Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation

For good. For ever.

306 South University Avenue Mount Pleasant, MI, 48858 United States

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Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Isabella County, now and for generations to come, by attracting and holding permanent endowed funds from a wide range of donors, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.

Music Education Growth at Renaissance Public School Academy

November 02, 2021  /  Jaimie Capen-Cascaddan

The Renaissance Public School Academy was in need of essential instruments to support its growing music program.

A grant from the Kellogg Youth Fund allowed Renaissance Public School Academy to purchase 17 new instruments this past year, enhancing the musical education of 441 elementary and middle school students. Rhythm and pitch are just two key concepts students learn and practice with instruments like those purchased. Students who studied remotely last year due to COVID-19 were still able to learn about these concepts in an online setting because of the new instruments.

The middle school band also benefited from the instruments, and the program has seen unprecedented growth in participation. Students are able to dedicate more time to their music education with the new instruments; many now having the opportunity to play instruments the school did not previously own. The new instruments will allow the band to perform entire songs, instead of skipping parts of the music for lack of appropriate instruments.

Overall, the new instruments will allow students at Renaissance Public School Academy to learn and develop their musical talents for years to come.