About Music for Minors
Transforming children’s lives through music education since 1976
Overview
Founded in 1976, Music for Minors (MFM) is a Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to nurturing in children a lifelong love of music. For five decades, MFM has helped ensure that students have access to high-quality music education during the school day.
Our programs are culturally relevant, standards-based, and aligned with California Visual and Performing Arts Standards and the National Core Arts Standards. Through singing, movement, rhythm, instruments, and music from many cultures, students build creativity, confidence, community, and foundational music skills.
Today, MFM partners with schools and districts across the Bay Area, serving thousands of students each week with a focus on equitable access to the arts. Our programs are funded through school program fees, individual donors, and government, foundation, and institutional support.
Our Mission
Music for Minors nurtures in children a lifelong love of music by providing equitable access to high-quality, standards-based 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
~15K
Preschool to 5th grade students served weekly
~50%
Schools in under-resourced communities
~40
Professional music educators
A nonprofit driven by impact:
Founded in 1976, Music for Minors is a Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to making high-quality music education accessible during the school day. Our school-based programs help students create, explore, and express themselves through music.