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A little background music insttors recommend.)
• Instruments, either outright purchase or
Even though the founders have been producing rentals.
concerts for 300 years to enhance the quality of life in • In some cases, travel expenses for performances
our area, the Red Tie Kids' program is relatively new.

Four of our students performing on stage with the Eventually, we plan to expand our funding to other
Sun Kings, one of the best Beatles Tribute Bands. art forms, such as dance, theater, visual art, and pos-
sibly even literary arts, as our coffers and funding
We are bringing our expertise in music to assist in sources grow.
funding these underserved talented kids. We began
with the Sylvan School District in Modesto where we
have enlisted the assistance of several of the music Who will benefit
teachers and the District Superintendent to assist
with the development of criteria to identify students The children will benefit--and indirectly-- society as a
who may otherwise never have a chance to truly de- whole will benefit by having more productive and re-
velop into accomplished artists. This became our pro- sponsible adults. The following quote is from the
cess for identifying children who are eligible for grant Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adoles-
funding. All student referrals come directly from their cent Psychiatry and highlights our mission:
art instructors.
The process for child selection considers: “Children who play the violin or study piano are
• Talent promise learning more than just Mozart. A University of
• Instrument devotion Vermont College of Medicine child psychiatry team
• Family financial situation has found that musical training might also help kids
• Desire to excel focus their attention, control their emotions and di-
minish their anxiety.”
Our organization can provide support including the
following: This is one of many studies regarding the positive
effects of children studying music.
• Music Lessons (Additional lessons should RTA’s