Outreach Programs
Each year, the Pasadena Conservatory devotes approximately 10% of its operating budget to providing access to the Conservatory's high-quality music instruction for the underserved in our community. Believing that every child deserves the opportunity to discover the music within him or herself, the Conservatory facilitates this discovery through tuition-free programs, financial aid and scholarships. The Conservatory provides music instruction to more than 3,000 students in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) and other San Gabriel Valley School districts annually through these ongoing outreach programs. Your gift to our outreach programs provides support for the following programs:
Young Musicians at Jefferson Elementary
All thirty-seven classrooms, pre-school through fifth grade, at Jefferson elementary receive 32 weeks of music education from Conservatory teachers employing the sequential curriculum of the Conservatory's signature Young Musicians program. YM at Jefferson meets state standards and greatly increases students' music literacy. Through this Orff-based instruction students learn the fundamentals of music, including melody, rhythm, tempo, dynamics and expression.
Guitar For All
Low income students enrolled in San Gabriel Valley schools at the upper elementary and middle school level receive four quarters (44 weeks) of tuition free individual guitar instruction at the Conservatory. They also participate in a guitar orchestra that rehearses weekly and performs several times during the year. An instrument is provided rent-free. Guitar for All students are selected not only on financial need, but also on their commitment to music study and the guitar to participate in this multi-year program.
The Pasadena Conservatory's 2010-2011 Music Education Outreach programs were made possible through the generous contributions of the following organizations and individuals:
Name/Organization, Consecutive Years of PCM Outreach Funding:
Anonymous (8)
Los Angeles County Arts Commission (6)
The Green Foundation (1)
The California Arts Council / Arts Education Partnership (5)
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (11)
City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division / Arts and Culture Commission (6)
Richard E. Davis (8)
Ann Peppers Foundation (3)
Katharine Audrey Webb Foundation (5)
Metropolitan Associates (7)
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Burdick (5)
Jefferson Elementary School PTA (6)
Pasadena Arts League (8)
B.P.O. Elks Lodge #672 (2)
Gregory L. Gutierrez and Gretchen B. Seager (2)
Ann and Steven Sunshine (4)
Yonnie and Raymond Kim (4)
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Annick (4)
Michele and Bret Hardy (1)
