Miami Music Project's Children's Orchestras meet five days weekly for three hours daily in seven partner Chapter Schools across Miami-Dade: Miami Gardens, Central, Miami Springs, Miami Beach, Little Havana, Little Haiti, and Homestead. Students receive three hours of music lessons, homework help, and nutritious snacks. Group classes and ensemble rehearsals include instruction in flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, viola, double bass, and orchestral percussion, amounting to over 576 teaching hours per student annually. Passionate, dedicated Teaching Artists instruct and guide all students, enhancing the skills and self-confidence needed for success in life.
Students enjoy over 40 performance opportunities throughout the academic year. Concerts are held regularly at the Chapter schools, the Wertheim Center for Performing Arts at FIU, University of Miami Maurice Gusman Hall, Miami Beach Bandshell, New World Center, and additional Miami locations.
Miami Music Project proudly upholds a 100% high school graduation rate, and 100 % of our graduates pursue higher education. Our students have gone on to study music at the Manhattan School of Music, Peabody Institute, and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Netherlands. Our graduating seniors have been accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dartmouth College, Howard University, Florida International University, Columbia University, Stanford University, and more. Our students have also gone on to the YOLA National Festival in Los Angeles to perform with Gustavo Dudamel, and an average of 40 students are accepted annually to the Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp.
“The program made what felt unattainable a reality for me. It has helped me receive a full-ride Questbridge Scholarship to Columbia University. I have made lifelong friends and been given advice I’ll never forget.” - Emerald Tellez, 2025 Valedictorian and Little Havana Chapter student.
Miami Music Project uses music as an instrument for social transformation, empowering children to acquire values and achieve their full potential, positively affecting their society through the study and performance of music.
A model for music education programs nationally, Miami Music Project offers free of charge, after-school programming to all students with no barriers to entry, regardless of race or economic status. As of today, Miami Music Project has reached 33,000 children and youth across Miami-Dade County, becoming one of the largest socially transformative music initiatives in the US.
"Learning music made me comfortable with who I am. Like a puzzle piece, I fit perfectly in an orchestra!" - Camila, 10, Oboe
Organization name
Miami Music Project
Tax id (EIN)
26-4084871
Mission Category
Education & Youth
Program Site Locations
Homestead, Miami: Little Haiti, Miami: Little Havana, Miami Beach, Miami Springs
Annual Operating Budget
$2,500,000 - $4,999,999
Primary Population Served
Black/African American/African, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, Low-Income Individuals/Families
Address
101 NW 8th St. Ste 200