Statistics
Musicopia has just emerged from nearly a decade of unprecedented growth, becoming the largest out-of-school resource for music education on the East Coast. The breakdown of programs for 2007-2008 is as follows:
Musicopia presented a total of 703 concerts and workshops in 122 different venues throughout the Delaware Valley Region, serving 72,370 students, seniors, families, and community members.
By venue, there were 656 in-school educational concerts and workshops, five engagements in senior centers, 31 summer camp and orchestra rehearsals, and 39 community concerts.
By county, 39% of programs were performed in Philadelphia, 26% in Delaware, 18% in Montgomery, 11% in Chester, 4% in Bucks.
By constituency served, roughly 40% were African American, 46% Caucasian, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 1% Other. 50% of our audience was classified as low-income according to federal standards for free or reduced-price school lunch.
Click below for Musicopia's Program Summary Report for 2006-2007.
Click below for a PDF of Cultural Statistics for the Greater Philadelphia Area.
Click here to connect to the National Association for Music Education (MENC) website, which has more information about music education.
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