Grantee Database
ACADEMY OF MUSIC FOR THE BLIND
Grant Year
2023-24
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$38,499.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, AMB will be assisted in paying salaries for 2 years for up to 25 teachers for our all-day Saturday program for musically gifted blind youth. AMB provides 1 teacher for every student in order to ensure maximum educational benefit: a ratio especially necessary when educating blind youth online.
Organization Summary
We provide musically gifted blind children between the ages of 4 and 18 a full Music and Performing Arts Education in our all-day Saturday program. This 7-hour program provides 6 private one-one-one classes in Guitar, Piano, Wind, Percussion, Voice & Dance, and Braille Music & Technology, and also 2 Group classes in Band and Chorus. Weekday lessons are also available to supplement the all-day Saturday program. AMB students put on 2 public concerts each year, and provide their music services to other Charities’ fund raisers around once every month. In addition, AMB offers 2 types of educational programs for the broader population: internships for college students wishing to work in the field of service to youth with disabilities, and our Online Teacher Training Program which trains both public and private teachers how to teach music to blind youth.
Organization
Academy of Music for the Blind
Address
911 Norumbega Dr
MONROVIA
91016-1820
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(626) 824-6811
Congressional District
32nd Congressional district
State Assembly District
48th Assembly District
State Senate District
25th Senate District
