicago\/the-peoples-music-school-the-largest-tuition-free-music-school-serving-chicago-children\/\"><strong>The People\u2019s Music School: The Largest Tuition-Free Music School Serving Chicago Children<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WGN Daytime Chicago | May 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s Music School is the largest tuition-free music school focusing on making music education accessible to children across the city.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hear from President &amp; CEO Miriam Owens and watch a live performance from The People&#8217;s Music School <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/daytime-chicago\/the-peoples-music-school-the-largest-tuition-free-music-school-serving-chicago-children\/\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fdbad9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fdbad9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd5c6c\" data-id=\"1dd5c6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e4273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18e4273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/d5830dd6-fdbf-0e4c-5bf6-589016044154.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/d5830dd6-fdbf-0e4c-5bf6-589016044154.png 1000w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/d5830dd6-fdbf-0e4c-5bf6-589016044154-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/d5830dd6-fdbf-0e4c-5bf6-589016044154-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/d5830dd6-fdbf-0e4c-5bf6-589016044154-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c71e47\" data-id=\"3c71e47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a46a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a46a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/video\/1636414\"><strong>The People&#8217;s Music School offering free music lessons to Chicago kids<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Fox 32 Good Day Chicago | May 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s Music School President Miriam Owens joined us in studio to share how the nonprofit is offering free music education to Chicago youth, emphasizing its impact on creativity, discipline and academic success.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Watch the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/video\/1636414\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fac1b66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fac1b66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a246e6\" data-id=\"8a246e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126c70c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"126c70c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-citizen-weekly.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-citizen-weekly.png 664w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-citizen-weekly-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-citizen-weekly-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9758821\" data-id=\"9758821\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0102790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0102790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2025\/may\/21\/amid-budget-cuts-seven-local-nonprofits-will-receive-transformative-grants-totaling-490000\/\"><strong>Amid Budget Cuts, Seven Local Nonprofits Will Receive Transformative Grants Totaling $490,000<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Citizen Weekly | May 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At a time when many government-funded programs are being scaled back, seven Chicago nonprofits working on the city\u2019s most urgent issues will receive a combined $490,000 in funding from Impact Grants Chicago, a women-powered collective giving organization.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about TPMS being a finalist <a href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2025\/may\/21\/amid-budget-cuts-seven-local-nonprofits-will-receive-transformative-grants-totaling-490000\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6ef66f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6ef66f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f92ae7\" data-id=\"5f92ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb022c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"feb022c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TPMS-ON-UNIVISION-e1744383390855-1070x708.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TPMS-ON-UNIVISION-e1744383390855-1070x708.png 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TPMS-ON-UNIVISION-e1744383390855-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TPMS-ON-UNIVISION-e1744383390855-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TPMS-ON-UNIVISION-e1744383390855-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TPMS-ON-UNIVISION-e1744383390855.png 1445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f427b3\" data-id=\"3f427b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a182b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a182b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/local\/chicago-wgbo\/con-clases-gratuitas-buscan-que-mas-ninos-en-chicago-se-interesen-por-la-musica-video\"><strong>Con clases gratuitas, buscan que m\u00e1s ni\u00f1os en Chicago se interesen por la m\u00fasica<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Univision Chicago | April 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;En Agustin Lara Academy, del vecindario de Las Empacadoras, decenas de ni\u00f1os se benefician del programa gratuito de la organizaci\u00f3n &#8216;The People&#8217;s Music School.&#8217; Los participantes asisten a clases de m\u00fasica dos d\u00edas por semana, cuatro horas en total.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn about The People&#8217;s Music School&#8217;s Back of the Yards programming and how new students can apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/local\/chicago-wgbo\/con-clases-gratuitas-buscan-que-mas-ninos-en-chicago-se-interesen-por-la-musica-video\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32f904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32f904\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4075c4b\" data-id=\"4075c4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162bdb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"162bdb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/the-peoples-music-school-hosting-fundraising-gala-friday\/\" id=\"cbsNewsVideo\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-418e282\" data-id=\"418e282\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3410bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3410bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/the-peoples-music-school-hosting-fundraising-gala-friday\/\"><strong>The People\u2019s Music School hosting fundraising gala Friday<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>CBS News Chicago | February 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A local school is providing 100% tuition-free music education to students. The People&#8217;s Music School is Chicago&#8217;s oldest and largest completely tuition-free music school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hear from President &amp; CEO Miriam Owens in conversation with morning news anchor and Big Night Emcee Audrina Sinclair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/the-peoples-music-school-hosting-fundraising-gala-friday\/\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcf13fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcf13fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba9e99\" data-id=\"5ba9e99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f4b5a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57f4b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-14-at-5.41.30-PM-e1655246572968.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4921\" alt=\"Jeff Tweedy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-14-at-5.41.30-PM-e1655246572968.png 543w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-14-at-5.41.30-PM-e1655246572968-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-14-at-5.41.30-PM-e1655246572968-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e9b29\" data-id=\"40e9b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31f5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c31f5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsupnewp.com\/2025\/02\/newport-folk-festival-unveils-first-acts-for-2025-lineup\/\"><strong>Newport Folk Festival unveils first acts for 2025 lineup<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>What&#8217;s Up Newport | February 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Newport Festivals Foundation is making grants to music education programs on behalf of the announced artists. They\u2019ve already supported The People\u2019s Music School, a Chicago-based organization offering free music education to children in the area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Jeff Tweedy&#8217;s support of The People&#8217;s Music School <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsupnewp.com\/2025\/02\/newport-folk-festival-unveils-first-acts-for-2025-lineup\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c03420a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c03420a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-080748a\" data-id=\"080748a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8b19c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e8b19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1070x602.