Karl B is a free advocacy assistant from the Music IS Education Coalition, built to help music educators, parents, and supporters make a strong case for music education in their schools and communities.

The assistant is named for Karl Bruhn, widely regarded as the father of the modern music and arts education advocacy movement. A longtime Yamaha executive and NAMM’s first director of Market Development, Karl led the creation of the National Commission for Music Education in 1990. That work helped pave the way for the arts being recognized as a core subject in 1994. Karl B draws on many of his advocacy strategies, which are still helping students today.

Whether you’re preparing to talk with a school board member, planning outreach to a legislator, or looking for ways to raise your program’s profile, Karl B can help you get started.