The Conservatory created its Music Partners Program in 1988 in order to enhance music education programs at public schools, child care centers, youth-based agencies, and adult and senior centers in Brooklyn and Queens. Today there areover thirtyprograms serving 4,500 children and adults. Each program is tailored to meet the specific needs of each school or organization.
Music Partners programming includes band, strings, chorus, world drumming and percussion, guitar, ukulele, recorder, and early childhood music and movement. Faculty members hold advanced degrees from the world’s finest universities and conservatories and are dedicated classroom educators.
Many of our students receive scholarships to attend the Conservatory’s Saturday Jazz Program and they work closely with the teachers to prepare for specialized NYC high school auditions. Our programs have been recognized and supported by national and local foundations including the Hearst Foundation, MetLife Creative Aging, and the Brooklyn Community Foundation. For more information contact Music Partners Director Dorothy Savitch at 718.622.3300 x221.
Seminars and workshops designed for music and classroom teachers working with groups of children Pre-K through 3rd grade are offered as an outlet to the educators in this field who are looking for additional resources and peer support. Faciltated by Sheri Gottlieb, Associate Director of the Music Partners Program, sessions cover process, sequence, sharing of songs and materials, and strategies for classroom management. Upcoming workshops
For more information, contact Sheri Gottlieb at 718.622.3300.
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Music Partners offers a variety of programs for seniors, including chorus, band, and instrumental instruction. We can work with you to design the program that’s right for your community center. For more information contact Music Partners Director Dorothy Savitch at 718.622.3300 x221.
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Music Partners program is supported by the Barclays/Nets Community Alliance, Bay and Paul Foundations, ConEdison, Hearst Foundations, Kramer Levin Naftalis& Frankel, Music for Youth Fund of UJA-Federation of New York, National Guild for Community Arts Education/MetLife Foundation, as well as numerous individual donors. Music Partners scholarship support is provided by the Amy Winehouse Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation/Chamber Music America, and New York Community Trust. This program is also supported in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, New York City Department for the Aging, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, The Offices of New York City Council Members Mathieu Eugene, Vincent Gentile, Sara González, Peter Koo, Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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