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6815\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1070x602.png 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88bcf35\" data-id=\"88bcf35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0911695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0911695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2024\/dec\/11\/the-peoples-music-school-continues-to-provide-free-music-classes-to-families\/\"><strong>The People\u2019s Music School Continues To Provide Free Music Classes To Families<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Citizen Weekly | December 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since it was founded, the People\u2019s Music, which is Chicago\u2019s oldest and largest tuition-free music education program, has serviced 800 students across the city at four sites: Uptown, Albany Park, Back of the Yards and Bronzeville. Those locations are inside Chicago Public Schools because of partnerships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about The People&#8217;s Music School&#8217;s history and impact <a href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2024\/dec\/11\/the-peoples-music-school-continues-to-provide-free-music-classes-to-families\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb30ace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb30ace\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-879eeda\" data-id=\"879eeda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afda7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7afda7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TPMS-on-WGN-e1727717984572.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TPMS-on-WGN-e1727717984572.png 800w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TPMS-on-WGN-e1727717984572-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TPMS-on-WGN-e1727717984572-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/TPMS-on-WGN-e1727717984572-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2a03b1\" data-id=\"d2a03b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c993c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c993c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/spotlight-chicago\/high-quality-tuition-free-music-education\/\">High Quality, Tuition-Free Music Education<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WGN Spotlight Chicago | September 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Peoples Music School offers high-quality, intensive music education to underserved students for free. Its mission is to transform lives by advocating for tuition-free music education and investing in Chicago\u2019s future.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hear from Back of The Yards family Sofia Rivera Granado and her mother Soso, plus President &amp; CEO Miriam Owens<a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/spotlight-chicago\/high-quality-tuition-free-music-education\/\"> here.<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4d5990 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4d5990\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-027d378\" data-id=\"027d378\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8c47d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b8c47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1-1070x709.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1-1070x709.jpeg 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1-1536x1018.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_1019-scaled-1.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9936a72\" data-id=\"9936a72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc71d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc71d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2024\/10\/08\/free-back-of-the-yards-music-classes-inspiring-kids-to-thrive-learn\/\"><strong>Free Back Of The Yards Music Classes Inspiring Kids To Thrive, Learn<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Block Club Chicago | September 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People\u2019s Music School offers over 700 students free musical education in Chicago, including 100 students from Southwest Side schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hear from Back of the Yards student Sofia Rivera Granado and her mother Soso and the impact of The People&#8217;s Music School programming on families like theirs. <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2024\/10\/08\/free-back-of-the-yards-music-classes-inspiring-kids-to-thrive-learn\/\">Read more.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-87873ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87873ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f51427e\" data-id=\"f51427e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a2c1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99a2c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-12-at-12.51.55-PM-e1719523010775.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-12-at-12.51.55-PM-e1719523010775.png 755w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-12-at-12.51.55-PM-e1719523010775-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-12-at-12.51.55-PM-e1719523010775-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c92b174\" data-id=\"c92b174\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6556846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6556846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/video\/1463567\">The People&#8217;s Music School preps for &#8216;Performapaloozathon&#8217;<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>FOX 32 Chicago | May 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People&#8217;s Music School is getting ready for its annual &#8216;Performapaloozathon&#8217;!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Watch SLAM students Michal and Tito perform their original composition &#8220;Blues Combo&#8221; and learn more about TPMS&#8217;s mission from Dean of Learning and Teaching Natalie Butler. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/video\/1463567\">Watch here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23ea938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ea938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9537e4d\" data-id=\"9537e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7164438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7164438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443-1070x663.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443-1070x663.png 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443-1536x952.png 1536w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Tanner-Good-Day-Chicago--e1719523074443.png 1548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f55b1f\" data-id=\"6f55b1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5249fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5249fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/peoples-music-school-chicago\">People\u2019s Music School making sure students don\u2019t miss a beat<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>FOX 32 Chicago | April 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The federal government says music is an important part of students having a well-rounded education. That statement comes at a time when many districts are battling budget issues and music is often one of the first cuts. The People\u2019s Music School is making sure students don\u2019t miss a beat.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn about the work we&#8217;re doing to expand access to music education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/peoples-music-school-chicago\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83b7c86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83b7c86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af67069\" data-id=\"af67069\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f98c2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f98c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-1070x713.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6756\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-1070x713.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2098_millard_20240205_0956-scaled-e1707770444270.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dad717\" data-id=\"6dad717\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4099a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4099a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PagDFlthTq4?si=uL9NBpfCsfz9JBkr\">Jennifer Surprises Tuition-Free Chicago Music School with $10,000<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Jennifer Hudson Show | February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jennifer welcomes educators Natalie Butler and Nyle Taylor from The People\u2019s Music School, a tuition-free music school serving youth from underserved communities throughout Chicago. Natalie and Nyle were surprised with a $10,000 donation to help support their efforts of bringing music into children\u2019s lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Watch Natalie Butler and Nyle Taylor on the Jennifer Hudson Show <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PagDFlthTq4?si=LvxFHNqnNz4GAQMt\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef2286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eef2286\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a6d8a2\" data-id=\"6a6d8a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226d7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"226d7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308-1070x710.