Our Impact

Since 2002, Music Will has:

Served

1,200,000

Students

Supported

6,000+

Schools

Donated

100,000+

Instruments

Reached

928

School Districts

2019 – 2020 Outcomes

We evaluate our effectiveness using assessment tools developed in collaboration with The Center for Arts Education Research at Teachers College at Columbia University. Check out our most recent findings! They indicate that as a result of Music Will programs:

Students are more likely to express themselves.

School cultures improve and students have developed connection to their school environments.

Students are likely to continue playing music after leaving their program.

Students have a stronger social bond with their music classmates.

Teachers feel more connected to their students and have the neccessary resources to serve more of their students.

100% of Music Will teachers would recommend the program to their peers.

Read Our 2019-2020 Annual Report

Read Our 2019-2020 Outcomes Report

Benefits of Music Education

The research is clear: children who participate in music programming benefit in so many ways. They have greater self-confidence, increased creative thinking skills, and higher graduation rates. These attributes help kids live more collaborative, empathetic, and successful lives.

Two years of music lessons improve the precision with which children’s brains distinguish similar speech sounds, a neural process that is linked to language and reading skills.

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School cultures improve and students have developed connection to their school environments.

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Students are likely to continue playing music after leaving their program.

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Check out more research on why music matters provided by our friends at the NAMM Foundation.