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Nonprofit pitches after‑school music pilot for Liberty City
Summary
Arbie Nickerson, president of the American Music Initiative, asked Miami Lakes' Cultural Affairs Committee for help launching a pilot after‑school music program in Liberty City, saying the program would be free to participants and asking the committee for space, advertising and seed funding.
Arbie Nickerson, president of the American Music Initiative, told the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee that his newly formed nonprofit plans to launch an after‑school music pilot in Liberty City and asked the committee for support with space, advertising and seed funding.
Nickerson said the program will focus first on orchestral percussion this school year and add strings, chorus, brass and guitar in subsequent years. “Our goal in the next 10 years is to establish 4 to 6 chapters in every state … serving over 33,000 students with over 300 chapters across the nation,” he said during his presentation to the committee.
Why it matters: Nickerson told the committee he is targeting schools and neighborhoods with…
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