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6757\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308-1070x710.png 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308-1536x1019.png 1536w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOX-32-good-day-chicago-e1707771089308.png 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-116c46b\" data-id=\"116c46b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9d7ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a9d7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/video\/1408050\">The People&#8217;s Music School offers free music education to Chicago students<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>FOX 32 Chicago | February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People&#8217;s Music School currently serves over 700 children across four Chicago locations. President and CEO Miriam Owens joined Good Day Chicago along with assistant band director Nyle Taylor, to go over what the school has to offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Watch Miriam Owens and Nyle Taylor&#8217;s interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/video\/1408050\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c74408c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c74408c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94bd0b8\" data-id=\"94bd0b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce4251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce4251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brass-ensemble-1-e1701104969148-1070x684.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brass-ensemble-1-e1701104969148-1070x684.png 1070w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brass-ensemble-1-e1701104969148-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brass-ensemble-1-e1701104969148-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brass-ensemble-1-e1701104969148-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brass-ensemble-1-e1701104969148.png 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf95230\" data-id=\"cf95230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4066b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4066b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/wgn-weekend-morning-news\/uptown-chamber-of-commerce-hosts-9th-annual-winter-walk-on-wilson\/?fbclid=IwAR27BcQJ0uyKhtJIwPapEYgPbC3tRUVpMCAWnSIgDGLS_UT7zuxQgltI0Go\">Uptown Chamber of Commerce hosts 9th annual Winter Walk on Wilson<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WGN Morning News | November 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Director of the commerce Sarah Wilson joined WGN Weekend Morning News to share more \u2014 as well as a special number from the SLAM Brass Ensemble from the People\u2019s Music School.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Watch the SLAM Brass Ensemble perform on air <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/wgn-weekend-morning-news\/uptown-chamber-of-commerce-hosts-9th-annual-winter-walk-on-wilson\/?fbclid=IwAR27BcQJ0uyKhtJIwPapEYgPbC3tRUVpMCAWnSIgDGLS_UT7zuxQgltI0Go\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05722cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05722cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68bdc95\" data-id=\"68bdc95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a43d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a43d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/reelchicago.com\/article\/mixtape-trilogy-stories-of-the-power-of-music-comes-to-chicago\/\">\u2018Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music\u2019 comes to Chicago<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Reel Chicago | October 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s&#8230;empowering that we\u2019re able to partner with an organization such as The People\u2019s Music School which is an embodiment of our documentary\u2019s mission to inspire social awareness and create music and arts access for all,\u201d added [filmmaker Kathleen] Ermitage.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Read about the film and the screening benefitting The People&#8217;s Music School <a href=\"https:\/\/reelchicago.com\/article\/mixtape-trilogy-stories-of-the-power-of-music-comes-to-chicago\/\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-80711cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80711cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efa05e3\" data-id=\"efa05e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109e602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109e602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Performapaloozathon Held at Northeastern Illinois University<\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WGN News | June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Northeastern Illinois University hosted Performapaloozathon. Nearly 700 students from The People&#8217;s Music School performed this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Watch WGN News&#8217;s coverage of Performapaloozathon 2023 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_aNt4we06bw\">YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e18930d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e18930d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f63242\" data-id=\"6f63242\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e5b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e5b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcity.com\/2023\/06\/01\/today-in-the-culture-june-1-2023-goodmans-swing-state-off-broadway-lifestyle-office-resto-burglaries\/\"><strong>Performapaloozathon Lands At Northeastern<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>New City | June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Performapaloozathon, a year-end jamboree in which 700 K-12 students from The People\u2019s Music School perform in seven hours of musical performances, takes place at Northeastern Illinois University on Saturday, June 3, 9am-5pm.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Read more about this student music marathon at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcity.com\/2023\/06\/01\/today-in-the-culture-june-1-2023-goodmans-swing-state-off-broadway-lifestyle-office-resto-burglaries\/\">newcity.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5dd408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5dd408\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60f9f56\" data-id=\"60f9f56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8405fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8405fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/tpms-presents-performa\/\">The People\u2019s Music School presents Performapaloozathon 2023 at Northeastern Illinois University on June 3, 2023<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>May 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s Music School will bring in nearly 1,500 people to its all-day student music marathon at Northeastern Illinois University on June 3 in collaboration with Chicago Sinfonietta and Violins of Hope presented by JCC Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Read more about this student music marathon on <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/tpms-presents-performa\/\">our blog.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b94fe1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b94fe1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd8e7f4\" data-id=\"cd8e7f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c1f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c1f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/better.net\/chicago\/philanthropy\/the-2022-guide-to-better-giving-in-chicago-and-beyond\/\">The 2022 Better Guide to Giving in Chicago and Beyond<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Better.net | December 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People\u2019s Music School delivers access to quality, tuition-free music education, allowing students to grow musically, socially, emotionally and intellectually.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Read more about giving to TPMS at <a href=\"https:\/\/better.net\/chicago\/philanthropy\/the-2022-guide-to-better-giving-in-chicago-and-beyond\/\">Better.net<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-274f9dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"274f9dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d623d6\" data-id=\"5d623d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d5dcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d5dcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a020d\" data-id=\"b8a020d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53980a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53980a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/better.net\/chicago\/philanthropy\/giving-tuesday-2022-30-ways-to-give-back-or-donate-around-chicago\/\">Giving Tuesday 2022: 30 Ways to Give Back or Donate Around Chicago<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Better.net | November 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People\u2019s Music School centers their work on creating access to high-quality, tuition-free music education for kids across Chicago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Read more about how to support TPMS at <a href=\"https:\/\/better.net\/chicago\/philanthropy\/giving-tuesday-2022-30-ways-to-give-back-or-donate-around-chicago\/\">Better.net<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d17385 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d17385\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29bb5d2\" data-id=\"29bb5d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2449994 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2449994\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee28c4f\" data-id=\"ee28c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b0421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27b0421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/entertainment\/ct-ent-nea-grants-chicago-arts-2022-20220520-sz2uo3k2wrcuricvsajlx4cmte-story.html\">NEA gives more than $2 million to Illinois and Chicago arts organizations<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Chicago Tribune | May 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People\u2019s Music School, Inc. [awarded] $25,000 for arts education.