“Transmitting the great pedagogical lineage of Western music to the next generation of artists.”
What We Stand For
THE SYSTEM
The Bruce Arnold System of Music Education aligns the way music is taught with the way the brain functions and the way the mechanics of the human body operate. Our method combines the techniques and ideas developed by seasoned teachers with innovations derived from Arnold’s observations of musical ergonomics, and his own experiences teaching and playing music.
The system has been refined over more than thirty years of review and development and has proven positive results. It is now poised to radically change the landscape of modern music education.
The mission of the Bruce Arnold Foundation is to share this system with students and teachers across the country through workshops, camps, and publications — and to collect and curate successful music teaching methods from all sources, forever improving upon it.
“With all music there’s so much involved in structure and mathematics and so many other types of disciplines — if people get immersed in music, that will help them understand how mathematics can be applied to making sound and making beautiful music.”
— Bruce Arnold, NYU & Princeton
The Crisis
MUSIC EDUCATION
IS DISAPPEARING
“I think one of the saddest things in the United States is the removal of music education from schools. It doesn’t just affect a student’s development as a musician — it affects their development as a human being.”
The research is clear: music education develops pattern recognition, emotional intelligence, discipline, and creativity. When it disappears from schools, something irreplaceable is lost — in the student, and in society.
“A lot of people like to hire musicians because they’re very creative and they can see a different way of combining things. If you’re creative, that’s going to help in whatever field you go into — to solve problems, to invent something new. It’s just overall a better way to live your life.”
Join Us
HELP KEEP MUSIC
EDUCATION ALIVE
Your support funds free resources, scholarships, and programs that keep music education accessible to every student, regardless of their school or economic background.