Music Workshop

Our next session in the 2023 #soundwavesyouthconcertseries features @ronartisii & The Truth on Tuesday & Wednesday at @ReserArtsCenter. Two morning performances and one evening. Recommended for kids ages 8 & up. Reserve FREE tickets now at the Reser.org

#MusicWorkshop's SOUNDWAVES - Free Youth Concert Series at @ReserArtsCenter is back for 2023! This year, we have @playing4change (July 18) + @ronartisii (July 25-26). Multiple performances for each! Reserve FREE tickets for you & your kids now at thereser.org

Today we are celebrating Olivia Rodrigo who won Best New Artist at the Grammys this Sunday. Despite being only 19 years old, she took home 3 Grammys! Here she is performing live: youtube.com/watch?v=f_rYWB…

Today we are listening to Silk Sonic, who won “Record of the Year” at the Grammys on Sunday for their song “Leave the Door Open”! This super-duo, formed by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, also won “Song of the Year” and “Best R&B Performance”. youtube.com/watch?v=adLGHc…

Today we are listening to the incredible Jon Batiste who won Album of the Year at the Grammy’s last night! Batiste became the first Black artist to win this award since Herbie Hancock won in 2008. youtube.com/watch?v=EBFEUp…

Today we are being inspired by Jerron Paxton, a virtuoso musician who is preserving America’s Original Black Music! Here he is talking with Chris Funk, a Portland based musician and member of the band The Decemberists. youtube.com/watch?v=yvDNt9…

Today we are being inspired by the incredible guitar talents of Tash Sultana! Getting her start by posting videos of her music on YouTube, she quickly reached internet stardom and now has two albums released and just completed her first world tour! youtube.com/watch?v=GVDJ8O…

Today we are commemorating the life of Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the band Foo Fighters, who passed away last Friday while on tour. Here he is performing Queen’s classic, “Somebody to Love”: youtube.com/watch?v=kv2-uI…

Continuing our celebration of women’s history month, we are listening to one of the greatest singers in history, Diana Ross! Her recordings with The Supremes made them the most successful act on Motown Records. youtube.com/watch?v=d5PrbY…

Today we are being inspired by the incredible talent and story of Nightbirde. Here is her unforgettable performance on America’s Got Talent! #musicworkshopedu #musicworkshoped #musicisforeveryone #WomensHistoryMonth #Nightbirde youtube.com/watch?v=CZJvBf…

Today we are listening to the soulful sounds of Lianne La Havas! Born in England, she began playing music at a young age, inspired by her parent’s musical tastes and performances. Here she is performing at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert: youtube.com/watch?v=9HUV5a…

Continuing our celebration of Woman’s History Month, we are listening to the great Tina Turner! Tina is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time and has received an outstanding 12 Grammy awards throughout her career! youtube.com/watch?v=Qfn1ZF…

We all experience music and sound differently, and this inspiring painter gives us a glimpse into how she sees music in vibrant colors! #musicworkshopedu #musicworkshoped #musicisforeveryone #WomensHistoryMonth youtube.com/watch?v=zbh7tA…

Today we are listening to the wonderful sounds of Daymé Arocena, a Jazz singer from Havana, Cuba. Combining Soul music and Cuba’s vibrant jazz sounds, Arocena gives an exhilarating and joy-filled performance at Tiny Desk! youtube.com/watch?v=tKTQAG…

Continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month, we are listening to the legendary Janis Joplin! Known for her incredibly unique and raw vocal talent, Joplin became one of the bestselling artists of all time, despite only releasing three albums. youtube.com/watch?v=7uG2gY…

We have already begun work on what we know will be an amazing new era in Music Workshop's growth and development. We cannot thank you enough for supporting our vision to create a new and exciting Website and Teacher Portal. This is a gamechanger! Thank you!

Our reach continues to grow, in the time of this campaign we are educating an additional 300,000 students making this project even more imperative. The work on the new site and portal has begun! We are excited and inspired by the investment in Music Workshop's future.

Success! We met our Building for the Future Project Fundraising Goal! Thanks to your generous support, donations and a partnership with the Chiles Foundation we have completed our Building for the Future Campaign! Your donations were vital to the success of this campaign.

Continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month, we;re listening to Fatoumata Diawara, who is rocking the international music scene! Diawara relocated to France at 19 years old to pursue her career in music and has since been nominated for a Grammy youtube.com/watch?v=zxfFYV…