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Read about the grant in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/entertainment\/ct-ent-nea-grants-chicago-arts-2022-20220520-sz2uo3k2wrcuricvsajlx4cmte-story.html\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/tpms-nea-grant-2022\/\">our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfaf819 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfaf819\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afef0c9\" data-id=\"afef0c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85470e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85470e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2022\/apr\/20\/hyde-park-academy-high-school-partners-peoples-mus\/\">Hyde Park Academy High School partners with The People\u2019s Music School<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Weekly Citizen | April 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People\u2019s Music School will partner with Hyde Park Academy High School, beginning September 2022, to open a satellite program for the students in Woodlawn and surrounding communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citizennewspapergroup.com\/news\/2022\/apr\/20\/hyde-park-academy-high-school-partners-peoples-mus\/\">Read<\/a> about the new partnership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceb0d66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceb0d66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf412e4\" data-id=\"cf412e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a765c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a765c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"people-s-music-school-gets-settled\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2022\/02\/04\/peoples-music-school-gets-settled\">People&#8217;s Music School gets settled<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><em>Axios | February 4, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;Francis &#8220;Frank&#8221; Graffeo arrived this week to lead the People&#8217;s Music School at 901 W. Eastwood, where it&#8217;s been since 1995, with satellite spots in Albany Park, Back of the Yards and Grand Crossing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2022\/02\/04\/peoples-music-school-gets-settled\">Read<\/a> about our new president&#8217;s arrival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f134d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f134d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62dc56f\" data-id=\"62dc56f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadfa2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aadfa2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"people-s-music-school-offers-free-classes-to-underserved-kids\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/stories\/peoples-music-school-offers-free-classes-to-underserved-kids\/b161b158-4a80-446d-bf4a-64c87270ab7c\">People\u2019s Music School offers free classes to underserved kids<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WBEZ | December 17, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The People&#8217;s Music School wants to give students who otherwise couldn&#8217;t afford expensive music lessons the opportunity to learn an instrument&#8211;and also gain some life skills in the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/stories\/peoples-music-school-offers-free-classes-to-underserved-kids\/b161b158-4a80-446d-bf4a-64c87270ab7c\">Read<\/a> about The People&#8217;s Music School&#8217;s work to expand access to music education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dadfe38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dadfe38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7264c96\" data-id=\"7264c96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3fb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e3fb4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"people-s-music-school-offers-free-music-classes-in-back-of-the-yards-giving-students-access-to-the-arts\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2021\/12\/15\/peoples-music-school-offers-free-music-classes-in-back-of-the-yards-giving-students-access-to-the-arts\/\">People\u2019s Music School Offers Free Music Classes In Back Of The Yards, Giving Students Access To The Arts<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><em>Block Club Chicago | December 15, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;The People\u2019s Music School works in Uptown, Back of the Yards, Albany Park and Bronzeville to provide kids access to a quality music education who otherwise might not be able to afford it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2021\/12\/15\/peoples-music-school-offers-free-music-classes-in-back-of-the-yards-giving-students-access-to-the-arts\/\">Read more<\/a> about the impact The People&#8217;s Music School has on our students.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2319cc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2319cc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad4f0e7\" data-id=\"ad4f0e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5791e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5791e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"the-two-minute-guide-to-nonprofits-worthy-of-your-money\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/Chicago-Magazine\/November-2020\/Where-to-Donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Two-Minute Guide to Nonprofits Worthy of Your Money<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Magazine | November 9, 2020<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;The People\u2019s Music School seeks to interrupt the baked-in classism of classical music by providing tuition-free music education for low-income kids and teenagers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/Chicago-Magazine\/November-2020\/Where-to-Donate\/\">Read<\/a><\/strong> The People&#8217;s Music School feature in\u00a0<em>Chicago Magazine\u00a0<\/em>in full.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfb6f3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfb6f3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-284b1d9\" data-id=\"284b1d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f98b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f98b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"rita-simo-visionary-founder-of-the-people-s-music-school-has-died-rita-always-strove-for-justice\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/columns\/heidi-stevens\/ct-heidi-stevens-rita-simo-appreciation-peoples-music-school-0923-20200923-33or6s5ynzg4tkdmc3qodjeinq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3lpIocgDZgnJpOB8pZtZ-_2q-ypGamjUdTm-Ev2hbiLWmN1ctJgBtdE0Y\">Rita Simo, visionary founder of the People\u2019s Music School, has died. \u2018Rita always strove for justice.\u2019<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Tribune | September 23, 2020<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p>\u201cIt will never go away, what she built. She just said, \u2018I\u2019m going to build this beautiful thing and it\u2019s going to be messy and it\u2019s not always going to be pretty, but it\u2019s going to be magical.\u2019 And it was.\u201d &#8211; Lilly Torres, Associate Director of Community at The People&#8217;s Music School<\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/columns\/heidi-stevens\/ct-heidi-stevens-rita-simo-appreciation-peoples-music-school-0923-20200923-33or6s5ynzg4tkdmc3qodjeinq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3lpIocgDZgnJpOB8pZtZ-_2q-ypGamjUdTm-Ev2hbiLWmN1ctJgBtdE0Y\">Read<\/a><\/strong> the Chicago Tribune&#8217;s beautiful tribute to Dr. Rita Sim\u00f3 in full.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e4ac08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e4ac08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d60f18c\" data-id=\"d60f18c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1120d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc1120d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"rita-simo-who-founded-people-s-music-school-to-offer-free-lessons-for-all-dead-at-86\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2020\/9\/23\/21452735\/rita-simo-peoples-music-school-founder-uptown-chicago-public-schools-classical-music-obituary\">Rita Sim\u00f3, who founded People\u2019s Music School to offer free lessons for all, dead at 86<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Sun-Times | September 23, 2020<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p>\u201cRita was a defining force \u2014 a pioneer of social justice and equity who never stopped fighting for what our children deserve. Rita epitomized the love, truth and power of music.