Music is Nourishment to the Soul

We all know that non-profit organizations are just that, NON-PROFIT. There are no hidden costs or fee requirements to be apart of the organization. So it is difficult in finding an organization that you can relate to without getting frustrated and feeling there are no resources to help fund the organization. Just when I was about to give up and switch over to my back up industry, I found the Music Performance Fund. Music Performance Fund (MPF) is the largest sponsor of live admission-free, professional musical programs. Like my company, it is a non-profit organization contributing knowledge and appreciation of music and to making live music a part of “every child’s life experience.”

The North American recording company and the American Federation of Musicians established Music Performance Fund (MPF) in 1948. Over the years, MPF has sponsored and continue to sponsor 23 music programs in schools, communities, and 7 national programs. The objective of MPF is to fuse together the music connoisseur and the amateur in contributing to the public’s knowledge and appreciation of music. Their main focus though, is to make music a part of every child’s life experience. And they make this possible thorough their 10 school programs, which is in 5 states, and Canada. The thing that I like about MPF is that they enlist co-sponsorship by other organizations. These organizations range from major corporations, like American Express to school boards.

As I sit and ponder what it would be like to earn status as reputable as theirs, two words come to mind: Patience and Consistency. Like HMS, Inc. MPF started small, but grew into this massive sponsor that brings together music and education and impart it to the world for FREE! In my company I feel that instead of doing things the traditional way of educating the youth through music, we can expand to schools and other notable venues to share with the community as well. It greatly affects my industry because with the steady decline of music programs in schools, children are not exposed to music, but most of all the history and culture of music. HMS, Incorporated will use its resources to be seen and not heard. By showing others what we do and why we do it, it will allow potential sponsors and the general public to understand how we operate and that we seek to transform lives through music as well. I was particularly drawn to the fact the MPF not only has an agenda to preserve music as part as a child’s educational growth, but they do it all for free. What that tells me is, that they are truly moved by the thought of the program truly “enriching lives through music.”

Music Performance Fund. http://www.musicpf.org/index.php