Engage your congregants and constituents to think about their lives and histories in America in new and different ways. Stories of Music is a turnkey adult education project of the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Our goal is to provide easy to deliver, fully prepared lessons on a broad range of musically related topics. Each lesson is designed to engage participants in adult education programs to think about the American Jewish experience through stories of the evolving nature of Jewish music.

What we offer


Comprehensive, user-friendly lesson plans prepared by master educators and reviewed by pedagogic experts on a broad range of musically related topics.


Class presentation containing the audio and video clips that correspond to the lesson’s plan.


Resource document for teacher and student use, in addition to student worksheets.


Flyer templates found here to market your individual Stories of Music lesson, or series of lessons. Each template may be downloaded and is in an editable PDF format.