Music In Motion

Music In Motion Our director, Alyssa, and the founder of Hearts in Motion, Karen, came up with the idea for Music in Motion in the summer of 2013. It is through H.I.M.

A program under the organization Hearts in Motion that is dedicated to bringing the power of music to the people of Guatemala by providing free music lessons to our students. Music in Motion is in loving memory of our director's brother, Ian Jerdon, who was tragically killed in a car accident on March 12, 2012 at the age of 22. Ian started on his journey with music at 8 years old when he first sta

rted taking guitar lessons. He fell in love with music and started writing his own around the age of 10. He spent hours of every day playing, studying and listening to music. He later taught himself to play other instruments and became a predominant figure in the local music scene. Music was his passion and he found his greatest joy in sharing it with others. In the spring of 2014, lessons officially began and we have been providing them ever since. Our students learn how to play a variety of instruments, including the guitar, keyboard and drums, as well as vocals. All of our lessons are free to our students. In 2019, we expanded to a second location in Guatemala in order to spread the power of music with even more students. and Ian that this program came to be and it is our sincere hope that Music in Motion will provide for the people of Guatemala what music did for Ian.

28/08/2026

A little from 2 weeks ago of our student, Giovanny 🎸 along with instructor, Esdras 🥁 rocking out for Hearts In Motion volunteers 🎶


21/08/2026

The intro 🤩🥁

This clip is from the final concert during our Music Camp, Education, and Construction trip. It's our biggest concert of the year where we bring both classes together and share in the love of music 🎶

Want to see for yourself? Contact our program director/trip lead, Alyssa, at [email protected] to learn more


20/08/2026

We love getting a chance to play for Hearts In Motion volunteers 🎶


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14/08/2026

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Dear friends and partners, As you may have seen in national news coverage, Indiana experienced significant and historic storms this week that caused widespread damage across the region. Hearts In Motion’s headquarters are located in Schererville, IN, and many of our key leaders and staff reside in the surrounding communities. All of our Indiana-based team members have been dramatically affected and have been without power since Tuesday.

We are grateful to share that all staff are safe and unharmed. However, many are facing property damage, ongoing power outages, and major communication challenges due to disrupted cell service and data networks. Our Resale Shoppe is currently closed because of the outage.

Because of this unprecedented situation, we kindly ask for your patience as our team navigates these challenges. Some staff members outside of Indiana may be able to assist you in the interim. If they are unable to do so, we appreciate your understanding until full communication and power are restored.

For urgent needs, you may reach out to:

Aaron Frazita, Mission Trip Director – [email protected]
Alyssa Brett, Music In Motion Director – [email protected]
Jamie Bradford, Therapy Program Director – [email protected]

Thank you for your compassion, patience, and continued support.

Warm regards,
The Hearts In Motion Team

12/08/2026

Here is another behind the scenes look at Music Camp 🎹

Musician volunteers work with our students in areas where they need some extra help, as identified by our instructors.

Are you a musician who would like to be a part of Music Camp next year? Contact our program director/trip lead, Alyssa, at [email protected] to learn more 🎶


11/08/2026

Making progress with bucket drumming 🥁

At the end of Music Camp, we bring our students from both locations together (the only time this happens throughout the year) for a concert to finish the week 🎶 Our instructors work hard to prepare for the concert. During Music Camp, our volunteers work on techniques and songs with our students based on where they need some extra support. A true collaborative effort between our musician volunteers and instructors to teach our students and get them ready for the big day! Everyone gets to be a part of the concert, instructors, students, and musician volunteers playing 🎶 and everyone getting to dance and enjoy the music 🎶

It truly is an awesome event that brings everyone in the program and on the trip together 🎶💙

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If you want to be a part of it all next year, please contact our program director/trip lead, Alyssa, at [email protected]


10/08/2026

Music Camp 🎶, Education, and Construction Trip 2026 recap pt 3

Music Camp is such a special part of this trip. Musicians volunteer to spend the week with our instructors and students, working with the students on skills and songs highlighted by our instructors. There's time for lessons, jam sessions, and so much fun 😁🎶

We will be sharing videos from Music Camp as well as the final concert that closes out the week soon, but first, we wanted to share some photo highlights from camp 🤩

If you are a musician and/or music teacher and would like to join us next July, please contact our program director/trip lead, Alyssa, at [email protected] 🇬🇹


07/08/2026

Music Camp, Education, and Construction 🛠️🏠 Trip 2026 pt 2 recap

To go along with our team's theme of being "small but mighty", our construction crew rose to the challenge in a big way! We technically only had 1 volunteer working exclusively on the construction team - and he was awesome! - everyone pitched in when they were able to help bring this project to life 💙 It is always a special moment handing over the keys 🔑🏠

If you would like to be a part of making a world of difference in a family's life, join us next year! Contact Music In Motion program director/trip lead, Alyssa, at [email protected] to learn more 😊


04/08/2026

Music Camp, Education 📚, & Construction Trip 2026 Recap pt 1

We are starting our recap with our awesome Education team lead by Dr. Dávila 📚 This years professional development workshops focused on promoting literacy among students. As always, these workshops are 100% collaborative between local educators, Hearts In Motion staff, and volunteers... And we always make time to play and interact with our youngest students at the Hearts In Motion learning center in Pueblo Modelo 🇬🇹

If you or someone you know is an educator or principal, and would like to join us next year, please contact our program director/trip lead, Alyssa, at [email protected] for more info. We also will be holding our first interest meeting later this fall so be on the look out for posts about that in the upcoming months.


We are looking for PTs, OTs, yoga, and/or dance instructors to join us in January 🇬🇹If you or someone you know is intere...
03/08/2026

We are looking for PTs, OTs, yoga, and/or dance instructors to join us in January 🇬🇹

If you or someone you know is interested, please don't hesitate to contact either Jamie (Therapy program director) at [email protected] or Alyssa (Music In Motion program director at [email protected] to learn more.


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