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About First Octave
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Did you know?
Approximately 80% of Portland Public Schools do not have full music programs and a little over 50% have no music program. Only 12 elementary schools out of 58 have art programs.
Our
Mission:
First Octave, is dedicated to the premise that early and consistent music
education fosters creative as well as intellectual values and is essential to
a balanced core curriculum.
Who we are:
First Octave, a sponsored project of the Portland
Schools Foundation, is a non-profit fund that is specifically earmarked for
music education. First Octave is made possible by the support of the community
and caring corporations.
 What
we do:
The fund is dedicated to helping music programs for students of all grade levels.
Since 1998 the First Octave Fund and the Portland Schools Foundation have raised
and granted over $215,000 to Portland high schools, middle schools and elementary
schools. Awards of $500 to $5,000 are made available to educators and community
groups that meet the published guidelines. Corporations and individuals alike
have donated time, money and resources to this worthy cause, and 90% of all money
collected by First Octave go directly to the music programs.
Why we do it:
We love music and believe every child deserves music integration as part of a
quality education. Studies show that students involved in music programs score
51% higher on the verbal and 39% higher on the math portion of the SAT test than
students with no course work or experience in the arts. Music education increases
children's academic performance in speech, mathematics and language.
The fact
is - music matters!
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A
Sponsored Project of
The Portland
Schools Foundation
