Ohio Foundation for Music Education

06/15/2026

The OFME Golf Team is ready to welcome all of today’s golfers to today’s 8th Annual Strike-A-Chord Golf Outing!

06/04/2026

LAST CALL FOR GOLFERS!

There's still time to be part of the Strike-a-Chord Golf Outing!

Join us for a day of golf, fellowship, friendly competition, and support for music education across Ohio. Every golfer who participates helps the Ohio Foundation for Music Education continue providing scholarships, grants, and opportunities that inspire the next generation of musicians and music educators.

Whether you're playing to win or simply enjoying a great day on the course, we'd love to have you with us.

Don't miss your chance to tee it up for a great cause.
Register today and help us make a lasting impact through music education. https://www.ohiofoundationformusiceducation.org/registration.html

Registration closes soon — secure your spot now!

06/02/2026

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

Did you know that right now, across Ohio, music teachers are holding instruments together with zip ties and tape just to get through the school day?
DONATE TOMORROW!
We surveyed music educators across the state — and the need is staggering.
🎺 Nearly 900 instruments are needed by Ohio school music programs
🎶 72% of responding schools serve Title I communities, where families simply cannot afford to rent or buy instruments
📉 Many programs report that students are being turned away from band entirely because there aren't enough instruments to go around
⚠️ Instruments in some programs are over 30 years old and have been deemed "beyond repair" by local music shops
Every child deserves the chance to play. Music education builds confidence, community, and academic success — but none of that is possible without the tools to make music.
Music Matters Ohio is collecting donated instruments to change that.
Whether it's a trumpet gathering dust in your closet, a clarinet your child outgrew, or a violin that hasn't been played in years — it could be the instrument that keeps a child in music.
🎵 Donate. Share. Make music matter.
Visit musicmattersohio.org to find a location near you.

05/26/2026

⛳🎶 ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER for the Strike a Chord Golf Outing! 🎶⛳

The countdown is on, and we are getting ready for an incredible day of golf, fun, music, prizes, and community support! Whether you’re playing to win or just coming out for a great time with friends and colleagues, you won’t want to miss it!

🏌️‍♂️ Great golf
🎁 Fun contests & prizes
🎵 Supporting music education
💙 A day full of laughs and memories

Grab your team, dust off those clubs, and join us before registration closes!

📅 Don’t wait — registration ends in 3 days!

05/26/2026

⛳🏆 The OFME Collegiate Golf Challenge is almost here… and the question on everyone’s mind is:

👀 Can Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts defend the title again… or will a new school take home the bragging rights this year?!

From clutch putts to “creative” scorekeeping 😄, the competition is always fierce when Ohio’s future music educators hit the course.

🎶⛳ Drop your school in the comments and tell us:
Who’s winning the 2026 OFME Collegiate Golf Challenge?!



The Ohio Foundation for Music Education supports scholarships, advocacy, and opportunities for music students and educators across Ohio.
Kent State University School of Music School of Music at The Ohio State University Dana School of Music Ohio University School of Music University of Dayton Department of Music University of Toledo Department of Music The University of Akron School of Performing Arts Otterbein University Department of Music

05/13/2026

🎵 BIG NEWS FOR OHIO MUSIC TEACHERS!
If you teach music in Ohio and your program is under-resourced, you can now apply to receive donated instruments at no cost.
👉 Apply at musicmattersohio.org
We are proud to bring you MUSIC MATTERS OHIO-- a partnership with the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Ohio Foundation for Music Education, the Ohio Ohio Music Education Association, and the Ohio Arts Council — a statewide initiative to get instruments into the hands of students who need them most.
🎵Before you begin the application, have these handy:
✅Subjects you teach.
✅Total Program Enrollment and whether your school is Title I.
✅Current instrument inventory data (types, condition, age, student-to-instrument ratio).
✅Which instrument families you need most, how many, and what they will be used for.

‼️Know a music teacher who could use this? Tag them below or share this post. Together we can make sure no Ohio student misses out on music.

05/06/2026

🫶TAKE TIME TO THANK A TEACHER THIS WEEK!
Ohio arts teachers help students feel seen!👫
This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re celebrating Ohio’s music and arts educators for the creativity, care, and connection they bring to students every day.
In 2023, 73% of Ohio students participated in arts education, 89% had access to music, and 4% of schools still had no arts program. Honoring teachers also means making sure every student has access.

Source: Arts Education Data Project, 2023.