This page focuses on how music and the environment work together. Music is often inspired by our environment, and that music often moves people to help our world around us. Check back soon to see new features being added to this page, including:

• Musicians who help our environment
• Music about our environment
• Becoming more aware of the needs of our environment
• Simple things we can do to help our environment
• Environmental links

After Thanksgiving, the Studio hosted a food and coat donation drive to help the needy in our local communities. Please join us in support by bringing a donation of non-perishable food or new or used coats to the studio. This drive is not mandatory, but any donations are greatly appreciated.

When To Bring: Bring items to your regular lesson or to the Holiday Party. December 2 through December 20th. (Including the Holiday Party on December 15th.)

What To Bring: Non-perishable Foods & Items. Please bring non-perishable foods and items such as: canned food, cereal, coffee, paper items (like napkins), diapers, & cleaning materials. (NO GLASS)

New or Used Coats. Please make sure coats are clean before donating them.

Who The Drive Helps: The donated food & coats will be going to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, a local community outreach program to help the needy in all of New Jersey. They distribute to homeless shelters, food pantries, residential programs, soup kitchens, child day care programs, and much more throughout the state.

....in truth it is life that gives unto life - while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.

- Kahlil Gibran

Earth Day Project 2004
Saturday, April 17, 2004
10:00am-12:00noon
Mindowaskin Park, Westfield

Helping Our Environment
and Our Community

Thank you to all who participated!

See pictures of the event here.

Helping Our Environment. This project is organized to promote a healthier environment and to encourage others to care for the world around us.

Tree Planting Ceremony. The Studio is donating a tree to be planted in the park with a tree planting ceremony. The tree is a downy shadblow, as to give flowers and greenery year after year.

Park Clean-up. Students and parents are invited to help clean up the park to show that we take an active role in caring for our environment. Garbage bags will be provided, and we ask all to bring your own pair of gloves (to protect those piano hands) and dress in clothes you can get dirty in.

Students Plant Flowers. The Studio will also be donating flowers to be planted that day by the students during the tree planting ceremony. The flowers will be perennial as to come up every year. Please bring a small hand shovel to help plant the flowers.

Clean-up After the Clean-up. The studio will also provide treats and drinks after all the hard work is done. Don't forget we need to clean-up after ourselves after we clean-up the park!

Special Thanks. A special thanks to all those participating, and to The Friends of Mindowaskin and the Town of Westfield for their support in making this project possible, particularly Nancy Priest, President of the Friends of Mindowaskin, as well as Craig Stock, a local landscape architect and board member of the Friends of Mindowaskin.

Pictures of last year's event can be found at Earth Day Pictures Link.