{"id":10735,"date":"2017-10-18T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=10735"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:28:25","slug":"education-and-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/education-and-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Education and Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The League provides information that supports orchestra education and community engagement programs and advocates in support of the availability of comprehensive, in-school music education. The content below contains a wealth of resources and items of interest for youth orchestra, education, and community engagement personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Contacts:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/education-community-engagement-leadership-committee\/\">Education\/Community Engagement Leadership&nbsp;Committee&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_e0ac79d3a713bad96ca073d04a85eca6\" class=\"ThreespotBlock l-fullwidth tile-promo aligncenter\">\n  <div class=\"l-wrap--wide\">\n    <div class=\"TilePromo TilePromo--withBkg\">\n  <div class=\"TilePromo-contentWrapper\">\n    <div class=\"TilePromo-content\">\n      <div class=\"ImagePromo\">\n  <div class=\"ImagePromo-content ImagePromo-layout\">\n    <div class=\"ImagePromo-layout-col\">\n      <div class=\"ImagePromo-body\">\n                        <h2 class=\"ImagePromo-title f-h2 c-blue\">League Programs and Resources<\/h2>\n                      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ImagePromo-layout-col\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n              <ul class=\"TilePromo-list\">\n                      <li class=\"TilePromo-list-item\">\n              <div class=\"Tile CoverLink-parent\">\n  <div class=\"Tile-contentWrapper\">\n    <div class=\"Tile-content c-white\">\n                    <h3 class=\"Tile-title f-h4\">\n                <a class=\"Tile-title-link CoverLink\" \n                  data-icon=\"arrow\"\n                  \n                  href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/public-value-toolkit\/\"\n                  target=\"\">\n                  <span>Public Value Toolkit<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"Tile-text CoverLink-over\"><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"TilePromo-list-item\">\n              <div class=\"Tile CoverLink-parent\">\n  <div class=\"Tile-contentWrapper\">\n    <div class=\"Tile-content c-white\">\n                    <h3 class=\"Tile-title f-h4\">\n                <a class=\"Tile-title-link CoverLink\" \n                  data-icon=\"arrow\"\n                  \n                  href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/of-and-for-the-community\/\"\n                  target=\"\">\n                  <span>Of and For the Community<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"Tile-text CoverLink-over\"><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"TilePromo-list-item\">\n              <div class=\"Tile CoverLink-parent\">\n  <div class=\"Tile-contentWrapper\">\n    <div class=\"Tile-content c-white\">\n                    <h3 class=\"Tile-title f-h4\">\n                <a class=\"Tile-title-link CoverLink\" \n                  data-icon=\"arrow\"\n                  \n                  href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/education-and-community-engagement\/orchestras-feeding-america\/\"\n                  target=\"\">\n                  <span>Orchestras Feeding America<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"Tile-text CoverLink-over\"><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"TilePromo-list-item\">\n              <div class=\"Tile CoverLink-parent\">\n  <div class=\"Tile-contentWrapper\">\n    <div class=\"Tile-content c-white\">\n                    <h3 class=\"Tile-title f-h4\">\n                <a class=\"Tile-title-link CoverLink\" \n                  data-icon=\"arrow\"\n                  \n                  href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/mapping-project\/\"\n                  target=\"\">\n                  <span>Mapping Project<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"Tile-text CoverLink-over\"><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"advocate\"><a name=\"#advocate\"><\/a>Advocate for Music Education<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_208576524197e48c4385eca8332e9607\" class=\"ThreespotBlock l-fullwidth content-promo aligncenter\">\n  <div class=\"l-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"ContentPromo \">\n  \n          \n    \n    \n    <div \n      class=\"ContentPromo-item  u-mt3 \">\n      \n      <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-content CoverLink-parent \">\n        <p class=\"ContentPromo-item-type\">\n                      <span>Advocacy<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n\n        \n        \n        \n         \n          <h3 class=\"ContentPromo-item-title\"><a class=\"CoverLink\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/advocate\/music-education-advocacy\/music-education-advocacy-tools\/\">Music Education Advocacy Tools<\/a><\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-description CoverLink-over\">\n          Orchestras are committed to improving music education opportunities in local schools. Consider using these national resources to support your advocacy at the local level.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->\n        <\/div>\n\n                  <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"0 0 44 44\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\"ContentPromo-item-icon\">\n    <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22 0c12.13 0 22 9.87 22 22s-9.87 22-22 22S0 34.13 0 22 9.87 0 22 0zm0 1.91A20.11 20.11 0 001.91 22 20.11 20.11 0 0022 42.09 20.11 20.11 0 0042.09 22 20.11 20.11 0 0022 1.91zM24.83 13l7.97 7.97.58.7-.58.7-7.97 7.97-1.4-1.4 6.38-6.33H11v-1.88h18.8l-6.38-6.32 1.4-1.41z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n         \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          \n    \n    \n    <div \n      class=\"ContentPromo-item  u-mt3 \">\n      \n      <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-content CoverLink-parent \">\n        <p class=\"ContentPromo-item-type\">\n                      <span>Advocacy<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n\n        \n        \n        \n         \n          <h3 class=\"ContentPromo-item-title\"><a class=\"CoverLink\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/advocate\/music-education-advocacy\/orchestras-support-in-school-music-education\/\">Orchestras Support In-School Music Education<\/a><\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-description CoverLink-over\">\n          The public education system can uniquely broaden or narrow countless opportunities for each generation. 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