K-12 Schools
In-school, afterschool, intersession, Creative Career Days, field trips, and Creative Pathway programs.
Music to the Ears Foundation
We help studentsdiscover theircreative potential.
We connect young people to education, experiences, mentors, technology, and real-world opportunities that turn creativity into pathways for the future.
- 10+Years of impact
- 20K+Students reached
- 40+Schools & partners
- 250+Program activations
We meet young people where they are
Community
Implementation.
Music to the Ears is an experienced Community Implementation Partner that brings creative education, technology, career exploration, and cultural experiences directly into the places young people learn, gather, and grow.
Libraries
Accessible creative learning, hands-on workshops, career exploration, and community programming.
Public Spaces
Pop-up BEAT Labs, festivals, cultural events, community activations, and hands-on creative experiences.
Partnerships
Customized initiatives with nonprofits, cities, employers, cultural institutions, government agencies, and community organizations.
Creative talent is everywhere.Opportunity is not.
We close the gap by connecting young people to the industries, people, tools, technology, and experiences that can move creativity from an interest into a pathway.
Education
Creative learning that builds skills, confidence, and real-world readiness.
Experiences
Field trips, Creative Career Days, labs, events, and immersive industry experiences.
Mentorship
Relationships with professionals who inspire, guide, and open doors.
Opportunity
Internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, higher education, and pathways to careers.
Music to the Ears highlights
Creativity in Action.
See what Music to the Ears is building now.
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LA Auto Show × Music to the Ears
Creative Pathways Into the Automotive Industry
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Impact Story
LA Auto Show Student Field Trip
Take your students beyond the classroom and into the future of the automotive industry.
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Why Music to the Ears
Ideas are easy.
Implementation matters.
From a single school activation to a citywide Creative Pathways initiative, Music to the Ears helps partners move from concept to community impact.
Program Design
Turn ideas into programs people can actually participate in.
A commitment becomes a scope: who it serves, what happens in the room, who teaches it, what it costs, and what comes out the other end.
Community Engagement
Connect schools, students, families, educators, and community organizations.
The relationships that determine whether students benefit. Built before the programming starts, not announced alongside it.
Industry Activation
Bring companies, professionals, technologies, workplaces, and real-world experiences into the learning environment.
Practitioners in classrooms, students in workplaces, and the logistics that make both possible on a school calendar.
Education Delivery
Deploy instructors, curriculum, technology, hands-on experiences, and implementation systems.
Instructors, equipment, curriculum, and scheduling - the operational layer that turns a plan into sessions that run.
Partnership Management
Coordinate education, industry, government, philanthropy, higher education, and community.
Multi-party initiatives need someone holding the whole thing together between meetings. That is the role.
Music to the Ears doesn't simply create programs. We implement creative opportunity in communities.
Partner with usCreative Pathways
Start with what you love.
Creative Pathways help young people connect their interests to skills, projects, industries, entrepreneurship, and real-world opportunities.
For detailed K-12 programming and school delivery, visit musictotheears.education (opens in a new tab).
The student journey
From curiosity to opportunity.
01 · Discover
A student encounters new ideas, industries, technologies, and creative possibilities.
02 · Explore
They experience careers, workplaces, colleges, events, and real-world pathways.
03 · Create
They build skills and make real work using professional tools.
04 · Connect
They build relationships with mentors, educators, employers, and creative professionals.
05 · Launch
They pursue portfolios, credentials, internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, college, and careers.
Programs that go deeper
Identity. Expression. Purpose. Impact.
Our signature programs use creativity to build confidence, communication, wellness, identity, leadership, and real-world skills.
Initiatives
Big ideas. Built for impact.
Larger strategies, partnerships, and systems designed to open opportunity across whole communities and industries.
Tech for Teens
E-Waste Recycling & Technology Access.
Repurposing e-waste into functional tools for learning and creativity, and closing the digital divide for the students who need access most.
One Nation Under a Groove
Global Music & Arts Cultural Exchange.
A global cultural exchange connecting students through music, arts, and creative expression across cities, states, and countries.
Student Merch & Brand Lab
School-Based Creative Entrepreneurship.
