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- EIN 13-1775772
- (212) 753-8811
- 1 Ledgewood Pl Armonk NY 10504-1102 USA
- www.tbms.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Music, Performing Arts Schools
Mission: Turtle bay music school ("tbms") is one of the oldest community music schools in the united states. Tbms upholds its mission to spread the transformative power of music by providing the highest quality music education and experiences to all in the community who seek them. Tbms provides a range of music programs to individuals of all ages, level of ability and financial backgrounds. The principle that unites all of tbms's programming is the fundamental belief that creativity is a vital means of bringing together a culturally and ethnically diverse community. Reaching thousands of new yorkers each year, tbms is truly a haven in the community, and a space for all to share in the joy of music making.
Programs: Tuition bearing music instruction (individual and group instruction) -at the core of turtle bay music school's curriculum, we offer individual instruction and group classes for children, teens and adults in more than 20 instruments and voice. These classes span across multiple disciplines and genres, including classical, jazz and world music. Serving 600 students at our east midtown facility each year, we pride ourselves in creating a fulfilling music-making experience for everyone who walks through our doors. In addition to music instruction, we encourage students of all ages to take part in performance opportunities, master classes, and enriching free concerts and events.
public school outreach programs - turtle bay music school's public school outreach programs serve over 2,000 children and families in six nyc public schools. Grades range from pre-k through 7. Students in ps 59 (turtle bay), ps 267 (upper east side), ps 20 (les), and ps 361 (les) participate in 30 weeks of weekly in-school orff music classes. Students of ps 116 (murray hill) receive 35 weeks of instruction in an after school suzuki string program. At ps 217 (roosevelt island) students study music/dance/culture of columbia. Students at ps 267 (east midtown) receive 16 weeks of in-school orff and brazilian percussion classes. At the school of diplomacy and the high school for health professions and human services, tbms provides an after-school choral program for students in grades 6-9 and 9-12.
the saturday music project (smp) is a highly-competitive four-year music education program offered to motivated and dedicated students (beginning in grades 3 through 5) from across the five boroughs, who otherwise have little or no access to music education. Each student accepted into the smp program is awarded a full-tuition scholarship, and receives the following each year: 1) 32 weeks of small group instruction in a primary instrument (cello, clarinet, flute, saxophone or violin); 2) a rotating schedule of courses in our "core curriculum", designed to foster musicianship and give students a well-rounded understanding of music-making as an art form; 3) parents and families of first and second year students are also invited to attend a weekly series of workshops, educating them on the basics of each smp instrument. Parents/guardians will also learn the skills necessary to assist their child with music-making in their home; 4) in their third and fourth years, smp core curriculum also includes participation in the turtle bay music school orchestra, as well as in small ensembles.