Music and the Brain (MATB) is a foundational, school-day general music method with a 27-year track record integrating piano learning for all as an entry point to developing musicianship, critical thinking, and essential life skills.
We empower music educators and ensure equity for all partner school learners (K-12) through our comprehensive music education resources. Columbia University Center for Arts Education Research data shows that we’re helping students build the academic, social-emotional, and fine motor skills they need – and the educators we serve 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
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