The Atlanta Music Project has been awarded a two-year, $80,000 grant award from Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. The award is part of PlayUSA, a program that supports a wide range of instrumental music education projects across the United States, all specifically designed to reach low-income and underserved students on a local level. This is the second year in a row that AMP has been awarded funding as part of PlayUSA.

The grant award will go towards expanding the AMP Academy - AMP’s advanced musical training for talented and dedicated students -  from 35 students to 50 students, providing one-on-one coaching and conducting lessons to AMP’s teaching artists, the launch of a series of masterclasses, and the addition of a bassoon, French horn, oboe and tuba teaching artist.

Sarah Johnson, Director of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, said: “We are excited to support the Atlanta Music Project and 12 other innovative organizations around the country that are bringing high-quality music education to students who may not otherwise have access. The PlayUSA network is made up of a strong community of organizations across the nation, and we look forward to further collaboration in the future so that we can learn from one another and make note of successes and milestones achieved that can be shared across the field.”  

“The Atlanta Music Project is honored to be a grant awardee of Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA program. Their significant financial support will allow us to expand our instrumental programs, teach new students and provide our teaching artists with top-notch training, all of which will greatly benefit the children and communities we are so proud to serve. Thank you to Carnegie Hall. ” said Dantes Rameau, Executive Director of the Atlanta Music Project.

In addition to AMP, Carnegie Hall has selected six new partners and six returning organizations from the 2016-2017 season, for a total of $430,000 in grants.