Mission
WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND WORKSHOPS ABOUT MUSIC AND OTHER ART FORMS. CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE ALL WITHOUT WORDS CURRICULUM, A 12-SESSION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WITH GUIDED LESSONS, RESOURCES, AND MULTIMEDIA TOOLS TO HELP NEURODIVERSE FAMILIES UNDERSTAND NEURODIVERSITY, EMBRACE THEIR DIFFERENCES, AND THRIVE IN THE REAL WORLD. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS TO MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR PERFORMANCES AND INITIATIVES. WE ALSO ACQUIRE, CREATE, AND SHARE MUSIC AND OTHER ART RELATED CONTENT, MAKING IT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE ARTS COMMUNITIES TO LEARN AND ENJOY. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE PHIL SCHAAP'S JAZZ INTERVIEWS ARCHIVE. WE DIGITIZED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF INTERVIEWS RECORDED BY BROADCASTER, MUSIC HISTORIAN, AND ARCHIVIST PHIL SCHAAP. THESE MATERIALS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY'S LIBRARY.