Through our Instruments in the Attic program, the Academy was recently able to loan out 15 acoustic guitars to children at Harding Avenue Elementary School in Blacksburg, VA, to help them establish a “Guitar Club” for 4th and 5th grade students.
The outreach effort was coordinated between Mason Guitar Professor Glen McCarthy and Harding Avenue Elementary teacher Will Holliman, who heard about the Instruments in the Attic program through a family friend. The donated guitars will be used in general music classes, individual lessons, and guitar-specific classes .
“I envision these instruments building connections with more music programs and with Virginia Tech which is right next door to us,” said Mr. Holliman. “Students will be able to check out these instruments which will provide access to an instrument in the home. This will give students opportunities in music they would not otherwise have access to.”
Providing instruments to students in need is a core objective of our Instruments in the Attic program, which accepts generously donated instruments from community members, repairs them as needed (and as funding allows), and identifies areas of need to place them in. Please consider donating an instrument and/or making a financial gift to support our continuing efforts to provide access to the arts for everyone regardless of circumstance!
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