Sponsors and Colleagues
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help fund MusicLink students
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Alfred Publishing Company sponsors
the MusicLink Foundation through supportive donations and the
offer of free music to MusicLink students from Alfred's Basic Piano Library
series. Alfred also now offers publications by Warner Brothers
and Myklas Press.
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The MusicLink Foundation has been a partner to
America's Promise - the Alliance for
Youth since 1989. We have currently achieved our commitment of
reaching 2005 students by the end of the year 2005, with teachers
volunteering over 100,000 hours of instruction, equivalent to $2.2
million in scholarship donation.
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The American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
The American String Teachers Association is committed to advancing
string education and performance in the United States and around
the world. Its 11,500 members include educators, performers,
string industry representatives, students, and string enthusiasts.
A growing number of ASTA members have volunteered to be part of
MusicLink as teachers and coordinators.
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Bose Corporation offers special
educational pricing to MusicLink teachers on Bose products.
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Burt & Company Discount Music Supply
offers a 40% discount on method books and other music and materials
for MusicLink teachers.
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Carl Fischer L.L.C. offers each new
MusicLink teacher a packet of supplementary piano materials.
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The Catalogue for Philanthropy
has chosen the MusicLink Foundation
as a featured charity for 2006-07. Charities were selected for excellence,
innovation, and cost-effectiveness--and for what they can teach us about
the extraordinary ways that philanthropy works. Click
HERE
for more information.
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The Dimick Foundation
has provided a grant in the amount of $2,500
"to assist in the wonderful work the foundation is doing."
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Eastman Strings,
a leading manufacturer of string instruments
and bows from fractional sizes to professional quality
assists in providing instruments to MusicLink students
through donation and discounts.
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Eastman Music Company
assists in providing guitars, wind, and brass instruments
to MusicLink students through donation and discounts.
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ECS - Electronic Software Systems
offers a 10% discount off music software to MusicLink teachers.
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City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts
has provided grants totaling $2,700 for the Northern Virginia
MusicLink program.
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The FJH Music Company offers a
complimentary packet of music for new MusicLink teachers as well
as a 50% discount for MusicLink students for their Piano Adventures
method books.
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Gibson Guitars has donated 40 electric
guitars for use by the MusicLink students.
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Gibson Guitars has donated
guitars to the MusicLink Foundation for auction fundraising.
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Herb Block Foundation has provided
a grant of $2,500 to the MusicLink Foundation. The foundation
recognizes educational programs that share their mission to
provide educational opportunities to deserving students in need.
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The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
has provided grants totaling $156,000 to strengthen the organization
professionally, and recognize its function in seeking talented
students in need and providing them with long-term musical
development. MusicLink serves as a pipeline organization to
seek talented students for the Jack
Kent Cooke Young Artist Scholarship and
Cooke
Young Scholars Award.
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Neil A. Kjos Music Company supplies
each new MusicLink teacher with a starter packet of piano music.
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Each new volunteer keyboard teacher in the MusicLink program
receives an introductory packet to Hal
Leonard's Student Piano Library with offers of
40% discounts for additional books from the Student Piano
Library Series.
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Manduca Music Publications offers
free music from their catalogue to any MusicLink student.
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The MusicLink Foundation receives nominations from members of
MENC across the country for the
MusicLink program. MusicLink is linked with schools throughout
the country thanks to MENC teachers.
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MiBAC Music Software offers a 40%
discount on music education software to MusicLink teachers.
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Minimusic offers a 10% discount
for their teaching materials.
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Music Bag Press offers complimentary
Just the Facts Theory Workbooks for MusicLink
students.
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MusicTime Inc. extends a 20%
discount off retail on all printed music for MusicLink teachers.
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The MusicLink Foundation enjoys ongoing collaboration
with the MTNA state and local
affiliates, who support the program through volunteer teaching,
waived fees for student activities, and general support. See
Links for a list of links.
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Myklas Music Press offers free solo
piano music from their catalogue to any MusicLink student.
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The National Federation of Music Clubs
donated $7,500.00 from its Fund for the Advancement of Musical Arts
to the MusicLink Foundation to initiate a "grass roots fund" to
assist local MusicLink programs in providing instruments, music,
and materials for youth in the MusicLink program.
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Many community music school members of
NGCSA are actively
participating in the MusicLink program. See
Links for a list of links.
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Piano Santa Foundation provides
pianos for MusicLink scholarship students in the Portland, Oregon
area.
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Play Jazz Now
offers a free set of jazz play along tracks to all MusicLink
teachers and students.
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Schaum Publications provides a free
packet of music to all new MusicLink teachers.
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Shar Products Co., the leading catalog
dealer of string instruments and instrumental products offers
special discounts to MusicLink teachers and students.
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Sheet Music Digital offers MusicLink
teachers a complimentary one-year platinum membership to their
website.
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Sprenger Lang Foundation
provided a contribution of $5,000 to the MusicLink Foundation
for support of their MusicLink/Atlas program located in
Washington, DC.
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Steinway & Sons supports dealer
efforts in forming partnerships with the MusicLink Foundation to
help provide instruments, scholarship lessons, performance
opportunities, and other support for local programs.
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Travelers Foundation
provided a grant for $6,500 for instruments and materials for
an after school keyboard MusicLink project linking
Walker West
Music Academy with Maxfield Elementary School in St. Paul.
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The Verdine White Foundation,
created by the bass guitarist of Earth Wind and Fire and his
wife, Mashelle is working closely with the MusicLink Foundation
to bring ongoing musical training to underprivileged youth
across the country.
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Warner Brothers sends a complimentary
"thank you" packet of piano method books and supplementary materials
to every new MusicLink teacher.
