A Year of Performance & Celebration
2022-2023
2022-2023
For the past three decades Education Through Music has been doing something truly noteworthy: advancing educational equity in the nation's largest school district and improving outcomes for New York City's highest need children and their communities.
ETM is the only program of its kind in New York City. Over the past year we have grown from 55 partner schools to 63. This school year, over 20,000 underserved students from across the city have a richer school experience every week because ETM has put access to music in their hands. To address the impacts of the pandemic on the mental and emotional well-being of students and their communities, our staff has grounded our curriculum in social-emotional learning and trauma-informed best practices. And because of the comprehensive, sequential and high quality, culturally diverse instruction our wonderful teachers provide, our students are academically, emotionally, and developmentally thriving.
In December, they performed at the iconic Apollo Theater in front of a cheering crowd of over 1,000 parents, educators, and community members; in the Spring, they wowed employees at YouTube and Warner Music Group with their talent. Today, because of the ongoing professional development we offer, our teachers are flourishing. And, tomorrow, because we believe so strongly in the institutionalization of our program into NYC schools, more and more of our teachers are being hired by the DOE to sustain our model. Because ETM is so effective, this year we were recognized with the Imagine Award as the best notfor-profit organization in the category of Arts & Culture in the New York Tri-State area.
Education Through Music is more than our name It is our purpose I am proud to share this year's annual report and celebrate our successes with you Thank you for believing in our mission and for helping us grow, now and in the future
Dr. Janice Weinman ETM Chief Executive Officer54% of NYC schools do not have a full-time certified music teacher on staff.*
When schools – especially those serving low-income populations and communities of color – are unable to provide music education due to funding concerns or limited resources, children whose families cannot afford to pursue alternate opportunities are put at an academic, social, and developmental disadvantage.
The National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), the Arts Education Partnership, and numerous studies confirm that music in schools is important for child development and significantly improves student outcomes.
BUILDS
SELF-CONFIDENCE
IMPROVES
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS
PROVIDES TOOLS TO MANAGE EMOTIONS AND HEAL FROM TRAUMA
INCREASES BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, MEMORY, AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS
ENHANCES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
BUILDS LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
INCREASES DISCIPLINE, MOTIVATION FOR SCHOOL, ATTENDANCE AND RETENTION
ENABLES SELF-EXPRESSION, CREATIVITY, AND CRITICAL THINKING
Music class has given me a platform to truly be myself and not worry about who’s watching.
- Ethan, ETM Partner School Student
To positively impact student motivation, achievement, and self-confidence by partnering with under-resourced schools to integrate music education into the core curriculum.
To be the leading music education organization whose expert teachers, high quality curriculum, and sustainable program positively impact schools, student learning, and lives.
For over 30 years, ETM has been leading the charge in advancing educational equity in NYC schools.
8 Million Hours OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION
150,000
STUDENTS SERVED
166
NYC SCHOOL PARTNERS
65 Teachers
HIRED FROM ETM TO THE NYC DOE OVER LAST 10 YEARS
In the 2022-2023 school year, across all five boroughs of NYC, ETM provided weekly music instruction to thousands of K-12 underserved students who would otherwise not receive comprehensive music education as a part of their school experience.
93% ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR
Over 20,000 STUDENTS SERVED
22% HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS
+11% from 2021-2022
ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
63
+8 schools from 2021-2022
4 MANHATTAN
39 BRONX
14% 85% LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE PARTNER SCHOOLS
10 QUEENS
6 BROOKLYN
4 STATEN ISLAND
Our program is built on partnerships with principals, best-in-class professional development for teachers, and a comprehensive, sequential, culturally responsive curriculum that is fully integrated into a school's culture to positively impact all students.
True Partners: We work closely with our partner schools from day 1, strategizing with principals, matching teachers with the unique needs of each school, and providing all of the resources and guidance that schools need to feel fully supported and capable to build a sustainable music program.
