(A)spirations & (I)nstruments: Your Support is Instrumental!

(A)spirations & (I)nstruments

We envision a future where all young people have access to the joy and opportunities made possible by the transformational power of music.

2024 marks the 15th Anniversary of The MusicianShip!  As a leading free music education provider in the Washington Metropolitan Region since 2009, we are proud  of the number of lives we have touched and some of the rising music stars we have discovered along the way.  AI is a new technology tool for many, but it has always been an essential part of our journey while helping youth and those families that need us most. It starts with a renewed focus on two fundamental educational facts:

• Studies have shown that a quality, easy-to-play instrument in good condition is vital to the success of every beginning music student, helping improve focus, increase confidence and accelerate skill development.
• Music educators often say that the ability to purchase and maintain instruments are their top capital needs despite a lack of funding.  The cost can often outweigh student demand.

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Your Support is Instrumental!

Beginning on October 17, 2024 and running through December 15, 2024 you can help bring in the season of giving by uplifting the youth we serve. Amplify their Aspirations and provide equitable access to quality Instruments (AI). Our goal is to raise $60,000 so our students can start the new year off with sound, song and spirit!

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‍WAYS TO GIVE:‍

>> Make an Online Financial Donation! <<

• Toward the purchase of early learning instruments like ukuleles, recorders, tambourines, congos and other related supplies that will be part of our immersive after-school programs for beginners.
• Toward the purchase/maintenance of new brass, woodwind, keyboard and percussion instrument inventory to be used as part of our After-School Programs, Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) and Washington Youth Choir Training for emerging musicians.
• Toward the purchase of other programmatic supplies like music stands and music accompaniment tools for youth and teaching staff.

‍>> Donate Your Instrument! <<

In partnership with Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center

• Donate used or overstocked instruments like saxophones, trumpets, trombones, keyboards, flutes, clarinets, drums & percussion, violins and guitars, needed for our live-performance development and training. (Due to storage limitations, no piano’s or standing upright instruments can be accepted, but thank you!)
• Instrument donations should be dropped-off at Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center located at 11151 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902.  The instrument donation drive will be held weekly, Monday- Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
• Register your instrument donation prior to on-site drop-off…just click the orange button above!
• All Donations Are Tax Deductible.  A tax deduction letter will be emailed to you once your donation is accepted and confirmed.  Should you need the letter sooner than we are in touch, email Dana, Director of Operations, dnearing@themusicianship.org.    

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Thank you for your support!

With Love & Music,
The MusicianShip Team

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