Music is what emotions sound like.
It's a language we all understand,
regardless of skin color or where we call home.
Music helps our human experience make sense.
Now, despite evidence that music improves cognitive skills,
increases feelings of accomplishment and well-being,
the benefits of equitable music learning without bias
seems a dream.
What if we could connect our kids to resources
to help them learn music online free of charge,
helping them connect with the tools they need?
Together, we have the power to change
what music learning looks, feels, and sounds like
for today's youth.
Technology is really the key to unlocking
how we can reach communities that have been impacted
so heavily by the issues like funding and resources
and how do we get access to music learning
in different forms.
So that's really the work of what we're doing
with the Sound of Man V Music Project.
The mission is to use technology to bring music to students,
the use of streaming to reach kids.
Because the one thing, as I said, during the pandemic,
we saw kids using smart devices, tablets, smartphones,
to access learning.
Kids that were not able to go to school, A, disappeared,
or B, were trying to find access to Wi-Fi or what have you,
sitting in McDonald's, they were showing on the news,
things like that.
That's really what started me thinking about
how the music industry, which all of a sudden
was making billions and billions of dollars on streaming,
how can we put these two pieces together
and try to find ways to help spark the music education
so that we can bring the communities back getting music.
Music and arts saved me when I was a kid.
The fact that I had music and I had that escape as a kid,
it's something that I really want to give back with.
For the Pianopod's upcoming episode, I interviewed
Lisa Whaley, music education activist,
social entrepreneur, change agent.
As the founder of the Sound of Humanity Music Project, Inc.,
she is passionate about advancing music education equity
for all youth.
Tune in tomorrow, November 28th at 8 p.m. Eastern time
for an inspiring and empowering conversation
with Lisa Whaley on the Pianopod's YouTube channel
or wherever you listen to your podcast.
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