\u201d &#8211; People&#8217;s Music School President Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa<\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2020\/9\/23\/21452735\/rita-simo-peoples-music-school-founder-uptown-chicago-public-schools-classical-music-obituary\">Read more<\/a> <\/strong>about our fearless founder and her legacy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c289523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c289523\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ccca8\" data-id=\"84ccca8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791698a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"791698a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"in-uptown-the-mosaics-at-2-schools-reflect-the-community-and-their-missions\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/murals-mosaics\/2020\/9\/18\/21429090\/chicago-murals-uptown-mosaics-peoples-music-school-uplift-community-high-school-green-star-movement?fbclid=IwAR0pk8gqVj2c7OgzR9DfJbSblwbmT5kcLNDZoujPKyPhbAxxI-MjRh6jA7E\">In Uptown, the mosaics at 2 schools reflect the community and their missions<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Sun-Times | September 18, 2020<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p>The works created by the Green Star Movement for Uplift Community High School and the People\u2019s Music School aim to reflect and beautify the community.<\/p>\n<h5><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/murals-mosaics\/2020\/9\/18\/21429090\/chicago-murals-uptown-mosaics-peoples-music-school-uplift-community-high-school-green-star-movement?fbclid=IwAR0pk8gqVj2c7OgzR9DfJbSblwbmT5kcLNDZoujPKyPhbAxxI-MjRh6jA7E\"><b>Learn <\/b><\/a>\u00a0how the mosaic at our Uptown Academy site reflects our history and culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39174d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39174d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019ceea\" data-id=\"019ceea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d523d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d523d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"2019\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"the-people-s-music-school-is-shaping-kids-futures-one-note-at-a-time\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2019\/10\/9\/20893818\/peoples-music-school-chicago-bronzeville-uptown\">The People&#8217;s Music School is shaping kids&#8217; futures one note at a time<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Sun-Times | October 9, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe People\u2019s Music School\u2019s average student retention is seven years. Families commit to their children. They serve predominantly children of color. Their high-school graduation rate is 100 percent. That\u2019s a successful outcome.\u201d &#8211; Bronzeville Classical School Principal Nicole Spicer<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2019\/10\/9\/20893818\/peoples-music-school-chicago-bronzeville-uptown\"><b>Read<\/b><\/a> about how our Greater South Side Band is growing!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f724a00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f724a00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23b5cda\" data-id=\"23b5cda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b78b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b78b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"transforming-music-how-the-people-s-music-school-is-changing-lives\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.chicagoideas.com\/the-77-project\/transforming-music-how-the-peoples-music-school-is-changing-lives\/\">Transforming Music: How The People&#8217;s Music School is Changing Lives<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Ideas | August 27, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You\u2019ve never heard anything like this before. And that\u2019s what the People\u2019s Music School is counting on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.chicagoideas.com\/the-77-project\/transforming-music-how-the-peoples-music-school-is-changing-lives\/\"><b>Watch<\/b><\/a> our students transform a classical piece into a classic hit!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-383f75f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"383f75f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4edcbe6\" data-id=\"4edcbe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7037e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7037e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"people-s-music-school-bringing-free-music-classes-to-south-side-kids-with-new-location-in-bronzeville\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2019\/08\/06\/the-peoples-music-school-is-expanding-their-efforts-into-the-south-side\/\">People\u2019s Music School Bringing Free Music Classes To South Side Kids With New Location In Bronzeville<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Block Club | August 6, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>With its south side program doubling in size this year, the school is moving to Bronzeville Classical while it searches for a permanent South Side home.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2019\/08\/06\/the-peoples-music-school-is-expanding-their-efforts-into-the-south-side\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a> about our new home on the south side!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f64b81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f64b81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e4fc1b\" data-id=\"0e4fc1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e1528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e1528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"chicago-s-new-mayor-lori-lightfoot-kicks-off-people-s-music-school-celebration\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-01_TPMS-on-WGN.mp4\">Chicago\u2019s New Mayor Lori Lightfoot Kicks Off People\u2019s Music School Celebration<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WGN | June 1, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>WGN and four other news networks captured our 2019 Performapaloozathon event and Mayor Lori Lightfoot&#8217;s visit with our students. <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2019-06-01_TPMS-on-WGN.mp4\">Watch the full clip here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97db14e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97db14e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385581c\" data-id=\"385581c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d557a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d557a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"hundreds-of-kids-unite-for-performapaloozathon-at-the-people-s-music-school\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2019\/05\/30\/hundreds-of-kids-unite-for-performapaloozathon-at-the-peoples-music-school\/\">Hundreds Of Kids Unite For \u2018Performapaloozathon\u2019 At The People\u2019s Music School<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Block Club | May 30, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The school serves nearly 850 students from over 50 ZIP codes across Chicago and Performapaloozathon is the culminating event of the year. Every student gets a chance to perform on stage.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2019\/05\/30\/hundreds-of-kids-unite-for-performapaloozathon-at-the-peoples-music-school\/\"><strong>Check out the article to learn<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about our biggest community event of the year!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73b77ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73b77ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01c5510\" data-id=\"01c5510\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37df70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37df70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"at-people-s-music-school-parents-clean-toilets-repair-leaks-work-security-all-for-a-shot-at-a-world-class-education-for-their-kids\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/columns\/heidi-stevens\/ct-life-stevens-peoples-music-school-0528-story.html\">At People&#8217;s Music School, parents clean toilets, repair leaks, work security \u2014 all for a shot at a world-class education for their kids <\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Tribune | May 28, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the college cheating scandal flipped on its head: Parents going to great lengths to access a world-class education for their children, only here it\u2019s done with integrity and grace, with an eye toward the greater good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/columns\/heidi-stevens\/ct-life-stevens-peoples-music-school-0528-story.html\"><strong>Read the full article<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about what all our amazing TPMS parents and families do.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35fe721 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35fe721\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c75950b\" data-id=\"c75950b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4fed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4fed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"at-people-s-music-school-parents-clean-toilets-repair-leaks-work-security-all-for-a-shot-at-a-world-class-education-for-their-kids\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/columns\/heidi-stevens\/ct-life-stevens-peoples-music-school-0528-story.html\">At People&#8217;s Music School, parents clean toilets, repair leaks, work security \u2014 all for a shot at a world-class education for their kids <\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Tribune | May 28, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the college cheating scandal flipped on its head: Parents going to great lengths to access a world-class education for their children, only here it\u2019s done with integrity and grace, with an eye toward the greater good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/columns\/heidi-stevens\/ct-life-stevens-peoples-music-school-0528-story.html\"><strong>Read the full article<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about what all our amazing TPMS parents and families do.