MusicianCorps Impacts

MusicianCorps uses music to reengage youth in their academic and civic lives, and provide them the skills critical to success in the 21st century. Below are some of the program's key impacts.

KEEPING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL
MusicianCorps Mentors motivate students to stay in school. In the midst of a national crisis that has seen high school dropout numbers reach dramatic new heights over the past decade, 7 out of 10 high school students say they want to come to school more because of MusicianCorps.

BUILDING 21st CENTURY WORKFORCE SKILLS
MusicianCorps focuses on creative expression, composition, and teamwork to increase youths’ chances for long-term success. A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. 1 ‘leadership competency‘ of the future (The Creativity Crisis, Newsweek 2010), and the Conference Board reports that creativity rates among the top five skills needed in the workplace (Ready to Innovate, 2010). In the 2010-11 program year, 80% of school site partners agreed youth were better able to express themselves after MusicianCorps, and 70% agreed youth were more creative after MusicianCorps. Students who “work well in a group” increased by 135%. 

MAKING MUSIC ACCESSIBLE
MusicianCorps works to restore music in the schools that need it most. Despite being consistently hailed as a cornerstone of a complete education curriculum, the time spent on music instruction has steadily decreased in public schools over the past twenty years, especially among schools that serve children of low socio-economic backgrounds. Since its launch in 2009, MusicianCorps Mentors have empowered 5,400 underprivileged youth with ongoing music instruction and music-making opportunities.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY
In a time when people are feeling more disconnected from their communities and each other, MusicianCorps harnesses the unique power of music to bring people together, providing students an opportunity to exercise community leadership. Over 16,000 community members have participated in 215 MusicianCorps service days, performances, and public events in just over two years.

SOCIAL IMPACT JOBS FOR ARTISTS
One of the largest segments of the U.S. workforce, artists are chronically underemployed. In two years, MusicianCorps has provided nearly 50 full-time, social impact jobs with benefits and professional development. 

To learn more about the impact MusicianCorps is making in schools and communities, please download the Executive Summaries from our 2009-10 and 2010-11 program years below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you'd like to receive an electronic copy of the full reports, please send an email to info@musicnationalservice.org.

Learn more about the MusicianCorps National Pilot 2009 - 2010.