Why shop with a purpose?
Millions of children cannot access the benefits of music education in the United States alone.
When you shop, you make a difference.
K-12 music education is notoriously underfunded. This injustice will take a village to correct, which is why Practicing Musician has become a collaborative effort between people, organizations, and government entities. Our shared belief is that inclusive and diverse music education opportunities should be accessible to all children.
If you share our belief but don’t know how to help, Practicing Musician has made it easier for you to help than ever before. By purchasing products from our growing catalog, you will help us keep our platform free for all K-12 music programs forever.
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All content and teaching tools will be provided to K-12 music programs free of charge, forever, thanks to practicing musicians and music lovers like you who purchase products from our shop as well as our growing network of music-loving donors. We are forever grateful for you, as are the multitudes of educators and kids we serve across the United States.
Our small staff operates as a social purpose corporation based in Seattle, Washington. Our large number of volunteers operate under our 501(c)(3) fiscal agent Realize Impact, and our partners and PM Artists operate autonomously but in unison with our efforts.
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Your shopping helps.
All profit from purchases in our shop help to fund access via free, personalized, and relevant music education materials.
Our super secret (shhhh!! don’t tell anyone!!!) plan has three phases. With your purchase, you will help us:
Phase 1
Provide our online concert band and strings methods to an increasing number of K-12 students for free.
Phase 2
Build more free tools to personalize every student’s learning.
Phase 3
Create methods in culturally relevant genres such as hip-hop, rock, pop, and Latin, so we can reach children who aren’t interested in classical music.