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The schools that produced the highest academic achievement in the United States today are spending 20% to 30% of the day on the arts, with special emphasis on music. The College Entrance Examination Board found that students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on math than students with no arts participation. The schools that produced the highest academic achievement in the United States today are spending 20% to 30% of the day on the arts, with special emphasis on music. The Student Division of the Texas Music Project provides a way for middle school and secondary school students to participate in achieving the Texas Music Project’s music education initiatives.

Texas native, Ava Bryant, is an indie-pop singer/songwriter. Ava began singing and performing around age 10. In August 2017 Ava was signed to Strega Entertainment Group. Ava Bryant is  distributed through the SRG-ILS Group, with worldwide distribution through Universal Music Group, and EMI Music Europe & Caroline /EMI USA.

He bravely fought for his life for 16 months while enduring painful surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, and music provided a great source of comfort during his many drives to doctor and therapy appointments. On these car rides he listened to a wide variety of music via compilation CDs curated by the Texas Music Project (including such seminal artists as Spoon, George Strait, and Los Lonely Boys), and it gave him a great deal of vitality and chispa during this difficult time. They knew of the positive, culturally-important work done by the Texas Music Project, and they generously decided to establish the Bryan Earle Fund in order to support TMP’s on-going projects. Just as music was a tremendous force in Bryan’s life, his family hopes that their contributions will also help others find peace and comfort through music during their own difficult times.

There are people who love music and then people who are OBSESSED with music, and Ron Bultongez definitely falls into the latter category. Originally hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ron has been steadily building up his resume as a consummate singer and musician, wowing audiences both in North Texas and Oklahoma with his beautiful, smooth voice and instrumental prowess. And when he’s not playing or singing, he’s either listening to music or attending a concert, soaking up an array of musical influences like a sponge and channeling them into his art. Through these experiences Ron has picked up a few tips for up-and-coming musicians, and he shares those and some of his musical inspirations in the video below.