Vision

Music Will is the largest nonprofit music education provider operating in the U.S. public school system. For more than two decades, Music Will has empowered educators with professional development and resources in modern band method and various modern music topics, centering genres from rock and pop to Hip-Hop and Latin. Our hands-on approach teaches students to play, perform, improvise, and compose using music that the students themselves select. Through partnerships with teachers, school districts, and professional organizations, we are working to transform public school music education classrooms into spaces where students feel represented and heard.

Goals

1. 1.Expand and sustain our teacher community by providing ongoing professional education for public school teachers through live and remote training, online resources, and an annual professional development summit.
2. 2.Work with universities to incorporate our approach into music education curricula, so that new teachers are ready to offer culturally sustaining music education on their first day in their classrooms.
3. 3.Work to engage more teachers of color and diverse backgrounds who are traditionally underrepresented in music education.