Student-Focused: Students are at the center of everything we do, so we work to understand their individual needs and backgrounds as we develop effective curricula that are flexible, diverse, culturally responsive, and grounded in social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practices
Orchestrating Excellence: We hire passionate music teachers and ensure they reach their potential through over 100 hours of professional development, assigned mentorship, and access to standards-aligned benchmarks and curricula. By extending our teaching expertise, we help the next generation of music educators propel their careers and pursue DOE employment.
Community-Minded: Our impact extends beyond the classroom, strengthening relationships between families and schools and spreading the joy of music through seasonal concerts, performances, and celebrations.
For the Future: In order to ensure long-term success for schools, we integrate music education into their core curriculum and culture, and provide ongoing mentorship and training to teachers hired by partner schools so that the programs we help build are truly sustainable
Ensuring students in under-resourced schools achieve the most in the classroom, society, and life.
This year was marked by a series of special public performances, community celebrations, career development opportunities for students, and citywide recognition for our innovation and impact.
On December 1, 2022, ETM partner students gave a special performance at the Apollo Theater.
The Ralph Bunche choir from partner school P S 125 in Harlem was invited by Mastercard to perform at the exclusive Netflix film screening of Descendant, a documentary that follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story. Introduced by NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, the choir opened the evening with a powerful and moving rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to the audience of educators and community members, and received an overwhelming standing ovation.
The students' performance and voices were featured on NBC New York’s “Positively Black,” a weekly series that highlights health and education issues, and social and cultural programs in the Black community.
This winter, students from ETM partner school C.S. 55 in the Bronx were invited to the YouTube offices in Manhattan to give a memorable holiday performance.
Led by incredible ETM Teacher Arielle Lewis, the students brought so much joy to the space through their songs and ukuleles.
The students even received a surprise visit from artist Lola Brooke, who shared with them her experiences building a successful career in the music industry. A 4th grade student shared that it was the “very, very best field trip hands down!”
Students from ETM partner school M.S. 180 in the Bronx were invited by The Durst Organization to perform a special holiday concert in the Sky Lobby of One World Trade Center.
The audience was overwhelmed by the skill and achievement of the talented middle school choir as they brought holiday cheer to the space through a medley of traditional and contemporary songs
High school students from partner school The Laboratory School of Finance & Technology in the Bronx participated in a special Career Day at the headquarters of Warner Music Group.
The immersive day began with the students delighting Warner staff with a bucket drumming performance, a beautiful duet, and pieces performed by the group’s instrumental ensemble.
An engaging series of panel discussions with Warner senior leaders and representatives followed, providing students with the opportunity to gain knowledge about various aspects of the music industry and career tracks that may be of interest to them
This year, ETM was honored to be the recipient of the Arts & Culture Award at the 2nd Annual NYC Imagine Awards.
With nearly 250 applications submitted for consideration in five categories, ETM was selected because of its significant impact on underserved students in under-resourced schools across New York City through its innovative programming.
Board members Waleed Diab and Manoj Susarla and CEO Janice Weinman accepted the award
This spring, we received a generous $50,000 award from the Genesis Inspiration Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to connecting youth to the transformative power of the arts.
To commemorate the award, representatives from the Foundation, Genesis retailers, and ETM and school staff gathered at partner school P S 121 in the Bronx to observe an ETM class in action, speak of the importance of music education, and demonstrate the impact the award will have on the schools and students ETM serves
On March 29, 2023 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, over 400 ETM supporters came together for a night of celebration and inspiring student performances to raise over $650,000.
Emceed by musician and fashion entrepreneur, Andy Hilfiger, the gala honored Google, accepted by Paul Darrah, Director, Real Estate NYC, and Warner Music Group, accepted by Chris Atlas, Executive Vice President, East Coast Operations & Urban Music at Warner Records.
