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==Current programs== |
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As of 2008, the Bubs Foundation |
As of 2008, the Bubs Foundation has donated over $50,000 in grants to 60 music programs in and around Boston and launched a cappella groups in several Boston public middle and high schools. |
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'''Be the Music''' |
'''Be the Music''' |
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The "Be the Music" program, formed in 2002, brings Tufts students and alums, as well as music students and teachers from outside the university, to area high schools to teach students how to sing a cappella style. An estimated 250 students have participated in Be the Music since its inception. |
The "Be the Music" program, formed in 2002, brings Tufts students and alums, as well as music students and teachers from outside the university, to area high schools to teach students how to sing a cappella style. An estimated 250 students have participated in Be the Music since its inception. |
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The Bubs Foundation has also created curriculum kits, using "Be the Music" Program as a model, support other a cappella groups around the country in their efforts to create their own initiatives.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=bubs&p2=2 | title = Tufts University Online Proflie - Beelzebubs | accessdate = 2009-12-21}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:56, 21 December 2009
| Founded | 19991 |
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| Founder | Alumni of the Beelzebubs |
| Focus | Music In Schools |
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| Method | Grants, Funding |
| Website | www.bubsfoundation.org |
The Bubs Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization created to "awaken in young people a passion for expression and learning through music". The foundation funds music programs in schools that don't have the funding or haven't had the opportunity to create strong music programs in the past. [1] [2]
Current programs
As of 2008, the Bubs Foundation has donated over $50,000 in grants to 60 music programs in and around Boston and launched a cappella groups in several Boston public middle and high schools.
Be the Music
The "Be the Music" program, formed in 2002, brings Tufts students and alums, as well as music students and teachers from outside the university, to area high schools to teach students how to sing a cappella style. An estimated 250 students have participated in Be the Music since its inception.
The Bubs Foundation has also created curriculum kits, using "Be the Music" Program as a model, support other a cappella groups around the country in their efforts to create their own initiatives.[3]
References
- ^ "Bubs Foundation - Mission". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ Ehrlich, Hannah (2008-08-17). [url = http://www.tuftsdaily.com/2.5514/concert-preview-yet-another-reason-to-catch-the-bubs-in-the-pub-this-year-1.594553 "Concert Preview"]. Tufts University. p. 1. Retrieved 2006-07-23.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing pipe in:|url=(help) - ^ "Tufts University Online Proflie - Beelzebubs". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
See also
- The Beelzebubs