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07621f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07621f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de26648\" data-id=\"de26648\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a19cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a19cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"abc7-news-showcases-tpms-president-jennifer-kim-matsuzawa-as-part-of-asian-american-heritage-month\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/society\/asian-influences\/5294606\/\">ABC7 News Showcases TPMS President Jennifer Kim-Matsuzawa as part of Asian-American Heritage Month<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC7 | May 18, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Music School&#8217;s President and Artistic Director, Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa, talks with Judy Hsu\u00a0about the power of music, the legacy of immigrant parents, and why Chicago is full of potential.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/society\/asian-influences\/5294606\/\"><strong>Watch<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the full installment of this Emmy-winning series!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b824466 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b824466\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be201cd\" data-id=\"be201cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec79e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec79e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"la-iniciativa-que-brinda-educacion-musical-gratuita-a-pequenos-en-chicago-free-music-education-for-children-across-chicago\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/local\/chicago-wgbo\/asi-es-la-iniciativa-que-brinda-educacion-musical-gratuita-a-pequenos-de-bajos-ingresos-en-chicago-video\">La iniciativa que brinda educaci\u00f3n musical gratuita a peque\u00f1os en Chicago (Free Music Education for Children Across Chicago)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Univision| May 7, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Lilly Torres, Associate Director of Student, Family + Alumni Engagement, talks with Diana Perez of Primera Hora about The People&#8217;s Music School&#8217;s mission and combined South Side Spring Concert at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/local\/chicago-wgbo\/asi-es-la-iniciativa-que-brinda-educacion-musical-gratuita-a-pequenos-de-bajos-ingresos-en-chicago-video\">Watch<\/a> <\/strong>the full clip!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3fb939 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3fb939\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3242f08\" data-id=\"3242f08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a9d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"51a9d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7528f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7528f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>See more news below.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa24f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"daa24f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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id=\"four-nonprofits-four-financial-turnarounds\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20180518\/ISSUE01\/180519879\/four-nonprofits-four-financial-turnarounds\">Four nonprofits, four financial turnarounds<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crain\u2019s | May 18, 2018<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TPMS President and Artistic Director Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa helped TPMS reach more students and brought the school out of a deficit in 2015 into an operating surplus on a $1.5 million budget in 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20180518\/ISSUE01\/180519879\/four-nonprofits-four-financial-turnarounds\">Check out the article to learn<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about how she accomplished this and plans to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serve 1,000 students by 2020!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"26-n-halsted-joshua-devries\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wciu.com\/videos\/26north\/26-n-halsted-joshua-devries\">26 N. Halsted: Joshua deVries<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WCIU, The U | May 18, 2018<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TPMS Program Manager Josh deVries joins George Blaise on 26 N. Halsted to discuss ways in which The People\u2019s Music School serves 700 students throughout Chicago, and how we empower our students to raise their voices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wciu.com\/videos\/26north\/26-n-halsted-joshua-devries\">Watch the full interview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to learn more about the diverse programming at TPMS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"newsmakers-making-a-difference-rita-simo-the-people-s-music-school\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wbbm780.radio.com\/tag\/peoples-music-school\">Newsmakers Making a Difference: Rita Simo, The People\u2019s Music School<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WBBM News Radio | May 17, 2018<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Transforming lives through music,&#8217; is the motto of The People&#8217;s Music School<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. WBBM New Radio honors TPMS as one of 50 newsmakers making a difference in 2018, WBBM Newsradio\u2019s 50th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wbbm780.radio.com\/articles\/feature-article\/newsmakers-making-difference-rita-simo-peoples-music-school\">Read the article here<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about the school\u2019s roots and how we are making a difference in our students\u2019 lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"what-makes-the-mission-of-the-people-s-music-school-unique\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wgnradio.com\/2018\/05\/07\/what-makes-the-mission-of-the-peoples-music-school-unique\/\">What makes the mission of The People\u2019s Music School unique?<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WGN Radio | <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 7, 2018<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this audio interview, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracy Sefl<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Carolyn Sybesma, Director of Community Programs and Strategic Initiatives for The People\u2019s Music School join Justin Kaufman of WGN Radio to discuss our mission and annual gala. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wgnradio.com\/2018\/05\/07\/what-makes-the-mission-of-the-peoples-music-school-unique\/\">Listen to the full interview<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the four TPMS programs around the city of Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"the-people-s-music-school-celebrates-over-40-years-of-social-and-musical-impact\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/makeitbetter.net\/philanthropy\/peoples-music-school-celebrates-over-40-years-social-musical-impact\/\">The People\u2019s Music School Celebrates Over 40 Years of Social and Musical Impact<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make It Better | April 25, 2018 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In The People\u2019s Music School\u2019s Annual Gala on May 11, TPMS honored innovators and community leaders who have helped propel us forward in recent years, and celebrated TPMS\u2019s ability impact students&#8217; lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/makeitbetter.net\/philanthropy\/peoples-music-school-celebrates-over-40-years-social-musical-impact\/\">Check out the full article<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find out more about Let It Shine, the 2018 Gala!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"introducing-the-people-s-music-school\"><a href=\"http:\/\/voyagechicago.com\/interview\/meet-peoples-music-school\/\">Introducing The People\u2019s Music School<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voyage Chicago | April 11, 2018<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this interview, Voyage Chicago discusses how TPMS has grown since its beginnings in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1976 with just $625 and a donated piano, to serving almost 700 students with tuition-free music education in 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/voyagechicago.com\/interview\/meet-peoples-music-school\/\">Read the full interview<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn about our story, mission, and how to support our work and students!