Music and the Brain (MATB) is a school-day general music curriculum with a 28-year history integrating piano instruction to build critical thinking and essential life skills through musicianship for all learners. We partner with schools nationwide, providing music lesson resources and professional development support for elementary and secondary schools.
Columbia University Research data shows that Music and the Brain helps students build the academic, social-emotional, and fine motor skills they need – and the music educators teaching with MATB say that they’re more effective teachers, thanks to MATB support and resources:
Music and the Brain is a program of the nonprofit Building for the Arts and has a proud history of supporting schools nationwide, offering subsidies in qualifying under-resourced communities.
Our flexible learning management system gives partner schools access to elementary and secondary music lessons for use in the classroom and student review anytime, anywhere. Our platform features hundreds of song lessons, a virtual record-and-submit piano, professional audio, engaging videos, visuals, Google integration, and teacher resources.
Bring Music and the Brain to Your School
∙ General Music Through Piano
∙ Synchronous/Asynchronous
∙ Grades K-12
∙ National Core Arts Standards
∙ Ongoing Workshops
∙ Individualized Coaching
∙ Teacher Support Network
∙ Curriculum Guides
∙ Hybrid Learning Platform
∙ Dynamic Virtual Keyboard
∙ Classroom Materials
∙ Classroom Keyboard Lab
students impacted
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