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The Weissberg Foundation
awarded a grant of $3000 to support MusicLink's Washington DC
program at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.
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Whirligig offers special discounts for MusicLink
teachers and students on their educational materials.
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Willis Music offers 50% discounts
on music for MusicLink students.
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The Yamaha Corporation is partnering
with MusicLink in fund raising efforts through their Clavinova
festivals. Yamaha also has supplied portable keyboards for use by
a number of MusicLink programs.
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Business Partners
The MusicLink Business Partner Program
recognizes businesses that offer local and state programs discounts
and donations of music, materials, instruments, facilities, and
lessons in their stores. If you are interested in joining us as a
MusicLink Business Partner, click
HERE to download a registration form for this program.
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Jordan Kitts Music is the largest
piano and organ dealer in the country, with stores in Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Delaware. Jordan Kitts
generously offers scholarship lessons in all stores, promotes
fund-raising in store events and donates acoustic or digital
pianos to the MusicLink program.
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Music and Arts Centers support
MusicLink by providing scholarship lessons in their stores in
Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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Schmitt Music Co. supports the
MusicLink program through
music discounts and assistance in providing instruments to the
program. Schmitt stores are located in Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,
and California.
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The Tucson Guitar Center has assisted Tucson's
MusicLink program by providing discounts and donations of
instruments to the program.
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Washburn Piano Company of Tucson, Arizona provides free
and reduced instrument rentals, discounts on instruments, and
store recital space forthe local MusicLink program.
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| Delaware |
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Accent Music Inc. in Newark
and Wilmington DE, Offers
scholarship lessons, discounts on music and material for
MusicLink teachers and students, store recital space, and
free studio rental space for MusicLink teachers.
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Atlas Performing Arts Center
offers free rehearsal and lesson space for MusicLink lessons
in Washington DC.
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| Florida |
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Steinway Piano Gallery
in Bonita Springs partners with the MusicLink Foundation
in nominating students and teacher for their scholarship
program, which provides pianos for students and funding for
tuition from the Steinway Society.
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Piano Trends Music Company
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| Iowa |
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Foster Family Music assists
in fund-raising for MusicLink through their Yamaha Clavinova
festivals.
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| Maryland |
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The House of Weaver Violins
of Bethesda, Maryland generously offers the donation of fine string
instruments to students who have shown dedication and achievement
through their studies in the MusicLink program.
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Potters Violins of Bethesda,
Maryland generously offers string instruments to students
enrolled in the MusicLink program.
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Piano Craft assists MusicLink by
locating donated pianos suitable for MusicLink students.
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| Massachusetts |
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M. Steinert & Sons of Boston,
Massachusetts, provides pianos and keyboards to MusicLink
scholarship students.
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| Minnesota |
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AAA Movers, Inc.
(Brooklyn Park, MN) agrees to move MusicLink pianos
for no cost.
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Anderson Piano Tuning Service
(St. Paul, MN) offers assistance in evaluating donated pianos
to the program and discounts on initial tuning.
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Cadenza Music of
St. Paul, MN, provides a 10% discount on repair work on
woodwinds, brass, and strings - the final charge (both
labor and materials), and a 10% discount on books and
supplies.
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K & S Conservatory of
Woodbury, MN, provides free lesson space for MusicLink
teachers teaching scholarship students.
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Kezar Music of
Thief River Falls, MN, provides scholarship lessons for
MusicLink students, discounts on music and materials for
MusicLink students, and store recital space for recitals
and meetings.
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Wonderful World of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota
provides free and reduced instrument rentals for area
MusicLink students.
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Barcone's Music of Kingston, NY is offering scholarship
lessons at their store, discounts on music, materials and
instruments for MusicLink teachers and MusicLink students.
They also will arrange space for meetings and workshops.
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Diefes and Mikolajeski Inc. of Pleasant
Valley, New York is offering free and reduced instrumental
rentals for MusicLink students.
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Four Winds Music is offering discounts on music and
materials to MusicLink students in the Poughkeepsie, New York
area.
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MusicWorks provides discounts
for music and materials to MusicLink teachers and students.
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| Oregon |
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Day Music Co. of Portland offers
discounts on music and materials and store recital space for
MusicLink events.
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Moe's Opus East Sheet Music of Portland, Oregon
provides discounts on music and materials for MusicLink
students.
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Portland Music Co. offers discounts on
music and materials to MusicLink teachers and students.
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Weathers Music Corporation of Salem,
Oregon is offering discounts on music and materials for students
enrolled in the MusicLink program.
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Zeswitz Music Company in Reading, Pennsylvania,
assists the program with discounted or donated instruments to MusicLink scholarhip
students.
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| Utah |
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Stowe Family Music of Tooele offers
discounts on music and materials for Musiclink teachers and students
as well as recital space for events.
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| Virginia |
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Benchmark Web Sites of Virginia Beach
offers a 10% discount on custom web site designs for all MusicLink
teachers.
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Foxes Music Company, Falls Church,
offers scholarship lessons and discounted music and instruments
to students in the MusicLink program.
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George Mason University Center for the Arts
offers free tickets and master class opportunities for MusicLink students.
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Harl Pianos of Alexandria assists
MusicLink in acquiring donated pianos for the program.
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The Piano Gallery
in Richmond helps supply pianos to MusicLink students.
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| Washington |
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Prosser Piano Co. offers scholarship
lessons, music, materials, reduced instrument rental, recital space,
and fund-raising assistance for MusicLink.
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The Walla Walla Symphony in Walla
Walla, WA provides free subscription tickets for MusicLink
students.
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