The Noel Pointer Foundation
Glenna Cureton is an experienced violin teacher and music educator, currently serving as a Violin Teacher at CityStrings since June 2023 and a Teaching Artist at The Noel Pointer Foundation since October 2018. Glenna has previously worked as an Adjunct Professor at New York University from January 2019 to May 2021 and held a position at Music Notes NYC as a Private Violin Teacher from September 2018 to December 2019. Additional experience includes a role as a Music Teacher at Bridge Boston Charter School in May 2018 and a part-time Secretary at Liberty Church PCA from July 2017 to August 2018. Glenna's educational background includes an Artist Diploma in Music Performance (Strings) and a Master’s degree in Music Performance (Strings), both from New York University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance (General) from Boston University.
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The Noel Pointer Foundation
ABOUT US The Noel Pointer Foundation (NPF) was incorporated in 1995 under the direction of Ms. Chinita Pointer, wife of the late Grammy nominated jazz violinist Noel Pointer. In 1998, the Noel Pointer Foundation created a string music education program for 18 students at Public School 44. Fulfilling an incredible need, they were soon asked to do the same for many other schools. The program currently exists in 28 different New York City Schools. Due to the successes of this program, NPF began offering music enrichment programs at their headquarters in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. In 1999 NPF instituted the Summer String Program, serving an average of 200 pupils per summer. In 2000, NPF created more opportunities for inner-city youth by opening the Saturday Strings program. The NPF Youth Orchestra, formed in 2008, performs with famous musical icons and ensembles such as Mos Def, Mark O’Connor, Strings of Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. In 2010, NPF increased personalized attention by providing more private instruction through an After-School Strings Program. Since the Foundation’s inception, NPF has served over 20,000 New York City public school children. VISION Founded in 1995, the Noel Pointer Foundation (NPF) is a not-for-profit that dramatically enriches the lives of children by developing string music education programs for under-served communities in New York City. Through professional training, performance opportunities and college placement assistance, NPF enhances a student’s cultural and academic experience, infusing them with a positive sense of who they are and a boundless sense of what they can become.