About Music for Minors
Transforming children’s lives through music education since 1976
Overview
Founded in 1976, Music for Minors (MFM) is a nonprofit dedicated to arts education and nurturing in children a lifelong love of music. For nearly five decades, we’ve been a steadfast advocate for music education, transforming the lives of children in the Bay Area. We partner with Bay Area schools to ensure all children — regardless of resources — have access to high-quality music education.
By providing culturally relevant, standards-based music education aligned with the California Visual and Performing Arts Standards and the National Core Arts Standards, our programs inspire creativity, confidence, and community, fostering a lifelong love of music.
MFM currently partners with schools and districts, in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Contra Costa counties to reach over 20,000 students annually in preschool and TK-5, with a focus on providing equitable access to the arts. Nearly 50% of its services are dedicated to under-resourced communities, where MFM often serves as the only source of music instruction.
MFM funds its programs through program fees from schools, individual donors, government and institutional funders.
Our Mission
To nurture in children a lifelong love of music by providing equitable access to high-quality music education.
This is the best outside program I have experienced at my school in the last 32 years!
– 2nd grade teacher, George Washington Elementary
By the Numbers
~700
Classrooms served weekly
~20K
Preschool to 6th grade students reached annually
~50%
Schools in under-resourced communities
~40
Professional music educators