Teach music for Canada!

[This year's "Alternative Models" Fellowship Seminar featured presentations by Aaron and Carole for an audience of CMW staff, Board members, and participants in CMW's 3rd Institute for Musicianship and Public Service.]

My presentation focused on five issues, drawing inspiration from various organizations that have come up with novel solutions. I developed a model based loosely on Teach for America wherein recent graduates of music universities and conservatories would be recruited to launch music programs in rural Canadian schools.

I proposed as the mission statement of my organization:

Teach Music for Canada aims to ensure that children have equal access to quality music education in schools. We will build a new generation of music educators by drawing on outstanding recent graduates and empowering them to develop innovative music programs. By engaging students through practical music instruction, we can nurture creative thinkers, problem solvers, and active community members. It is our hope that these students will become ambassadors for quality music education in schools.

-Aaron McFarlane, Fellow

Click here to download Aaron's PowerPoint presentation in pdf format.