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From YouTube: Youth Music Education Expansion Announcement - 12/19/22
Description
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosts a press conference to announce a $14.5 million grant secured by New England Conservatory to expand music education for Boston students. The Mayor will outline how this grant will expand music programming for Boston’s youth.
A
A
We
help
over
250
children
per
year,
develop
the
social,
emotional
and
academic
skills
they
need
to
be
successful
in
school
and
in
life
home
to
four
BPS
upk
classrooms.
We
are
honored
to
host
all
of
you
today,
I'd
like
to
welcome
our
steam
speakers,
Boston
mayor
Michelle,
Wu,
New,
England,
Conservatory,
president
Andrea
Kalin,
Boston,
public
schools,
superintendent,
Mary
Skipper
and
president
and
CEO
of
ABCD
Sharon
Scott
Chandler.
A
Crippling
teacher
shortage
that
stifles
our
sector
Ellis
has
a
long
wish
list
that
falls
under
the
umbrella
of
when
we
win
the
lottery
and
something
on
top
of
that.
Wishlist
has
always
been
consistent,
music
programming
for
our
children.
Thus,
as
you
might
imagine,
we
are
absolutely
thrilled
about
the
announcements
to
be
made
today.
I'd
now
like
to
turn
the
program
over
to
Mayor
Wu,
who
is
a
true
champion
of
early
childhood
education.
Welcome
to
Alex.
B
I
want
to
thank
also
all
the
incredible
speakers
who
were
recognized.
It
is
always
an
honor
to
see
them
and
much
less
to
share
a
microphone
with
them,
and
I
will
highlight
one
more
who
is
humbly
sitting
in
the
back,
even
though
we
follow
she's
really
in
charge
of
all
of
us
here.
The
chair
of
the
Boston
school
committee,
Miss
Jerry
Robinson.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership.
B
And
we
have
with
us
here
today
as
well
from
the
administration,
our
senior
advisor
and
the
person
who
keeps
Early
Childhood
ticking
within
City
Hall
and
has
already
done
so
much
to
show
that
more
is
possible.
We're
trying
from
every
possible
angle
to
build
Partnerships
rethink,
how
we're
connecting
funding
to
outcomes
and
I
couldn't
be
more
blessed
to
have
her
on
the
team
director
Kristen
McSwain.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
that.
B
You
do
and
you'll
see
him
at
just
about
everything
that
we're
doing,
because
he
has
a
role
in
helping
to
strategize
and
pull
all
the
pieces
together.
Our
chief
of
policy
Mike
Firestone,
thank
you
so
so
much
also
at
Early,
Child
Care
user
is
about
legally.
Many
of
us
are
now
living
the
struggle
having
recently
been
through
it
I'm
now
at
five
and
eight
years
old,
so
we're
past
potty
training.
But
there
are
new
challenges.
B
The
leaders
that
you
see
assembled
up
here,
the
many
who
are
represented
in
the
in
in
this
room
and
throughout
the
floors
of
this
building
in
many
spaces
across
our
city,
really
represent
Boston's
commitment
to
ensuring
we're
always
leading
the
way
in
fostering
creative
and
cognitive
progress
for
our
young
people,
from
holding
space
for
our
littlest
Learners
to
explore
their
musical
talents
to
hosting
upk
programs
and
empowering
more
of
Boston's
working
parents.
We
are
always
trying
to
do
more
and
ensure
that
we
can
really
wrap
around
the
whole
child.
B
The
way
that
government
structures
are
often
set
up,
the
way
that
Community
tends
to
think
of
government.
It's
often
very
siled
right
this
department.
Does
this
the
school
department
does
that
our
health
department
does
this
when
in
fact,
you
speak
to
any
one
of
our
family
members
who
is
going
through
the
turn
of
trying
to
secure
early
Ed
and
child
care
or
get
to
work
on
time
or
anyone
who
has
lived
it
understands
just
how
intimately
all
of
these
challenges
are
interconnected
and,
in
fact,
have
to
be
solved
together.
B
The
14
and
a
half
million
dollar
grant
that
NEC
has
secured
will
help
us
expand
music
programs
for
school
communities
across
the
city
in
order
to
provide
robust
music
education
and
instruments
at
no
cost
to
our
students
and
their
families.
This
means
our
young
people
will
focus
on
discovering
and
nurturing
their
passion.
B
The
ways
in
which
communication
could
be
a
burden.
Music
was
a
way
to
unlock
all
of
that
and
connect
on
a
different
level.
It
is
where
I
go
when
I
am
anxious
right
part
of
my
during
the
campaign,
the
debate
preparations
always
included
just
a
block
of
time
to
play
piano
and
clear
my
mind
and
now
I
will
said
to
say,
bother
some
of
the
staff
in.
B
When
I
have
a
problem
to
work
through
or
think
about,
it
always
comes
with,
you
can
tell
if
it's
rachman
enough
versus
Lister
WC,
what
the
mood
is
and
growing
up.
