We don’t exist to churn out virtuosos. Music is the vehicle — not the destination.
We provide opportunities through music because we know from direct experience that it’s one of the most powerful tools for developing life skills. Students work hard to learn an instrument, but the real lessons run much deeper.
Performing music in front of people isn’t easy, but Rawkstars students do it regularly. This courage and resilience serves them the rest of their lives.
When asked to present a book report in front of the class, training in music will ensure they do so with preparation, skill and creativity. When they shake hands with a potential boss during a job interview, these skills will have given them the confidence to meet the challenges of any workplace.
Rawkstars is not just about learning how to play an instrument or memorizing scales. It’s about helping kids realize the full potential that’s already inside of them.
The tool we use may be a guitar, a trumpet, or a piano but the result is a future where kids see new possibilities and new ways to grow.
By providing free music lessons and instruments, Rawkstars shows these kids they are worth investing in—that they deserve a chance to rawk, no matter who they are or where they come from.
The most amazing part? When these kids see their own passion and talent develop, they believe in their hearts that they’re worth it, too. Every skill mastered and every challenge overcome is another deposit in a growing bank of self-esteem.
Through music, we teach kids the power of failure. Or better said, the fact that there’s no such thing as failure! We all make mistakes, play the wrong note or forget the words. But in every so-called “failure” is an opportunity to learn and push forward. With hard work and persistence, failures become just a stepping stone to growth.
KIDS’ LIVES CHANGED THROUGH MUSIC
HOURS OF MUSIC LESSONS PROVIDED
FUNDS RAISED FOR LOCAL KIDS
VOLUNTEER RUN SINCE 2003
