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OPCMusic is dedicated to opening the world of music to all through access to quality instruction. While we strive to provide musical instruction affordable to all, we rely on the loyal and generous support of our donors to maintain our educational and artistic mission.
To donate by mail, please send check or money order to:
Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
1616 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA 94612
To donate by phone, please call 510-836-4649
Why give?
The motivation behind every decision to donate is different for every person. The National Association for Music states that an estimated 25 million students participate in school music programs, but that number is beginning to shrink. Programs across the country are being slashed or eliminated all together.
Music study is life transforming. Students learn skills that last a lifetime - discipline, teamwork, and creativity. Studies show that students that participate in school music programs tend to score higher on standardized tests, are more likely to stay in school and graduate, more likely to stay away from drugs and alcohol, and experience higher earnings in their professional life.
In thinking of why people give, consider the following:
- The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships.
Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it is judgment rather than rules that prevail.
- The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.
When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel, they must reach into their poetic capacities to find the words that will do the job.
- The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.
- The arts celebrate multiple perspectives.
One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
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DONATION LINK
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$10, 000-Supports visiting artists, master classes, clinics and residencies.
$5, 000-Supports 5 classes in the Fall and Spring Preparatory Studies in Music After-school Program, serving a minimum of 50 young musicians.
$3,250-Supports one year of private lessons.
$2, 500-Supports tuition for 10 students to attend one session of the OPC Summer Music Academy. (Session=2 weeks)
$1, 000-Supports instrument repair and maintenance & piano tuning.
$825-Supports full tuition for the Summer Music Academy for one student.
$500- Supports 10-month instrumental rental for one student in the Preparatory Studies in Music After-School Program. (OPC has instruments available for students as needed and available. This fee covers maintenance and insurance)
$275-Supports tuition for one student to attend a 2-week session of the Summer Music Academy.
$100-Supports two 45-minute private lessons; or
student transportation to performances in the community; or
healthy snacks for student concerts and rehearsals
$50-Supports one 45-minute private lesson
$25-Supports Registration Fee for any OPC class, program, clinic.
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