| Over the last decade, schools across the | | | | schools, Presidio Brass presents various |
| nation have experienced the loss of music. | | | | customized programs for the different grade |
| The San Diego schools also had to replace | | | | levels that fits any educational or outreach |
| music in many of its schools with other | | | | school requirement. |
| curriculum dictated by the state or federal | | | | |
| law. The San Diego schools' budget only | | | | Glasson and his ensemble want to create |
| stretches so far and, unfortunately, the arts | | | | relationships with the San Diego schools |
| have felt the biggest hit. | | | | students, not just play music for them. |
| | | | Within that relationship, he hopes the |
| Frank Glasson and the Presidio Brass are | | | | children will grow to appreciate live music |
| changing all of that for the San Diego | | | | and keep it alive by becoming tomorrow's |
| schools. A trumpet player by profession, | | | | supporters of live instrumental music. He |
| Frank is also president of Local 325 of the | | | | plans to eventually do 200 programs per year |
| American Federation of Musicians and director | | | | all over Southern California. |
| of Presidio Brass, a brass quintet. The | | | | |
| veteran musician has performed with the San | | | | For kindergartners through fifth graders, |
| Diego Chamber Orchestra, the San Diego Opera, | | | | Presidio Brass introduces the brass |
| and San Diego's Westwind Brass, as well as | | | | instruments, their development, and |
| ensembles in Europe, Africa and Asia. | | | | historical context. The quintet members also |
| | | | give some basic musical concepts in a fun and |
| Glasson saw that music was steadily | | | | engaging manner. |
| disappearing from the San Diego schools and | | | | |
| wanted to do something about it. He believes | | | | For fourth and fifth graders, the ensemble |
| that the constant influence of television, | | | | can integrate music into the core curriculum |
| movies, computers and CDs could erode the | | | | by teaching language arts, mathematics, |
| senses of youth to the more refined music. He | | | | social studies, and science through the |
| enlisted the help of the other members of | | | | language of music. |
| Presidio Brass - Ray Nowak, Mike McCoy, Sean | | | | |
| Reusch, and Scott Sutherland, who play the | | | | For middle and high schoolers, they present |
| trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba, | | | | their Residency-for-a-Day program, which |
| respectively. | | | | exposes San Diego schools students to the |
| | | | brass quintet. The hope is to inspire |
| Working under the umbrella of the nonprofit | | | | students to promote and cultivate their own |
| San Dieguito Performing Arts Association, | | | | musical abilities. Additionally, they want to |
| Presidio Brass developed the "Musicate the | | | | give encouragement and instruction to those |
| Mind" program for the San Diego schools. | | | | already playing instruments, knowing that |
| Musicate is an educational and musical | | | | such support is crucial. |
| outreach program, developed specifically to | | | | |
| fill the musical void in the schools. With | | | | For high schools, Presidio Brass gives master |
| Glasson's wife Robyn coordinating the events | | | | classes and concerts for their school |
| and developing contracts with the San Diego | | | | orchestras and bands. |