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children‘s and veteran‘s hospitals, hospice residences and senior homes, the Health & Wellness
Initiative uses music therapy to reduce anxiety and stress while providing non-pharmacological
management for pain. It also improves patients‘ moods and emotional states, allowing them to
participate actively in their own treatment.
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION:
In just over two years of programming, MusicianCorps has demonstrated the following key
impacts:
Keeping Students In School
MusicianCorps Mentors motivate students to stay in school. In the midst of a national
crisis that has seen high school dropout numbers reach dramatic new heights over the past
decade, 7 out of 10 high school students say they want to come to school more because of
MusicianCorps.
Building 21 st Century Workforce Skills
MusicianCorps focuses on creative expression, composition, and teamwork to increase
youths‘ chances for long-term success. A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified
creativity as the No. 1 ‗leadership competency‗ of the future (The Creativity Crisis,
Newsweek 2010), and the Conference Board reports that creativity rates among the top
five skills needed in the workplace. In the 2010-11 program year, 70% of school site
partners agreed youth were more creative after MusicianCorps, and 80% agreed youth
were better able to express themselves.
Making Music Accessible
MusicianCorps works to restore music in the schools that need it most. Despite being
consistently hailed as a cornerstone of a complete education curriculum, the time spent on
music instruction has steadily decreased in public schools over the past twenty years,
especially among schools that serve children of low socio-economic backgrounds. Since
its launch in 2009, MusicianCorps Mentors have empowered 5,400 underprivileged youth
with ongoing music instruction and music-making opportunities.
Strengthening Community
In a time when people are feeling more disconnected from their communities and each
other, MusicianCorps harnesses the unique power of music to bring people together,
providing students an opportunity to exercise community leadership. Over 16,000
community members have participated in 215 MusicianCorps service days,
performances, and public events in just over two years.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
http://www.musicnationalservice.org
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Organization: Center for Music National Service
Address: 3254 19 th St | 2 nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-839-8902 | Fax: 415-840-7202
Contact Persons:
Kiff Gallagher, CEO & Founder; Email: kiff@musicnationalservice.org
Laura Page, Deputy Director; Email: laura@musicnationalservice.org
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