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"77px\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 77px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2292\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2017<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2292\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2292\"><div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 77px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:spacer --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2017\">2017<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"michelle-obama-calls-chance-the-rapper-my-baby-brother-lin-manuel-miranda-ignites-rap-battle-more-from-the-obama-foundation-summit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/lifestyle\/8022384\/obama-foundation-summit-musical-highlights\">Michelle Obama Calls Chance the Rapper &#8216;My Baby Brother,&#8217; Lin-Manuel Miranda Ignites Rap Battle &amp; More From The Obama Foundation Summit<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Billboard Magazine | November 3, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>TPMS students opened the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, sharing the stage with Common, Lin Manuel Miranda, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Chance the Rapper.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/lifestyle\/8022384\/obama-foundation-summit-musical-highlights\">Read on<\/a>\u00a0to find out more about our performance at the Obama Foundation Summit!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"music-gives-me-a-voice-12-year-old-cellist-julia-soto-on-performing-at-obama-foundation-summit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/latin\/8031178\/obama-foundation-summit-cellist-julia-soto-interview\">&#8216;Music Gives Me A Voice:&#8217; 12-Year-Old Cellist Julia Soto On Performing at Obama Foundation Summit<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Billboard Magazine | November 10, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Billboard Magazine speaks with TPMS student Julia Soto about her experience performing at the Obama Foundation Summit, and about her backstage encounter with Barack and Michelle!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/latin\/8031178\/obama-foundation-summit-cellist-julia-soto-interview\">Get the full scoop<\/a> on the Obamas&#8217; message to Julia before her performance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"kids-facing-racism-trauma-find-safe-haven-at-people-s-music-school\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20170331\/uptown\/kids-facing-racism-trauma-find-safe-haven-at-peoples-music-school\">Kids facing Racism, Trauma Find Safe Haven at People&#8217;s Music School<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>DNAinfo | March 31, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Senite Barih, 14 year old TPMS student, opens up about her struggles facing racism at school and in the community &#8211; but how The People&#8217;s Music School provides a safe, comforting space where she finds comfort and positive mentors.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20170331\/uptown\/kids-facing-racism-trauma-find-safe-haven-at-peoples-music-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the full article<\/a>, which includes testament from a long-time TPMS parent and TPMS President, Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"seo-headline-dest\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20170623\/ISSUE03\/170629947\/can-yo-yo-ma-save-chicago-hes-certainly-trying\">Can Yo-Yo Ma save Chicago? He&#8217;s certainly trying.<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Crain&#8217;s Chicago Business | June 23, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Why does the celebrated cellist devote his time and talent to making our city a better place? For Ma, it\u2019s not just about the music.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20170623\/ISSUE03\/170629947\/can-yo-yo-ma-save-chicago-hes-certainly-trying\">Find out more<\/a> about how Yo-Yo Ma makes an impact in Chicago through his involvement with The People&#8217;s Music School!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"one-chicago-launches-gives-refugees-easy-access-to-city-services\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2017\/05\/21\/one-chicago-launches-gives-refugees-easy-access-to-city-services\/\">\u2018One Chicago\u2019 Launches, Gives Refugees Easy Access To City\u00a0Services<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>CBS Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>TPMS President and Artistic Director, Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa, talks about the One Chicago campaign, which\u00a0aims to provide immigrants and refugees with easy access to legal help, medical assistance and other city\u00a0<span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">services online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2017\/05\/21\/one-chicago-launches-gives-refugees-easy-access-to-city-services\/\">See Jennifer&#8217;s interview<\/a> and learn more about One Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2293\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2293\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2016<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2293\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2293\"><h2 id=\"2016\">2016<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"the-single-most-important-piece-of-advice-yo-yo-ma-has-for-young-musicians-today\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfmt.com\/2016\/12\/01\/single-important-piece-advice-cellist-yo-yo-ma-young-musicians-today\/\">The Single Most Important Piece of Advice Yo-Yo Ma Has for Young Musicians Today<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WFMT | December 1, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Music School was proud to partner with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Yo-Yo Ma for the annual Bach Marathon. In this interview, TPMS sits down with Mr. Ma to discuss music as a service.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfmt.com\/2016\/12\/01\/single-important-piece-advice-cellist-yo-yo-ma-young-musicians-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read on<\/a>, and learn more about the Bach Marathon through <a href=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/v\/j5yl03jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this great video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"smashing-pumpkins-drummer-helps-keep-much-needed-music-school-tuition-free\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/peoples-music-school-smashing-pumpkins-Chicago-399912231.html\">Smashing Pumpkins Drummer Helps Keep Much-Needed Music School Tuition-Free<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>NBC Making a Difference | November 15, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>NBC Making a Difference speaks with Jimmy Chamberlin about the influence music has had on his life and what makes him feel compelled to give back.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/peoples-music-school-smashing-pumpkins-Chicago-399912231.html\">See the full story!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"tpms-40th-anniversary-honoring-smashing-pumpkins-jimmy-chamberlin\"><a href=\"http:\/\/makeitbetter.net\/philanthropy\/peoples-music-school-celebrates-40-years-honors-smashing-pumpkins-jimmy-chamberlin\/\">TPMS 40th Anniversary honoring Smashing Pumpkins&#8217; Jimmy Chamberlin<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Make It Better | October 6, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Chamberlin, Smashing Pumpkins drummer turned local business leader and father, has a message for our kids: &#8220;If you&#8217;re brave enough to visualize something, it can be attainable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/makeitbetter.net\/philanthropy\/peoples-music-school-celebrates-40-years-honors-smashing-pumpkins-jimmy-chamberlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out the full article<\/a>, which includes details about our 40th anniversary!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"kapos-matsuzawa-leads-turnaround-at-people-s-music-school\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/kapos-matsuzawa-leads-turnaround-at-peoples-music-school\/\">Kapos: Matsuzawa leads turnaround at People\u2019s Music School<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Chicago Sun-Times | July 3, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Music School has made vast strides in the past two years since our President and Artistic Director Jennifer Matsuzwa\u00a0re-joined our community after over 10 years with Bain &amp; Company.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/kapos-matsuzawa-leads-turnaround-at-peoples-music-school\/\">Read the full article<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about how we&#8217;ve opened two new locations and closed a six figure deficit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"yo-yo-ma-at-the-forefront-of-social-impact\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susanbnoyes.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/10\/yo-yo-ma-at-the-forefront-of-social-impact\/\">Yo-Yo Ma at the Forefront of Social Impact<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Make It Better | June 10, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Asked to perform for the Forefront Luncheon, The People&#8217;s Music School made lasting impressions on a crowd of more than 800 people and Yo-Yo Ma! The famous cellist surprised our students through asking if he could join in the performance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/susanbnoyes.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/10\/yo-yo-ma-at-the-forefront-of-social-impact\/\">Read this Make It Better article<\/a> to learn more, and check out <a href=\" https:\/\/youtu.be\/RQXw0526Lu0\">this video<\/a> of our talented students performing with Yo-Yo Ma!