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AMP Starts Year Three
Do you remember where we were two years ago? I certainly do. We didn’t have a site, or students or even a program. All we had was an unwavering belief that intense music education could […]
Good luck Elizabeth!
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 […]
It’s Coming…
There is more than one way to tip an epidemic, in other words. Epidemics are a function of the people who transmit infectious agents, the infectious agent itself, and the environment in which the infectious […]
AMP students perform with Roger Waters
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 […]
A chat with … Dantes Rameau
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. […]
Diverse creative programs provide alternatives for at-risk, inner-city youth
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 […]
Waldorf School cellists raise money for AMP
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 […]
Immersed in El Sistema: My experience in Venezuela
What a trip. You may know this already, but Venezuela is truly awe-inspiring. The sessions and readings we experienced as Fellows prepared us well – and then the trip itself catapulted us into another dimension! […]
Yale School of Music Alum Visits AMP
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 […]
AMP scores $122,801 Cooke Foundation grant
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 […]
…and then there was Coro.
Welcome to Coro! I remember our first meeting with our “organizational guru/Sistema Fellows Team Mom” – Beth Babcock. She simply told us “I am here because I love you”. Since I had only known her […]
AMP Awarded $122,000 Grant
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 […]
The Power of One
What if it all depended on me to change the world, change the world Today was the first of many beautiful days in Guarico. What joy this town has brought us after only one day! […]
In just four days…
Our first week in Venezuela was action-packed! From witnessing our first El Sistema class in Venezuela on Wednesday to a special moment with Gustavo Dudamel and Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu on Saturday night, this was […]
VENEZUELA!!!
Encantada! After 6 months of preparation, the Fellows have finally arrived in Venezuela! We are feeling immensely fortunate to be among the chosen few that are invited to experience the Sistema in its most authentic […]