About Music for Minors

Music for Minors (MFM) is a nonprofit organization located in Mountain View, California. Founded in 1976, MFM is devoted to keeping music alive in local schools. We provide sequential, standards-based music education programs for children in kindergarten through fourth grade throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Our classes provide children with a variety of musical experiences through hands-on participation in many facets of music, such as singing, movement, theory, dance, musical games, and use of rhythm instruments.

MFM's mission is to nurture in children a lifelong love of music by providing quality music education programs in schools with our trained volunteer and professional educators.

Download MFM 2010-2011 At-a-Glance

Our goals are to:

• Develop music sensitivity and literacy in children.
• Enhance children’s enjoyment and appreciation of music.
• Enable children to have their first music education experience.
• Help schools fulfill state-mandated music education requirements.

MFM is funded from a variety of sources including:

• Individual donors
• Program fees
• Collaborations and sponsorships
• Benefit events
• Grants from foundations, corporations, and businesses such as Arts Council Silicon Valley, Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation, Los Altos Community Foundation, Los Altos Town Crier Holiday Fund, Optimist Club of Redwood City, Peninsula Community Foundation, Shutterfly Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank and Target.

Gold Level Sponsors:

Funded in part by Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants,
a program of Arts Council Silicon Valley

 

Music for Minors is a member of the Foothill College Performing Arts Alliance