A student bucket drumming ensemble from M S 419 and over 80 choral students from several ETM partner schools opened the evening with riveting performances To close out the night, Andy Hilfiger joined the All Hallow’s Modern Band, which filled the room with their energy and pure joy for music making We thank Google, Warner Music Group, and the over 400 attendees for joining us. With their support, we are ensuring all students have access to high-quality music education so that they can achieve the most in the classroom, society, and life.
After nearly three years of restrictions due to the impacts of the pandemic, this school year marked the first full year when our partner schools were able to invite their whole communities to attend winter and spring concerts.
A critical component of our model is to celebrate with students, staff, and family members the joy and power of music making. The importance of music education and its ability to foster connection were especially on display during these memorable times of year, demonstrating to us and our school partners how invaluable ETM's presence is to enriching a school's culture.
To address the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the mental and emotional well-being of students and teachers, ETM partnered this year with the New York City Children's Theater on a year-long professional development series focused on trauma-informed practices.
Workshops explored strategies for peer support, self-care, building resiliency, and modeling healthy relationships with colleagues, as well as tools for students to express themselves and manage their emotions through music.
At our intensive two-week ETM Academy in August and at trainings throughout the year, ETM staff and guest educators led immersive workshops on a range of topics, including: teaching to students with special needs, bucket drumming, anti-racist practices, music technology, best practices for early education, social-emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, and much more In total, ETM provided over 100 hours of professional development for ETM teachers to propel their careers and deliver our model of high-quality music education.
Our comprehensive, sequential, and culturally relevant curriculum is a product of incredible expertise and compassionate understanding.
This year, ETM created two curriculum initiatives: Activity of the Week and Monthly Repertoire Units. Through our Activity of the Week units, ETM staff demonstrated how to scaffold musical experiences for grade PreK-2, 3-5, and 6-8, while involving all four categories of music education: creating, performing, responding, and connecting.
In the Monthly Repertoire Units, ETM programs staff highlighted diverse styles, composers, and types of music, and modeled how to teach benchmarks while preparing a piece of music for performance. The team also expanded ETM's repertoire units into grades 7-12.
This year, ETM created 30 Activity of the Week Guides and 23 Repertoire Units with linked and ready-to-use resources for ETM teachers to adapt to their school, students, and teaching style.
This year, ETM launched two podcasts led by Instructional Supervisor Noah Teachey.
In the monthly Education Through Music: The Podcast, Noah explores with guest educators the practice and importance of music education in our schools, covering topics from the use of technology in the music classroom, to ways educators can advocate for music at their schools, to the role that music education plays in teaching trust and care among students.
In the series Notables, Noah speaks with leaders in the music, technology, finance, and related industries to learn about the influential role that music has played in their lives Guests share formative experiences about being exposed to music at an earlier age, the ongoing impact of music on their careers, and their perspectives on the importance of ensuring all students have access to high quality music education at school.
This school year, guests have included fashion industry leader Andy Hilfiger, music industry executives Chris Atlas and Andreea Gleeson, music and technology leader Waleed Diab, and Anthony McGill, the principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic.
This spring, ETM was thrilled to partner again with The WNET Group on its Let's Learn program, an instructional learning series for children ages 3 to 7.
ETM Teachers created a series of video lessons to guide children in fun and interactive music making at home and in the classroom. Episodes aired on public television and were also released online for viewing. From games about pitch, rhythm, and melody, to lessons introducing students to the ukulele, guitar, and piano, this partnership advanced ETM's mission of making music education accessible for all students, in and outside of the classroom.
