MUSIC TO THE EARS FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
M.U.S.I.C. = Musicians Using their Skills to Inspire Change. MUSIC to the Ears Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving in-school and out of school youth and young adults. Our mission is to eliminate all barriers to creative and economic opportunities for underrepresented communities by providing specialized education, career training and mentoring programs. Our goal is to increase opportunities, diversity, equity, and inclusion across all sectors of the music, media and entertainment industry. We strive to inspire and impact future generations of creative entrepreneurs and content creators, while preparing them for creative, entrepreneurial and professional career pathways in music, media and entertainment. Regardless of age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location, our blended learning platform allows us to reach a wide and diverse audience through on-site and online instruction.
About This Cause
MUSIC to the Ears has been serving the Los Angeles community for over 15 years and has built, and continues to build, expanding relationships with public, private, educational, corporate and community partners. We use music education as a tool to help students discover their capacity for creativity, technological innovation and entrepreneurship. We teach life skills through our music education and production programs, which improve academic, cognitive and social performance and self-esteem. Today, students who live in the multi-trillion dollar metropolis of Los Angeles are surrounded by music, media, entertainment, sports, technology, financial, business and corporate success stories, but these industries aren’t collectively contributing to developing the talent and employment pipeline in their own backyard. Imagine what would happen if all the entertainment corporations in Los Angeles helped fund creative and career training programs in their respective industries. Students would be exposed to a world of opportunities available to them, which would help occupy their mind, time and energy in a positive way. That was the motivation, which lead to our founder, SCETCH, to create MUSIC to the Ears as a bridge for underrepresented youths and young adults to discover, explore, and develop their creative interests and talents. He is dedicated to mobilizing the music, media, entertainment, sports, tech and business community in Los Angeles to build a bridge for future generations of aspiring talented creatives and entrepreneurs. Our Programs Our programs are designed to prepare students for creative and career pathways in the music, media and entertainment (MM&E) industry. CREATIVE & CAREER PATHWAYS We unlock the creative and economic potential through specialized programming that connect passions to professions. We use music, media and arts education as a gateway for students to discover, explore and develop their talents, while also preparing them for creative and career pathways in the MM&E industry. Our programs help students discover their capacity for creativity, technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Our guided creative and career pathway program is aimed at educating and empowering underrepresented, diverse youths, (including those connected to the justice system, foster youth, and those identifying as LGBTQI+), obtain creative career pathway exposure, skill development, career training services and real-world industry work experience. Our current pathways are listed below: Arts: Digital, Visual, Graphic Design, Animation Music: DJing, Music Production, Recording, Engineering Media: Radio, Audio, Podcasts Video: Film, Social Content and Streaming Technology: Programming, Coding, Gaming, Streaming and Social Media: Using the latest platforms Writing and Publishing: For Music, Film, TV, Books BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING Students lack access to financial literacy instruction, entrepreneurial skills training and business acumen needed to achieve a financially successful path in music, media, and entertainment. Our business, entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy training program provides customized education and training for students interested in becoming Creative or Business Entrepreneurs. Creative Entrepreneurs are those who make a career off of their talent. Business Entrepreneurs are those who make a career based on an existing idea, franchise or business model. We take students through a guided process to introduce them to the fundamentals of business, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Each student will learn how to develop an idea from concept to completion, through interactive workshops, project based assignments, mentors, advisors and guest speakers. EMPLOYMENT / JOB READINESS / CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS We unlock the creative and economic potential through specialized programming that connect passions to professions. Our guided pathway includes transition planning which is customized based on the dreams desires and abilities of each student. We work with students to develop individual success plans to equip them with essential life skills and tools to prepare them for adult life. Our Career Pathways model is designed to help students connect passions to professions a develop a career strategy with multiple entrance and exit points as an employee, executive, entrepreneur or creative and how to navigate through each phase over their lifetime. Our program is customized for creative career pathways and in alignment with state and federal guidelines.