Students design, develop, and launch official school merchandise and brand identities, turning campuses into real-world creative labs.
Project Engage LA
Civic & Community Engagement Initiative.
Empowering students to actively participate in their communities through creative projects, public service, and local partnerships.
Creative Pathways Into the Automotive Industry
Where Creativity Meets Mobility.
Year-round education, field trips, media, and career exploration across the automotive ecosystem.
See Sound
Making Music Education More Inclusive.
A scalable inclusive music education initiative for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
Creative Pathways Fund
Investing in Creative Potential.
Expanding access to experiences, education, training, and opportunities that connect young people to the careers shaping the creative economy.
Creative Economy Hubs
Building Opportunity Where People Live.
Place-based ecosystems joining education, workforce, arts, culture, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Stories + Impact
Real stories. Real students. Real impact.
More than a decade of opening doors, creating access, and connecting young people to experiences they might otherwise never have.
Showing 18 of 18 stories.
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LA Auto Show × Music to the Ears
Creative Pathways Into the Automotive Industry
Explore the initiative
Case Study
LAUSD Paid Internship Pipeline
Turning creative skills into paid, real-world industry experience.
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Impact Story
Microsoft Youth Coding Lab
Making coding accessible through creativity, play, and hands-on learning.
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Impact Story
NAMM Show Student Field Trips
Taking students beyond the classroom and inside the music products industry.
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Impact Story
Meet the DJ × Los Angeles Lakers
Taking students from a career conversation directly into the workplace where it happens.
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Impact Story
USC Annenberg
Creating a bridge between higher education, creative industries, and the community.
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Impact Story
Destination Crenshaw
Bringing music education, DJ culture, and creative learning into a landmark celebration of community and culture.
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Impact Story
Girls Make Beats
Creating space for the next generation of music producers, DJs, and audio engineers.
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Impact Story
Loyola Law School
Introducing students to law, social justice, civic engagement, and the many careers shaping our communities and industries.
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Impact Story
Da Vinci RISE High
Building creative education pathways for students whose educational journeys don't always follow a traditional path.
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Impact Story
LA Auto Show Student Field Trip
Take your students beyond the classroom and into the future of the automotive industry.
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Initiative
See Sound: DHH Music Education
Inclusive music education built around sound, vibration, rhythm, and creative technology.
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Impact Story
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro LA
Connecting teens to music, technology, entrepreneurship, and creative career pathways.
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Real impact.
Real outcomes.
10+ 10+Years of impact
20K+ 20K+Students reached
40+ 40+Schools & partners
250+ 250+Program activations
Our education + industry ecosystem
Impact is built together.
Sustainable opportunity requires an ecosystem connecting education, industry, government, philanthropy, higher education, and community.
Strategic Education & Platform
The frameworks, standards, and credentialing that programming is built on.
- Academix (opens in a new tab)Designs the systems that Music to the Ears implements.
- BEAT FrameworkBusiness, Entertainment, Arts, Technology. The STEM for creatives.
- SELF FrameworkSocial Emotional Learning Fundamentals for creatives.
Higher Education
Campuses, faculty, facilities, and field trips that expose students to college environments.
Industry
Case studies, certifications, and community partnerships that amplify our efforts.
Community & Public
Where the programming actually lands: K-12 schools, libraries, and communities.
Grants & Philanthropy
Our work is supported by philanthropic and public-sector partners who share our mission.
Your organization
The ecosystem grows by adding partners with something specific to contribute: a workplace, a technology, a community, or funding.
Ways to get involved
Help create what's possible.
Four ways in, depending on who you are and what you can bring.
Schools
Bring Creative Pathways and signature experiences to students.
Explore K-12 education(opens musictotheears.education)Industry
Help build the next generation of creative talent.
Partner with usPhilanthropy
Invest in access, creativity, technology, mentorship, and opportunity.
Support our missionCommunity
Bring creative education and experiences into your community.
Connect with Music to the Ears
Their creativity is already there.
Help us unlock the opportunity.
Your support helps bring creative education, technology, mentorship, career exposure, and real-world experiences to young people and communities.
Support our mission. Expand what’s possible.