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Article: Sound Art Music Program Thrives at Salvation Army's Red Shield Youth Center; Additional Funding Sought.
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- May 4, 2006
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LOS ANGELES -- More than 50 children are receiving music lessons at the Salvation Army Red Shield Youth and Community Center, thanks to a grant from the Majestic Realty Foundation that funded a music enrichment program called Sound Art. Despite the success, organizers say the program will need additional funding from outside donors to meet the overwhelming demand from students and parents.
"We put up posters in two languages all over the center and had about 50 children sign up," ranging in age from 6 to 16, said Catherine Goldwyn, executive director and founder of Sound Art. Some of the children showed up with guitars strapped to their backs, eager for lessons, ...