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One Rejected Idea Created a Music Movement

Just over a century ago, a flyer appeared in the window of Franklin School on North 19th Street that read: “Anybody interested in music? Join us on Saturday at 1 o’clock." It had been placed there by Edna Lieber, a piano instructor who had been advocating for a music curriculum in the St. Louis Public Schools. The SLPS Board of Education turned her proposal down - so Edna went rogue. Over 100 children responded to her flyer by showing up to a sing-along at Edna’s private music studio. This overwhelming reaction to her simple offer was all the encouragement Edna needed. In 1925 she founded the Community Music School - and thanks to a collaboration with musicians from the St. Louis Symphony, it was able to offer instruction in a variety of instruments Within a year, the school had grown to 40 students and 7 teachers. But Edna wanted to do more than simply make music instruction available within her community: she wanted to make it accessible. Inspired by the Settlement Movement, she believed that one step towards overcoming social and financial inequity was to give everyone the opportunity to study and enjoy the arts. Faculty at the Community Music School often donated their time or significantly reduced their rates to accommodate anyone who was committed to pursuing music. Over the years, the Community Music School - or CMS - has changed - and added - locations and formed new partnerships, but its mission remains the same.