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“Thank you so much for visiting Emperor Elementary School. The students were enthralled by the many instruments and your presentation, and I think many of them were inspired to try playing musical instruments in the future.” –Sandy Johnson, 3rd grade teacher
When so many public schools are struggling to fund arts programs for their students, these words of gratitude motivate our Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) members to work even harder to support Music MobileTM. Each year, our program visits primarily Title I schools in the San Gabriel Valley to introduce 3rd grade students to the magic of the symphony and orchestral instruments.
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Since 2005, we have partnered with Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PSM) to administer and present the Music MobileTM program. PCM provides the administrative staff, a conductor, and all the instruments, while two PSHA volunteers are available to assist. During each one-hour assembly, the program teaches children about symphonic music with an entertaining and child-friendly presentation. Then, with the help of Showcase volunteers, the students are given hands-on experience with a variety of instruments. And that’s when the real fun begins! Since its inception, Music MobileTM has reached almost 128,000 children. The program was paused from 2020 to 2022 as there was no in-class learning in the schools
that we serve. However, that hiatus has served as an opportunity to redesign the beloved program to make it even more engaging and relevant to our students. We look forward to bringing Music MobileTM back to our schools in the near future. We are justifiably proud of the success of Music MobileTM and with funding from the annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design, our organization will continue to support this award-winning program.
Lani Moore
Music MobileTM Chair PASADENA SHOWCASE HOUSE FOR THE ARTS