Fiscal year July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
$250,000+
Music Man Foundation
$100,000 to $249,999
Katherine D Elliott and Richard Abramson
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York Community Trust
The Weissman Family Foundation, Inc
$50,000 to $99,999
Genesis Inspiration Foundation
National Endowment of the Arts
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams
New York State Council on the Arts
The Staten Island Foundation
$25,000 to $49,999
AT&T
Cornelia T Bailey Foundation
Brodsky Family Foundation
The Inner Circle
Kettering Family Philanthropies
The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
Mey Share Foundation
New York Assembly Member Nathalia Fernandez
New York City Council Member Pierina Sanchez
The Rea Charitable Trust
Michael R. Schaefer
Sony Music Group
Heidi Stamas
We Are All Music Foundation
Robert Weisstuch and Faith Glazier
$15,000 to $24,999
Brookfield Properties
Con Edison Corporate Giving
Cushman & Wakefield
Design Republic
Douglas C. Lane & Associates
The Durst Organization
EvensonBest
F A O Schwarz Family Foundation
FCI Furniture Consultants
Find Your Light Foundation
Gardiner & Theobald Inc
Gensler
Harvard Maintenance
Joseph McDonald
New York City Council Member Amanda Farias
New York City Council Member Marjorie Velazquez
Pine Tree Foundation of New York
Structure Tone
Michael Tuch Foundation
Turner Construction Co.
Warner Music Group
Stuart and Janice Weinman Shorenstein
Manoj Susarla
Robert Woods
YouTube
$10,000 to $14,999
BlackRock
D'Addario Foundation
Mary Jo Kaplan
Scott Lescher
Andrew Malik
New York City Council Member Diana Ayala
New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu
Stephen Rigo
The May & Samuel Rudin Family Foundation
Safra National Bank
Spotify
The Threadgold Family Charitable Fund (Andrew and Jacqueline Threadgold)
Wellington Shields & Co, LLC
$5,000 to $9,999
Aly Alibhai
Alternative Distribution Alliance
Bettina Baruch Foundation
Kimberly Beisner
Benchmark Builders Inc
Edward H Benenson Foundation, Inc.
CBRE
Jack Cogen
Dancing Tides Foundation Inc
Robert Derector Associates
Richard and Geanie Galison Fund
John Hillman
The Imagine Awards, Inc
Jamestown, L.P.
Rachel Kaufman
Chris Kraus and Darcy Stacom
Luke Lee
Legg Mason Charitable Foundation
Ted Moudis Associates
Julia Murphy
Charles and Margaret Nastro
Henry E. Niles Foundation
Rabina Foundation
Denise Rempe and Mark Wilson
Jack Resnick & Sons
RFR Realty LLC
William Schwarz
Michael Spaight
Ellen Stafford Sigg
Suzanne and Bob Stetson
Elizabeth Strickler and Mark Gallogly Charitable Fund
Taconic Partners
TD Ameritrade Clearing
Turner & Townsend
$2,500 to $4,999
A.C. Israel Foundation, Inc.
Apollo Global Management
William Bernstein
Carol Bilotti
Certified
Credit Suisse Securities
Waleed Diab
Firequench
First Republic Bank
Google HLW International, LLP
Icon Interiors, Inc.
Jockey Hollow Foundation
Les Paul Foundation
Dale and Debra Lewis
Morgan Lewis
New York City Council Member Gale Brewer
NYC Music Krewe
James Reeves
Rick and Carol Roberts
John A Rodger Jr Foundation, Inc
Gerard Schumm
James Serafino
Roy Siegel
David Stiepleman and Carey Lifschultz
Laurie Tisch
Whole Foods
$1,000 to $2,499
The Ada Fund
Arnhold Foundation, Inc
Elissa Arthur
Ben Axelrod
Jay Badame
Richard Barasch
Jasen Blakney
Nathan Blume
Minto Bose
Martha and John William Bradshaw
Charitable Lead Trust
Neil Braun
David and Joan Bright
Karen Bromley
Maddy Chaleff and David Arfin
Howard and Leslie Chatzinoff
The Cowles Charitable Trust
John Cox
Michael Daglian
Thomas Davidson
Paula Kaminsky Davis
Roberta Dickinson
Marvin Durell and Jean Rabunski
Michael Eble
Kyle Ebner
Harold and Nora Elish
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Genesis Fleary
Robert Frankenberry
John Gaganiaras
Sumati Gupta
Maraiya Hakeem
Symon Hallam
Alexandra and Paul Herzan
James Janover and Marcey Sandler
Joshua Kamerman and Melissa Weisstuch
Howard M Kaufman
Inga Kruliene
Danielle Lam
Corina L Larkin
Kate Lear
Vivien Lewit
Barry Ludlow
David Makower
Jesse Manocherian
Microsoft
Michael Mouch
The M&T Charitable Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust
Neuberger Berman Foundation
Steven Nickel
Ameeta Patel
Penguin Random House, LLC
Stephen Pielocik
RBC Foundation - USA
Rolling River Day Camp
Marcia and Philip Rothblum Foundation, Inc.
