New Horizons International Music Association

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 serve ... [read the entire article]

Greetings! You’ve found the New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA) web site. My name is Iris Othrow, and I am a baritone horn player with the Madison, Wisconsin New Horizons Band. I am honored to serve as the President of NHIMA for 2008. In this short message I’d like to share with you some information about New Horizons and welcome you on behalf of the NHIMA Board of Directors. NHIMA is a non-profit organization, led by a nine person volunteer Board of Directors, with Roy Ernst lending his guidance as a voluntary advisor to the Board. The members of the Board are associated with different New Horizons groups in the US and Canada. If you want to know more about any of the Board, go to our ... [read the entire article]