Music in Schools Today Information

Since 1983, Music in Schools Today (MUST) has served public school grades K-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area with music and arts education. We are a 501(c)3 tax exempt nonprofit. MUST is the Bay Area's answer to the crisis in music education. Despite extensive research indicating that music instruction supplies intellectual, emotional and physical components critical to children's development, music and arts programs are often the first victims of budget cuts. MUST combats this trend with a comprehensive set of programs that are resistant to budget slashing. MUST serves over 10,000 children and youth annually in schools and community centers, conducts research and development and advocates to restore music as an essential principle of pre-K through 12 education. Mission A San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization with national impact, Music in Schools Today (MUST) advocates for, supports and develops integrated, accessible, sustainable and measurable music-in-education programs that improve student achievement. Values Music nurtures the human spirit, promotes personal development, and is central to learning and the creative process. Music and the arts are as essential to a well-rounded education as literacy, math and science. Music, both in and out of the classroom, promotes physical well-being and social understanding and helps build bridges within local and global communities.