Sandy (Sandra) Sabean
Richard and Ann Sarnoff
Say Hey Foundation
Christopher Schroeder and Sandy Coburn
Emily Senay
Nancy Solomon
Rochelle Sonnenberg
Silda Wall Spitzer
Toby Tasker
Joanne Vecchione
Vikrum Vishnubhakat
Vocon Design
Alan G Weiler
Fred Woods
Edward Wroble
$250 to $999
Lisa Ackerman
Julie (Julissa) Arce
Chris Atlas
Soussan Azadi
Sarah Benvenuti
Amer Bisat
Susan Blank
Adam Block
E Steve Braun
Douglas Brody
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Alexandra Cox
The Cromarty Foundation
Michael Cuesta
Monica Dahrens
Paul Darrah
Joseph Del Toro
Lee DeYoung
Canvas Don
Laurie Ehrlich
Charles Engross Jr and Elizabeth King
Brian Flaherty
Will Flemer
Tom and Flora Feitel (Fidelity
Feitel Family Giving Fund)
Marc Friedman
Jaime Garamella
Ann Gordon
Hilary Gosher
Margaret Gramins
Wassila Guiga-lotfi
Harrison Family Fund
Jane Hartwell
Richard M Hasson
Sean Healey
Susan Henking
Edward Hulina
Joshua Jamner
Jennifer Jaskot
JWHands Foundation
Ann Kern
Andrew Kim
Sheila Kindig
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR)
Judith Krupp
Matthew Kudla
Nicholas LaFleur
Najib Lamhaouar
Lazard
Dorothy Lee
Mackenzie Lee
Levi Strauss Matching Gifts
John Levis
Christina S Li
Frances Liang
Brian Lichtenstein
Chinmay Lonkar
Evan Lurie
Priscilla Lutalo
Benjamin Malinsky
Mahmoud Mamdani
Brian Markovich
MarshMcLennan
Elizabeth Martin
Kristine Mbadugha
McKinsey
Isabella Meisinger
Venessa Merrin
Jeffrey Morrison
M & S Mechanical Services
Claudia Naylor
Howard Nizewitz
Kathryn Oakes
Alison Overseth
Alan Ozur
Donald Pachner
Thania Peck
Christopher Penta
Brian Picente
Farley Pierre-Louis
Carole Postal
Steven Rappaport and Judith Garson
Kimberlea Rea
Jeff Robinson
Nicolas Rosario
Eric Rosen
Susan Ross
Kelley Ryan
Edward Safran
Salesforce org
William Schmidt
Samara Schwartz
Robert Severini
Mamak Shahbazi
Linda Sharib
Run Shi
Peggy Shum
Stefanie Shunk
George Silver
Charly Simpson
Arpan Somani
Laurence Sorkin
Dean Speranza
Stephen and Elaine Stamas
Theodore Stamas
Erik Stangvik
Christina Staudt
Sarah Steen
Jermaine and Karen Stegall
Ronald Stewart
Lou Switzer
David Tane
Neil Tipograph
Abigail Trueblood
John and Marilyn Van Dyke
Jennifer Verbeke
Arlene Vero
Patricia Villani
Christina Vricella
Wells Fargo
Elizabeth Wong
Christine Wang
Ashley Wu
Jeffrey Wu
Miryam Yusufov
$100 to $499
Matthew Alioto
Fernando Alvarez
Adam Bracken
Mary Balestra
Earl Barnwell
Rainah Berlowitz
Bitsy A. Bernat
Mark Bernstein
Rebecca Borison
