Children's Music Foundation

August 2015

 

Birds on a Wire
One morning while reading a newspaper, Jarbas Agnelli saw a photograph of birds on an electric wire. He cut out the photo and was inspired to make a song using the exact location of the birds as musical notes. He was curious to hear what melody the birds created (click here).
BRIDGES Cookin' at Bakes
CMF's annual BRIDGES Benefit Gala will be held May 3rd, 2016 at Bake's Place in Bellevue, WA. The event will be our best ever with so stay tuned for further details!
 
Nothing but Treble!


Children's Music Foundation, Inc.

608 State Street S., Suite 100
Kirkland, Washington 98033
www.cmfinc.org
425-250-2390

Invest in Early Learning 
Decades of research show quality preschool can help address certain early childhood challenges by providing a strong foundation for long-term academic achievement.

That makes students less likely to need special education and more likely to graduate from high school with the knowledge necessary for higher education and today's workforce (more).

An Inspirational TED Talk
 

  
Last May, CMF Directors Rourke O'Brien and Sayoko Kuwahara had the pleasure of hearing Robert Gupta play his violin and then speak on the importance of music at a luncheon supporting the Arts Fund WA. Click on the image above to hear a TED talk he gave in 2010.
 
First Note to Pilot in Baltimore
 
 
CMF and The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University are working together to identify a limited number of schools in the Baltimore Public School District that wish to pilot the First Note music curriculum this coming school year.
 
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If you would like more information about how you can offer First Note in your school, please email us at info@cmfinc.org or call 425.250.2390.