OUR PROGRAMS
Through a variety of pathways, The Gift of Music Foundation supports our youth and creates opportunities to explore the benefits of music and creativity both inside and outside the traditional classroom.
Access To Instruments
We provide music instruments to beginner-level students. We are the only source in our area for reduced-price and free* instrument rentals for those with qualifying financial circumstances.
Instrument Donation Program
There are literally thousands of band and orchestra instruments gathering dust in closets and garages. across this country. Donate it to us and help ensure that students in need can enjoy the gift of music?
Instrument Repair Center
We have a full-service repair shop in our new HQ to handle any repair on most band and orchestra instruments. Best of all, proceeds go directly to help provide instruments and music education for kids.
Access to Music Education
We have replaced school day music classes eliminated by some public schools, providing students in grades 3-5 with a beginner instrumental program.
Instrument Sales Program
We have a great selection of used instruments in our NW GA Retail Center, as well as our online stores. Purchases help provide vital funding for our instrument and education programs.
Instrument Grant Program
We help musicians with special circumstances who have lost the opportunity to have playing music as a part of their lives. Granting musical wishes shows how much we believe that #MusicMatters!
Access to Instruments
Our Access To Instruments Program was designed with students, parents, and directors in mind. We offer brand-name, Director Approved instruments as well as fully-reconditioned instruments acquired through our donation programs. We are the only source in our area for specialized reduced-price and free* instrument rentals for those with qualifying financial circumstances. It is our mission to help all kids have Access to Instruments!
As a non-profit organization, our mission focuses on today’s music students, teachers, and programs – not shareholders or the bottom line. We believe every child should have access to a quality musical instrument at a price that fits into any budget.
- Same top-brand quality instruments at better prices
- No contracts, no credit checks
- Repair And Maintenance Plan included in rental price
- Our REDUCED and GIFT OF MUSIC rental programs provide instruments to those who may not otherwise be able to afford them. It’s the core of our mission!
*No monthly rental charge. $25 annual service fee applies.
Instrument Donation Program
Donated musical instruments drive many of the things we do at The Gift of Music Foundation. In many cases instruments are refurbished in our shop and added to our Access to Instruments program so beginner students can have an instrument at little or no cost. This supports our primary mission of providing resources for kids who may not be able to afford instruments through traditional means.
Some instruments, those usually not suitable for beginning students, are used in other ways to fund our programs and services. We recondition and sell used instruments and gear and use the proceeds to purchase more student instruments or cover the costs of our education programs.
Either way, your donated instrument accomplishes two things: 1) it puts the instrument in the hands of someone who will cherish it and fully appreciate it’s value, and 2) it helps ensure that kids who want to learn to play are not held back by the costs of instruments and classes. Your donation is literally giving The Gift of Music!
Instrument Repair Program
The Gift of Music Foundation has a full-service instrument repair shop in our new HQ facilities in northwest Atlanta, GA. Our shop can handle any repair on most band and orchestra instruments.
We offer quality workmanship with a best-in-class warranty from experienced instrument repair technicians. In most cases, we can also provide you a loaner instrument while yours is in repair. (Restrictions apply, ask for details)
We also feature an in-house brass instrument chemical cleaning facility. An annual chem-clean is the best way to ensure your instrument is perfectly clean, free of mold, lime scale or other buildup, and looking and sounding it’s absolute best.
Best of all, when you choose The Gift of Music for your repair, you are doing even more to help others! Unlike commercial music stores, all of our proceeds from repairs go directly to the programs of The Gift of Music Foundation to help provide instruments and music education for kids. Why not help others while getting great service at the same time?
Access to Music Education
This program was started to assist in replacing music classes that have been eliminated by public schools.
The Access to Music Education Program provides students in grades 3-5 with a 9-month beginning instrumental program at participating public schools in an after-school environment. The curriculum focuses primarily on learning to read musical notes and play selected instruments, with classes meeting twice a week. The study is based on established educational guidelines provided by state and local authorities.
Numerous studies have proven that students who learn music benefit in many other ways during this essential age window in a child’s overall development. Increases in cognitive and social skills are real. Students who learn music frequently perform better in academic areas and in the growth of crucial life skills
As school budgets are stretched thin and arts-based programs are often the first to be eliminated or downsized, we believe it is a major priority to take action to keep music education in our schools.
Instrument Sales Program
Music is meant to be shared, and musical instruments are no exception. With our new showroom space in Northwest Atlanta, and through our online store and eBay store, The Gift of Music Foundation has many great deals available on used instruments and equipment.
Many of these items were donated and are looking for new owners who will love and appreciate them, and put them to good use in creating more music for the world to enjoy. At the same time, proceeds from our sales go directly to the charitable program of the foundation. So when you buy an instrument from us, you get a great deal on an instrument with lots of life in it. But more importantly you are providing opportunities for young people to gain access to their first instruments and/or classes. You are giving the gift of music to others and helping make sure no child misses out on music because of a lack of funds.
Instrument Grant Program
We occasionally receive special requests to provide musical instruments to individuals in special circumstances making it challenging to acquire an instrument. We evaluate these “wish list” types of requests on a case-by-case basis and grant them as often as we can.
From lifetime musicians suffering with health issues, to victims of natural disasters who have lost everything, we work just as hard to make sure no one loses access to music as much as we work to ensure young people can gain access to music.
Music is a gift to the world, and it is our goal to give that gift as often as possible.
Programs of The Gift of Music Foundation would not be possible without the incredible support of our community. Key partners include:
