Two summers ago AMP Advisory Board member, Dr. Marilyn Seelman, and I were conducting interviews for the position of Atlanta Music Project Violin Teaching Artist. This was our first time filling the position and we […]
On June 13, 2012, Atlanta Music Project students took a break from their orchestral instruments for a different kind of concert: a live performance with Roger Waters, the former bassist of Pink Floyd! The students […]
His Atlanta Music Project features intense education for at-risk kids Dantes Rameau is co-founder and executive director of the Atlanta Music Project: Music for Social Change, which brings music education to at-risk children throughout Atlanta. […]
Stanford Thompson is on a mission. He has dedicated himself to making it normal for a parent to say, “I want my kid to carry a violin after school,” every year. “Most people do not […]
I love getting unsolicited phone calls that go something like this: “Good morning Dantes, I have a check for the Atlanta Music Project.” I know it’s gonna be a good day when that happens. This […]
A once in a lifetime moment: Peter Povey teaches two new Atlanta Music Project students their first violin lesson at our Coan Rec Center site. This week the Atlanta Music Project was honored to welcome […]
The Atlanta Music Project, a non-profit that provides intense music education for at-risk children, has received a grant of $122,801 from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The Widening the Stage grant is one of only […]
THE ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT AWARDED $122,000 GRANT FROM THE JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION Prestigious Grant is the Largest Ever Received by the Atlanta Music Project The Atlanta Music Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides […]
Finally, concert week is upon us! Here at the Atlanta Music Project, the ten-plus hours a week our students spend in our classes is always geared toward an upcoming performance. The performance is not just […]
What an honor we had today. It is my pleasure to announce that Monica Pearson of Atlanta’s WSB-TV has donated her piano to the Atlanta Music Project! A legendary news anchor at WSB-TV’s Channel Two […]