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"the-people-s-music-school-is-back\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20160512\/uptown\/peoples-music-school-is-back-after-former-intern-leaves-finance-save-it\">The People&#8217;s Music School is Back<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>DNAinfo | May 12, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>TPMS has always has a strong track record of student achievements. We&#8217;ve been hard at work these past two years to make sure our organizational operations are as strong as the community that&#8217;s sustained us for the past 40 years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20160512\/uptown\/peoples-music-school-is-back-after-former-intern-leaves-finance-save-it\">Read the full article<\/a> to get the full scoop on our improved financial position and expansion to reach more students.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"this-hackathon-brings-chicago-s-best-technologists-and-musicians-together\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.builtinchicago.org\/2016\/03\/09\/hackathon-brings-chicagos-technologists-and-musicians\">This Hackathon brings Chicago&#8217;s Best Technologists and Musicians Together<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Built In Chicago | March 9, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Music School unites techies and musicians alike in our 2nd annual Hackathon event. Technologists work with TPMS students and staff to develop apps as tools for music education.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.builtinchicago.org\/2016\/03\/09\/hackathon-brings-chicagos-technologists-and-musicians\">Check out which apps won this year<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Want to see Hackathon first hand? Check it out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gP_cfNLz7Ao&amp;feature=youtu.be\">video recap<\/a>\u00a0to see a quick summary of the day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"what-can-music-education-learn-from-tech-startups\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoinno.streetwise.co\/2016\/02\/19\/music-education-how-a-chicago-music-school-uses-tech\/\">What Can Music Education Learn From Tech Startups?<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Chicago Inno | February 19, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>TPMS is always working hard to make sure our students learn the most they can and the best they can. This year, our faculty are using tech tools to test improvements in music instruction for our students. <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoinno.streetwise.co\/2016\/02\/19\/music-education-how-a-chicago-music-school-uses-tech\/\">Read Chicago Inno&#8217;s article<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hungry for more details? Head\u00a0over to our &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.org\/es\/blog\/tech-innovation-music-magic\/\">Tech + Innovation = Music Magic<\/a>&#8221; blog for even more info.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2294\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2294\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2015<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2294\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2294\"><h2 id=\"2015\">2015<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"how-music-helped-this-finance-exec-cope-with-loss\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20150313\/ISSUE09\/150319908\/how-music-helped-this-finance-exec-cope-with-loss\">How Music Helped this Finance Exec Cope with Loss<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Crain&#8217;s | March 13, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Our President and Artistic Director found change and healing through music at The People&#8217;s School, where she had previously taught. She now offers guidance from her experiences to our students.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20150313\/ISSUE09\/150319908\/how-music-helped-this-finance-exec-cope-with-loss\">Read this Crain&#8217;s Article<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2295\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2295\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2014<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2295\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2295\"><h2 id=\"2014\">2014<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"the-people-s-music-school-passes-on-baton-renewing-the-treasure-rita-simo-gave-chicago\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago-splash.com\/publish\/LifesJourney\/cat_index_children_and_teens\/the-people-s-music-school-passes-on-baton.php\">The People&#8217;s Music School Passes on Baton &#8211; Renewing the Treasure Rita Sim\u00f3 Gave Chicago<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Chicago Splash Magazine | October 20, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Splash Magazine discusses TPMS founder\u00a0Rita Sim\u00f3\u2019s legacy, and the appointment of TPMS President &amp; Artistic Director Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicago-splash.com\/publish\/LifesJourney\/cat_index_children_and_teens\/the-people-s-music-school-passes-on-baton.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"the-people-s-music-school-names-matsuzawa-president-and-artistic-director\"><a href=\"http:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.businesscatalyst.com\/news-events\/jennifer-matsuzawa-named-president-artistic-director\">The People&#8217;s Music School Names Matsuzawa &#8220;President and Artistic Director&#8221;<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>The People&#8217;s Music School | September 22, 2014<br \/><\/em><br \/>The People&#8217;s Music School, the only tuition-free music school serving Chicago metropolitan area children, has appointed Jennifer Kim Matsuzawa as President and Artistic Director.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/peoplesmusicschool.businesscatalyst.com\/news-events\/jennifer-matsuzawa-named-president-artistic-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"tpms-selected-for-study-of-el-sistema-inspired-orchestra-education-programs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/longy.edu\/about\/news\/current-news-releases\/mellon-foundation-awards-longy-grant-partner-wolfbrown-study-el-sistema-inspired-programs\/\">TPMS Selected for Study of El Sistema-Inspired Orchestra Education Programs<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Longy School of Music | May 27, 2014<br \/><\/em><br \/>The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards the Longy School of Music of Bard College a $100,000 Grant to Partner with WolfBrown to Study El Sistema-Inspired Orchestra Education Programs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/longy.edu\/about\/news\/current-news-releases\/mellon-foundation-awards-longy-grant-partner-wolfbrown-study-el-sistema-inspired-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"tpms-teacher-featured-on-wciu-tv-i-love-my-job\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lo3VeXIaleg&amp;feature=youtu.be\">TPMS Teacher Featured on WCIU-TV &#8220;I Love My Job&#8221;<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>WCIU-TV | May 19, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As a teacher who has found her passion in teaching, Stephane Collopy shares the story of why she loves her job at The People\u2019s Music School.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Courtesy of WCIU&#8217;s You &amp; Me This Morning<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"tpms-students-travel-to-la-to-participate-in-the-leadership-forum-for-young-musicians\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b8cN6JNOeSc\">TPMS Students Travel to LA to Participate in The Leadership Forum for Young Musicians<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Los Angeles Philharmonic | April 24, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>TPMS Youth Orchestras students Adilene, Karina, Alejandro, Luis, and Frank were 5 of only 26 students nation-wide chosen to participate in the first-ever Leadership Forum for Young Musicians in LA in February 2014.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2296\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2296\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2013<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2296\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2296\"><h2 id=\"2013\">2013<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"welcome-to-our-partner-berklee-city-music-network\"><a href=\"http:\/\/berkleecitymusicnetwork.org\/\">Welcome to Our Partner, Berklee City Music Network<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Berklee City Music Network | February 27th, 2013<br \/><\/em><br \/>TPMS becomes a part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/berkleecitymusicnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berklee City Music Network<\/a>, a consortium of community organizations supported by Berklee City Music.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2297\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2297\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2011<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2297\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2297\"><h2 id=\"2011\">2011<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"free-music-school-s-cost-a-week-on-the-sidewalk\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/08\/26\/us\/26cncmusic.html?_r=1\">Free Music School&#8217;s Cost: A Week on the Sidewalk<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>New York Times | August 26, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rebecca Tirado arrived six days early to enroll her 7-year-old twins at the People\u2019s Music School. 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