It
was
also
you
know,
dabbling
in
playing
violin
or
singing
in
in
the
choirs
or
or
dance
the
way
to
really
think
about
how
a
human
being
could
connect
in
the
moment
of
performance.
B
Sometimes
it's
sitting
next
to
your
piano
teacher
or
instructor
and
to
be
in
sync
and
show
them
what
you've
accomplished
over
the
last
week
or
if
you
get
the
chance
to
be
a
part
of
an
orchestra
or
a
group
that
gets
to
play
together
and
connect
with
your
audience.
In
that
brief
moment,
there's
nothing
like
being
able
to
sit
in
the
present
moment
when
you
are
sharing
something
that
can
only
be
reciprocated
and
connected
in
the
same
room,
face-to-face
absorbing
that
same
experience.
B
It
connects
us
across
cultural,
political
and
social
boundaries
and
barriers,
helps
us
find
Joy
strength
and
hope.
Even
on
our
darkest
days
already,
we
have
Partnerships
to
expand
Arts
education
and
opportunities
with
the
MGM
Music
Hall
Boston,
Symphony,
Orchestra,
Mass,
art,
and
so
many
world-renowned
institutions
based
here
in
Boston,
and
so
we
couldn't
be
more
thrilled
that
the
New
England
Conservatory
will
really
help
us
chart
new
ground
and
become
a
real
leader
in
this
list
of
Arts
Partners,
touching
the
lives
of
our
young
people
and
families
across
the
city.
B
This
is
really
a
wonderful
example
of
one
of
our
partners
coming
forth
with
an
idea
and
the
city
then
saying
let
us
make
every
possible
step
easier
to
facilitate
this,
so
that
we
can
chart
not
only
this
partnership
but
a
template
for
any
other
institutions
who
also
want
to
participate
in
this
way
and
give
their
best
resource
their
talents
to
our
community.
We
can
make
these
Partnerships
work
and
the
impacts
are
just
astounding.
So
thank
you
so
much
everyone,
it's
truly
an
honor
to
be
here.
A
Thank
you,
Maru
for
your
inspirational
words
and
and
partnering
with
the
New
England
called
the
New
England
Conservatory,
to
make
this
all
possible
I'd
now
like
to
introduce
the
president
of
the
New
England
Conservatory
Dr,
Andrea
Kalin.
It
is
because
of
Dr
Kalin
that
more
children
will
have
access
to
music
education
through
the
conservatory
by
providing
the
resources
and
instruction
for
these
opportunities.
Welcome
president
Kayla.
E
E
It
connects
the
whole
person
the
mind,
the
body,
the
spirit,
and
so
it
really
can't
unlock
the
whole
child
and
ignite
the
unique
creative
potential
within
them.
We
know
that
music
can
help
with
intellectual
development.
Absolutely
we
know
that,
but
equally
music
can
help
a
child's
social
and
emotional
development.
It
can
help
their
sense
of
identity,
their
connection.
E
E
Foreign,
the
partnership
to
develop
a
pilot
in
early
childhood
music
will
start
with
two
Early
Childhood
centers
Ellis
Early
Learning,
where
we
are
delighted
to
be
today
so
much
fun.
It's
just
a
wonderful
thing
and
also
ABCD
head
start
and
new
programming
will
really
unlock
the
door
and
provide
really
amazing
foundational
music
instruction
for
Young
Learners.
In
these
spaces.
E
The
scholarships
will
offer
increased
access
to
NEC
prep
and
ensure
access
to
private
music,
lessons
to
music
classes
and
to
ensembles
and
access
to
instruments
at
no
cost
to
students
Ino
firsthand.
What
music
can
do
for
a
child?
I
remember
vividly
when
I
was
offered
music
lessons
in
school,
and
it
was
so
just
a
wonderful
experience.
We
all
had
to
file
past
the
piano
and
we
were
supposed
to
find
middle
C
I
played
middle
C.
E
It's
one
note,
but
in
that
moment
the
whole
world
opened
up
for
me
that
experience
opened
the
door
for
me
for
music
lessons
and
that
shaped
my
entire
life
music
can
lead
you
to
places.
You
never
imagined
a
young
pianist
who
became
the
first
woman
president
of
NEC
or
a
young
pianist
who
became
the
first
woman
elected
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston.
E
B
I
think
characteristically,
knowing
that
you
can
tell
she's
an
expert
in
the
Art
Space,
because
she
took
the
seat
directly
behind
the
spot,
direct
behind
the
speaker,
so
that
no
one
else
would
have
to
have
that
that
constructed
view
of
the
stage,
but
our
director,
our
chief
of
arts
and
culture
for
the
city,
Cara
Elliot
Ortega.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
all
that
you
do
for
the
city.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
president
Kailyn
for
providing
Ellis
students,
and
so
many
others
with
the
opportunity
to
learn
music
and
experience
all
the
benefits
that
they'll
enjoy.
