The Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium is a collection of leaders from all parts of the music industry and music education that have joined together to share resources, networks, and their passion to make music an ongoing part of the lives of children in the United States. The Consortium, encourages collaboration, shared services and advocacy while building a community in music education. The preservation of music education in the United States has been a cause very dear to Quincy’s heart for a very long time. This past week, The Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium Summit was held in New York, bringing music educators from across the country together with with a common voice and passion for music education.
Bob Lefsetz (of The Lefsetz Letter), reported, “the consortium is fighting on all fronts…Quincy opens doors.” You can read his experience at the summit here.
Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post also attended the summit and described it as “a gathering of educators and musicians who are onto something that could–really–transform music education in this country. The keys: Dozens of people from schools and non-profit organizations around the country are actually WORKING TOGETHER for this initiative, and it has the imprimatur of the famous producer Quincy Jones.” You can read Valerie Strauss’s article on the summit here.
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