WolfBrown is pleased to share Making Waves: Bold Strategies for Community Music Education, a new impact report developed in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
The report reflects on a decade of Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA initiative, which supported community music organizations across the country in expanding access to instrumental music education for young people.
Drawing on the experiences of PlayUSA partners, the report identifies four themes that can help inform the future of community music education: sharing knowledge and practices, strengthening connections between organizations, responding to the musical interests and experiences of students and communities, and expanding opportunities for young people to shape their own musical learning.
Alongside these findings, Making Waves offers questions for educators and organizations to consider as they reflect on their own work.