As
a
result,
next
I
would
like
to
welcome
Boston
public
schools,
superintendent,
Mary
Skipper
to
the
podium
as
a
BPS
Mom
I'd
like
to
express
my
deepest
appreciation
for
the
superintendent's
leadership
and
your
commitment
to
our
children.
So
thank
you
so
much
and
welcome
to
Ellis.
D
Thank
you
so
much
I
was
saying
to
Tony
Beatrice,
our
director
of
arts
and,
as
we
were
coming
in,
this
is
the
third
announcement,
thanks
to
Mayor
Wu's
leadership
and
advocacy
of
music
and
expansion
of
Music
within
BPS,
as
just
as
such
a
positive
impact
on
our
young
people.
So
thank
you,
mayor
for
being
that
champion
for
music
and
for
our
children
in
general.
Thank
you
to
president
Kalin
and
thank
you
to
Lauren
as
well
for
having
us
here
today
and
congratulations
to
ABCD
and
to
Sharon.
You
know
this.
D
This
really
is
such
an
incredible
celebration.
I
mean
it
is
one
thing
to
invest
in
the
art
to
invest
in
music,
but
to
do
it
for
our
youngest
students,
some
of
whom
just
came
in,
but
to
do
it
for
them
and
to
allow
them
the
opportunity
to
feel
alive
to
express
themselves
to
to
gain
skills
so
that
they
can
grow
as
musicians
and
be
able
to
enjoy
it
in
the
way
that
the
mayor
and
the
president
here
do.
D
That's
such
a
dream
for
us
within
the
BPS,
we
had
a
concert
at
bowling
that
happened
last
week
on
Friday.
We
had
525
students
in
the
BPS,
come
to
the
bowling
building
and
offer
a
concert
so
I'm
saying
some
played
instruments,
and
what
I
can
say
is
that
music
in
that
moment
was
such
a
convener
of
the
community.
We
had
people
walk
in
the
street
off
the
street,
just
to
listen
to
the
children
we
had.
D
Staff
out
of
office
isn't
lined
up
on
the
stairs
just
to
listen
to
the
music
and
the
children
as
the
makers
of
that
music,
and
so
it's
in
that
moment
in
that
power
of
music
that
we
hear
today
for
our
youngest
students
to
have
that
opportunity.
When
I
look
at
them,
I.
Think
of
a
student
that
sat
down
at
the
piano
who
was
from
the
O'brien
shalika
Joseph.
D
Remember
that
name
she's
a
junior
at
the
O'brien
she
self-composed
and
played
several
numbers
that
had
us
mesmerized,
and
it's
that
dream
that
opportunity
that
whole
child
education
that
we're
here
to
celebrate
today
and
thanks
to
the
generosity
of
whoever
that
Anonymous
donor
is
thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
means
so
much
for
us
for
the
others
for
ABCD
Head
Start,
and
thank
you
mostly
for
having
a
mayor
in
our
city.
That
really
is
a
champion
of
the
Arts
and
education.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you
and
good
afternoon
mayor
Wu,
president
Kalin
superintendent
Skipper.
Thank
you
for
including
ABCD
in
this
groundbreaking
music
education
program
and
thank
you
to
Lauren
for
hosting
us
this
afternoon.
We
are
proud
to
join
Ellis
Early
Learning
in
this
initiative,
which
will
bring
the
expertise,
the
passion
and
the
humanity
of
the
New
England
Conservatory
to
our
youngest
learners.
F
Research
tells
us
that
consistent
exposure
to
music
through
listening
learning,
to
play
an
instrument
or
taking
voice
lessons
strengthens
cognitive
and
social
emotional
skills
in
all
children,
including
those
zero
to
five.
But
we
know
it.
We
don't
need
research
right.
We
see
it
in
our
classrooms
every
day
and
actually
Jerry
Robinson
when
she
was
at
the
Children's
Museum
brought
music
to
our
classrooms
decades
ago,
and
so
we
know
how
important
this
component
and
programming
is
of
our
curriculum
at
ABCD.
F
F
I
too,
know
the
joy
of
music
when
I
was
an
early
about
eight
years
old
through
High
School
played
the
clarinet
and
in
the
band
and
so
experience
the
joy.
The
discipline
teamwork
that
comes
from
being
part
of
that
community,
but
too
often
the
reality
is
in
our
communities
in
under-resourced
communities.
Children
don't
always
have
the
opportunity,
so
we
are
so
grateful
to
be
able
to
have
the
opportunity
to
incorporate
that
access
into
our
programming.
F
A
C
A
Very
excited
that
we
have
some
upk
friends
from
our
building
next
door,
who
are
going
to
come
and
enjoy
some
of
the
instruments
that
they'll
be
learning
next
year.
So
friends
you're
welcome
to
head
over
over
there
to
the
carpet
and
you
can
give
your
signs
to
our
special
guest
because
we
may
do
welcome
signs
and
you
can
play
some
music.