Impact in Action
From classrooms to careers, see how our grantees and award recipients are expanding music learning opportunities and building career pathways globally. Explore real stories of impact in action and change in communities worldwide.
Youth Step
Into the Industry
Global Grantmaking Recipient
Boston’s Rawkstars uses music to build life skills in young people that extend far beyond the stage. This year, their students came to The NAMM Show — connecting with the global music community and seeing firsthand what’s possible for their futures.
Seeing the breadth and the depth of the folks from the music industry from all around the world that converge at NAMM every year–and having our students see what’s possible and feel like they’re actually part of that community–was a truly transformative experience.
JONATHAN JACOBS
Founder and Executive Director, Rawkstars
More Than Music:
Youth Finding Their Voice
Global Grantmaking Recipient
Famfrequency Productions teaches Philadelphia youth how to market themselves in a competitive music production field. But in asking “what makes you unique?” they uncovered something deeper — a powerful question of identity for young people still discovering who they are.
From Classrooms to Careers
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