Music for Minors

Music for Minors Transforming children's lives through music education since 1976 Our mission is to nurture in children a lifelong love of music.

Music for Minors is a nonprofit with 45 years of expertise in elementary school music education. Operating in the San Francisco Bay Area, our staff provides students in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade with a program of diverse, high-quality musical experiences. The Music for Minors curriculum is sequential and varied, including visual aids, props, and instruments. Lessons include sin

ging, listening, reading, theory, movement, dancing, and playing rhythm instruments and recorders. Our volunteer and professional educators are trained in general music, recorders, and classroom management.

๐ŸŽบ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!Our 5th grade musicians are warming up, building confidence, and making some serious music alo...
06/03/2026

๐ŸŽบ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

Our 5th grade musicians are warming up, building confidence, and making some serious music along the way. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸŽถ

โœจ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ! โœจJoin the Music for Minors team and help bring the joy of music...
05/30/2026

โœจ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ! โœจ

Join the Music for Minors team and help bring the joy of music to students across the Bay Area.

We're currently seeking:

๐ŸŽถ General Music Teachers
๐ŸŽป 5th Grade Violin Teacher

Apply today at: mfm.org/teach

๐ƒ๐จ, ๐‘๐ž, ๐Œ๐ข... ๐ŸŽถStudents in Mr. J's 2nd grade class at O.B. Whaley Elementary practicing solfege hand signs, an important...
05/29/2026

๐ƒ๐จ, ๐‘๐ž, ๐Œ๐ข... ๐ŸŽถ

Students in Mr. J's 2nd grade class at O.B. Whaley Elementary practicing solfege hand signs, an important foundation for singing, ear training, and music reading. ๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ’™

05/22/2026

Music learning in action. ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒบ

Students from our after-school music program at Hammer Montessori sharing โ€œHawaiian Roller Coaster Rideโ€ with families this past week. ๐Ÿ’™

๐†๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž Find Your Light Foundation. ๐Ÿ’™Their $5,000 grant helps bring high-quality ...
05/15/2026

๐†๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž Find Your Light Foundation. ๐Ÿ’™

Their $5,000 grant helps bring high-quality music education to students across our community, ensuring more children have access to the arts during the school day. ๐ŸŽถ

Thank you, Find Your Light, for championing the power of the arts and helping students experience the joy of music.

05/08/2026

1st graders singing โ€œPurple Lightโ€ with Mr. Aaron during a recent Sharing Day.๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถโ˜บ๏ธ

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ, ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ. ๐ŸŽถAcross more than 450 Sharing Days, ove...
05/01/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ, ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ. ๐ŸŽถ

Across more than 450 Sharing Days, over 5,000 families and community members joined us to see students share what theyโ€™ve been learning all year.

These moments are a powerful reminder of what consistent, in-school music education makes possible.

Read more in our Spring MusicNotes: https://mailchi.mp/mfm/musicnotes-spring2026

Grateful for another year of support from the Applied Materials Foundation.This $15,000 investment helps ensure students...
04/30/2026

Grateful for another year of support from the Applied Materials Foundation.

This $15,000 investment helps ensure students have access to consistent, high-quality music learning during the school day in Santa Clara County schools. ๐ŸŽถ

Our Executive Director, Valerie Meyer, and Board Chair, Homer Wong, representing Music for Minors at a recent board recr...
04/24/2026

Our Executive Director, Valerie Meyer, and Board Chair, Homer Wong, representing Music for Minors at a recent board recruitment event hosted by Thrive Alliance.

Great to connect with fellow nonprofits and community leaders. ๐Ÿ’™

Thank you, Thrive Alliance!

A parent recently joined us for a Sharing Day and shared this after seeing both of their kids in music class. ๐Ÿ’™
04/16/2026

A parent recently joined us for a Sharing Day and shared this after seeing both of their kids in music class. ๐Ÿ’™

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