SCHOOLS CAN APPLY FOR INSTRUMENTS
FROM FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 31, 2025.

We will be contacting schools that qualify to receive instruments by early May, 2025 regarding the type and number of instruments they will receive. Instruments will be awarded in mid-August of 2025.

• School/Program Information

• School Name
• School Address
  Street Address City ZIP Code
• School County
• School District
• School Phone
• Principal's Name
• School Email
• School Website Address

• Your Contact Information

• Name
  First Last
• Email
• Your Phone

• Information About Your Music Program

• What is special and valuable about your music program?
• How will extending your music program, by providing instruments to children who are unable to purchase or rent their own, make it better?
• Which instruments and how many of each are you requesting?
• Have you applied to Bringing Music to Life, the Colorado Public Radio Instrument Drive or Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation in the past?
  • Yes
  • No
• Have you received instruments from us in the past? If so, how many of what, and when?
  Past awards will not have a bearing on or preclude current awards.
• Do you have an established instrumental music program that is at least two years old?
  • Yes
  • No
• How many times a week does each child receive instrumental music instruction?
• Is the music teacher:
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
• How many years has the instrumental music teacher been teaching at the school?
• Are you a Title 1 public school?
  • Yes
  • No
• What percentage of the school's total student population participates in the Free/Reduced Lunch Program?
• What percentage of students participating in the instrumental music program also participate in the National School Lunch Program?
  • 1-20%
  • 21-39%
  • 40-59%
  • 60-79%
  • 80-100%
• Please provide a listing of your school’s instrument inventory.
  Example: "Type: Tuba; Quantity on Hand: 1"
• Of this inventory what percentage is in useable, playable condition?
  • 1-20%
  • 21-39%
  • 40-59%
  • 60-79%
  • 80-100%
• What percentage of students participating in the instrumental music program supply their own instrument rather than borrowing a school/district instrument?
  • 1-20%
  • 21-39%
  • 40-59%
  • 60-79%
  • 80-100%
• How many students are enrolled in instrumental music classes?
• If all the instruments you are requesting are awarded, how many students would directly benefit from those instruments?

• Program Budget Information

• What is the annual budget for your music program EXCLUDING teacher salaries?
• How does the administration currently support the music program?

• How much of your budget is spent on...

• Materials
• Instruments
• Repairs
• Events
• Uniforms
• Performances
• Travel
• Scholarships
• Other (please list costs and descriptions, one per line)
• If awarded, will the instruments be covered by your school’s insurance policy?
  • Yes
  • No
• Will the instruments be stored in a secure, locked area?
  • Yes
  • No

• Lastly...

• How did you hear about us?

• We’d appreciate your input regarding our mission as it applies to your music program: Bringing Music to Life's mission is to provide Colorado children with access to the life-changing experience of making music.

• Are instruments the primary need of your music program? Do you have other unmet needs? What additional outside support would be beneficial to you and your students?
• Would you be interested in volunteering with Bringing Music to Life? If not, do you know someone who might be?

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