MusiCounts OPENS CALL FOR BAND AID MUSICAL INSTRUMENT GRANTS

Applications from schools nationwide can be submitted starting May 3rd

TORONTO, May 3, 2010 – As Canadian music continues to make its mark on the world map, one organization is working hard to build Canadian musical talent from the ground up. MusiCounts, Canada’s Music Education Charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), is dedicated to keeping music alive in Canadian schools by providing grants for their music programs. Applications for 2010-2011 Band Aid Grants are now open and schools nationwide are invited to apply.

Schools can find more information on application criteria, including
downloadable application forms for Band Aid grants at www.musicounts.ca.
Applications will be accepted from May 3 – August 6, 2010.

Band Aid Grants are awarded to Canadian elementary, secondary and separate schools with music programs that have great potential, but are in need of funding. Each year, MusiCounts provides dozens of schools across Canada with $5,000 and $10,000 Grants toward enhancing their musical education programs. Past recipients have used MusiCounts Band Aid Grants to increase the quantity and enhance the quality of the instruments available to their students. Recipients often consider the greatest benefit of the program to be the focus shift from instrument repair to instrument instruction.