Music Changes Lives

Your contribution nurtures an appreciation for music by enabling A Child’s Song to provide programs and education to share the developmental, healing, and social-emotional benefits of music for children and adults of all ages and abilities.

Your generous donation provides music instruction scholarships and music outreach programming. 

1500 individuals monthly currently experience the power of music in our studio and in community partner locations because of your gifts. Barriers to life changing music programs have been removed for many who might otherwise not have access, such as individuals with special needs, financial limitations, emotional adversity or have been displaced or incarcerated.

Donations provide:

• Customized music lesson plans and materials
• Specialized instructors
• Instruments for individuals at outreach locations 
• Additional tools and supports to make learning accessible for those with disabilities

Can you help us raise $10,000 to empower more individuals through music education?

Your donation gives a gift that lasts a lifetime. Thank you for changing lives with music!

Your Impact
Scholarships for Private/Group Lessons

Lily* eagerly joins her virtual piano lesson, ready for a sense of consistency and comfort. Her family had just moved states away, making in-person lessons with her favorite teacher impossible. Thankfully, with the technology available, the two could still connect for their weekly lesson, though physically separated by hundreds of miles.

Jacob* rushes into the studio, ready to put the school day behind him. Today has been challenging, but things were looking up now that he had guitar lessons to reset his focus and release his anxieties.

For every Lily and Jacob there are scores of other children that are unable to access music lessons because of economic limitations, learning disabilities and other challenges. Every child deserves the opportunity to find comfort and calm in their song, to learn music in an environment and way that best suits their abilities. Scholarships that cover 25-75% of a child's tuition, help them receive customized instruction for their age and ability, music lesson plans and books, and instructors armed with methods of teaching that are informative and fun!

Your Impact
Outreach Programming for At-Risk Youth

Jamie,* age 17, was the first one in the room, inspired to share the beats and loops he had created and mixed and excited to expand on them. Not of a song that can be found on the radio…yet. But one of many songs he crafted, armed with skills to shape his future into something more promising, more hopeful.

Just a few weeks ago, Jamie’s attitude was very different at his first group music session: arms crossed, a hoodie and baseball cap pulled down low covering his face, angry and withdrawn. He cursed and refused to participate. One of his parents had been sent to jail, the other was absent from his life. Forced into adulthood at an early age, Jamie clung to the protective air of detachment and aggression.

He witnessed the other youth in the home reluctantly gathered around the drums and played some familiar beats of a popular song. Now, he joins them, immersed in the group, their uncertainty and hesitation no longer rooted in hostility, but in the pride of creating something new and feeling safe in an environment that promoted exploration, collaboration and respect. A focused determination.

Your Impact
Outreach Programming for Seniors

Mary*, age 83, asked who her visitors were, unable to recognize her son or grandkids.

Mary’s family felt sad and helpless as Alzheimers blurred a lifetime of memories. They searched for a hint of remembrance of the people, places, and experiences she loved. One remnant of Mary’s past persisted.

When Mary sat at a piano, years of playing church hymns in her youth would flow through her fingers to the keys. As she played and sang to the music, her family watched with intense joy. At least for a few moments, Mary could experience her memories and connect with her family in the present.

*Names changed to protect identity