Engaging youth in imaginative and provocative experiences is part of Present Music's mission. Our education programs are designed to promote participation and discussion through interactive exercises and include repertoire from a wide variety of musical styles that have been influenced by world cultures and new technology. While focusing on the role of the composer through performance and demonstration, presentations also include discussion of multi-cultural influences and topics that are vital to the art of our day.

Through The Creation Project, Present Music brings the excitement of musical creativity to students in elementary and high school. Students are challenged to compose original music under the direction of a composer in residence. Student creativity is not bounded by their individual performance skills as members of the Present Music ensemble together with student musicians perform completed work. Just under 100 student composers participate in the program each year at local schools and organizations.

Present Music is proud to be a cultural partner in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Arts in Community Education Program (ACE) servicing students in grades K-8. ACE is based on the belief that integration of the arts within the daily curriculum is critical to a student's development of interdisciplinary and critical thinking, problem solving, self esteem, self-confidence, motivation, cooperation, listening, communication and creativity. For more information on the ACE program, please visit the Milwaukee Symphony's website.