CREATING MUSIC IN MILWAUKEE

Student performers from the Milwaukee Sign Language School at The Creation Project Concert.

Milwaukee-based Present Music received a 2005 grant from The ASCAP Foundation Joseph and Rosalie Meyer fund to support The Creation Project, a collaborative effort with nine Milwaukee public schools and community centers. Present Music is dedicated to bringing the vital and enriching experience of music to the community and to students. The Creation Project seeks to increase student understanding of the creative process by composing, performing, and becoming more educated listeners. Each school/organization experienced a 10-week program (music theory, composition, performance), one session per week. The program also worked with hearing- impaired students at the Milwaukee Sign Language School who experienced the music through sight and vibrations.