ew Horizons Music programs provide entry points to music making for adults, including those with no musical experience at all and also those who were active in school music programs but have been inactive for a long period. Many adults would like an opportunity to learn music in a group setting similar to that offered in schools, but the last entry point in most cases was elementary school. We know that for most of the last century, about 15-20 percent of high school students nationally participated in music. From that, we can estimate that at least 80 percent of the adult population needs beginning instruction in order to participate in making music. New Horizons Music programs serve that need.

The first New Horizons program at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York was designed to ... [read the entire article]

To read the Grand Masters Series article from the Music Educators Journal entitled “Music For Life” by Dr. Roy Ernst, click the PDF icon to the right.

Welcome to the New Horizons web site!

We hope you will find this visit to our web site enjoyable and helpful. The NHIMA Board of Directors is always delighted to hear from New Horizons members and non-members. We welcome your questions, comments or suggestions that will help us to provide information that is useful. So, please, do let us hear from you.

The organization is so fortunate to have this outstanding web site developed and managed by our webmaster, John Morgan, a brass player who resides in southern Texas. In addition to maintaining the web site, John “fields” questions daily, and his timely responses to all requests are incredible. We are so very lucky to have John’s expertise in web design and maintenance. He is an extremely dedicated and knowledgeable resource, and we greatly appreciate his commitment to New Horizons ... [read the entire article]