Brookwood Companies Incorporated
Julianne Calabro/Nicole Brogan
Annie Campbell
Lauren Cannata
Juan Cardenas
Maxim Chiao
Taylor Clyne
Jacqueline Corbett
Patricia Corbett
Markel Corporation
Claudia Crane
Jarrett Creasy
Eduardo L Crosa
Alison Cusano
Sarah Davis
Marlene De Oliveira
Jamie deRoy
Cathy Dolan
Nancy Dougherty
Alison Dow
Draper
Linda DuBose
Helen Eaton
Joy Edgar
Andrew Eidenshink
Joshua Eldridge
Elastic
Louis Figliolia
Kathryn Fink
Sharon Finkel
Laura Fitzpatrick
Morgen Fleisig
Missy Flower
Marjan Ghara
Guggenheim Partners LLC
Dean Hacohen
Lisa Hahn
James Halston
Tawfik Hammoud
Marie-France Han
The Hearst Foundation
HeadCount
Dana Heffez
David Helmer
Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church
Michael Higgins
Richard Hiler
Brian Ho
Vibol Hou
The Huskies
Julie Kantor
Cindi Katz
Michelle Keller
Kenneth Klein
Bernhard Koepp
Jane Korach
James Guy Noel Kouame
Joi Kressbach
Christina Kwon
Yu Lee
Julie Lefkowitz
Mark Lescher
Scott Lippstreu
Eric Litwin
Dahlia Loeb
Rae Loesch
Colin S Love-Mason
Pandora Lykouri
Michael and Anita Malina
Vivien Marion
Richard and Debra Mark
Jaime Mateus-Tique
Michiko Matsuka
Shannon Mayhew
Elizabeth McCabe
Sandra McFarland
Kimberly Medeiros
Gary Merson
Domenick Milillo
Anne Mininberg
Erin Michele Mondello
Dyanna Moon
Joseph Morris
New York Heating Corp
Paul Nguyen
Catherine Nichols
Lindsey Peniston
Gerald Phillips
Rosemarie Pichichero
Sanéa Pinkey
Laura Premutico
Prospect Hill Foundation
Russell L Relethford
Barbara Rell-Young
Giuseppe Restivo
Rhode Island Foundation
Irene Roberson
Betty Rose
Geri Rotella
Katherine Sakoda
William and Evelyn Schaub
Michael Schwartzberg
Stacie Schwarz
Robert Siconolfi
Alec Slatky
Danielle Soltesz
Robin and Richard Stein
Jamiris Stephens
Herb and Mary Stith
George A Thomas
Jay Troop
Cheryl Ulie
Kathy Urban
Sophia von der Esch
Debi (Deborah) Wayne
Matthew Weber
Michael Weber
Ian Weinberger
Carol Weitz
Rena Wexelberg-Clouser
Sheyna Wexelberg-Clouser
Betsy and Ted Wheeler
Ian Wisekal
Dorothy Yang
Scott Yaphe
Natalie Yee
Ingrid Yurchenco
Isabel Zumelzu-Bowles
Heidi Stamas, Co-Chair
Robert A Weisstuch, Co-Chair
Stephen G Rigo, Vice-Chair
Katherine D Elliott, Treasurer
Edmund R Schroeder, Chairman Emeritus
Aly Alibhai
Joshua Bell
Richard Bernstein
Waleed Diab
David A. Evans
Gabriel Hernandez
Scott Lescher
Joseph F McDonald
Amie Patel
Dr Meisha Porter
Michael R. Schaefer
Gerard Schumm
Manoj Susarla
Robert Woods
Dr. Janice Weinman, Chief Executive Officer