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AMP Receives Grant Award from Fulton County
The Atlanta Music Project is pleased to announce that it has been awarded, for the second year in a row, a grant award from the Fulton County Arts Council. The award supports several of AMP […]
AMP Launches Seventh Year of “Music for Social Change”
Program To Expand To Five Musical Instruction Sites, Reaching 250 students In Underserved Atlanta Neighborhoods ATLANTA – The Atlanta Music Project, a nonprofit providing intensive, tuition-free music education to students in underserved neighborhoods of Atlanta, […]
Patcraft Features Atlanta Music Project in “Transforming Performance” Campaign
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEgNdd9Kev4[/embedyt] Georgia-based flooring company Patcraft LLC debuted a video featuring the Atlanta Music Project as part of its Transforming Performance campaign in which it shares inspirational stories of performance. Jeff West, Marketing Director at […]
AMP Students Attended National Take a Stand Festival in June
SIX ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT STUDENTS SELECTED TO ATTEND NATIONAL TAKE A STAND FESTIVAL IN ASPEN, COLORADO Selected Students Performed In Regional Orchestra Conducted By Robert Spano Atlanta, Ga. – Six Atlanta middle school and […]
Atlanta Music Project Selected As PlayUSA Grant Recipient
The Atlanta Music Project was one of seven instrumental music education programs from across the United States selected as a grant recipient of Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA program. Over one hundred organizations applied for the grant […]
What Inspires You?
This is a guest post by Christopher Thibdeau, Conductor and Artistic Manager of Orchestras at AMP. Someone recently asked me, “Chris, what inspires you?” Without missing a beat, I replied, “There are times when the AMP […]
AMP Summer Series Students Write Original Songs
The following original song lyrics were composed by fifth grader Brooklyn during the AMP Summer Series Choir Composition & Improvisation class taught by Keeyen Martin. Was It My Personality? by Brooklyn Williams Verse 1 Oh […]
Grammy Nominated Pianist Terrence Wilson To Open The Inaugural Atlanta Music Project Summer Series Concerts
GRAMMY NOMINATED PIANIST TERRENCE WILSON TO OPEN THE INAUGURAL ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT SUMMER SERIES CONCERTS AMP Summer Series to Present Four Free Concerts Featuring Faculty & Students The Atlanta Music Project (AMP) Summer Series, […]
Band Camp: A Chance to Compose Sweet Summer Memories
This is a guest blog post by Nicole Burroughs, Atlanta Music Project’s Development Manager. When I was in high school and the dog days of summer approached, I was the one who actually looked forward […]
Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo Performs at W Atlanta – Midtown Hotel, Announces Plans to Partner With Atlanta Music Project To Raise Awareness
BLACK EYED PEAS’ TABOO PERFORMS AT W ATLANTA – MIDTOWN Partnered with American Cancer Association and Atlanta Music Project to Raise Awareness on Various Causes ATLANTA – On Thursday, April 21 the W Atlanta – […]
I wish we had access to something like this when I was in school!
This is a guest post by Averil Taylor, Lead Wind Teaching Artist for AMP & AMP Academy Coordinator. “I wish we had access to something like this when I was in school” is a phrase […]
Our Next Great Big Idea: The AMP Summer Series
Aisha Bowden is the Co-founder and Director of AMPlify, the choral program of the Atlanta Music Project. As soon as I completed the Sistema Fellows Program at New England Conservatory, I returned to Atlanta to […]
Atlanta Music Project featured in Mailchimp Investor Report
Atlanta Music Project Executive Director Dantes Rameau was interviewed in Mailchimp’s 2016 Investor Report “Better, Weirder, More Human.” The Investor Report takes a look at several of the organizations that Mailchimp supports, including the Atlanta […]
Atlanta Music Project Named a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist
ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT NAMED A NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM (NAHYP) AWARD FINALIST Atlanta Music Project One of 50 Youth Program Finalists Selected By President Barack Obama’s Committee On The Arts And The Humanities […]
How a Summer Music Festival Changed My Life Pt. 1
This summer the Atlanta Music Project launches the AMP Summer Series, a music festival and school. Below is AMP’s Executive Director’s take on how a summer music program changed his life. To support the launch […]