| Mission Statement |
CityMuse.org is a non-profit corporation based in Long Beach, California, dedicated to providing elementary school children with access to after-school music education and instruction. CityMuse believes music education should be an integral part of every child’s development into an intelligent, well-rounded, productive adult, and that access and opportunity to music education should not be limited by economic or social barriers. |
Studies have shown that music education makes kids smarter. And better citizens. And less likely to drop out of school. Do you know that of all college graduates who apply for medical school, the highest percentage accepted are....Music majors?! (66%, compared to 44% for Biochemistry majors!) More>>
"Arts education should be a pillar of our educational system; in fact the entire nature of our being is the arts." - John F. Kennedy