Our Mission

Our mission is to make the virtues of music education accessible to all communities in Athens-Clarke County and beyond, and to increase students’ chances for success in life through high quality musical instruction. In doing so, we will foster a positive, productive sense of togetherness among the people in our community through artistic collaboration.

There is no limit on the positive effect this project can have on the kids. It can change their lives completely, and the ripple effect in other areas of their lives, and on the whole community, is endless.

- Jeremy Roberts

public defender, musician

Ryan Wendell of

Manito Percussion

Music is a universal force in which the creative expressions of art and science are united. Music education gives us the keys to unlock the mathematical language that describes our very existence, while allowing each of us to develop our individual creative power.

Rosemary Woodel

ukulele student

I love making music. Learning an instrument is fun and very good for my brain and social life.

Philip Kohnen of

one L Music

Music Education unlocks our inherited creative potential.  The spark that defines our humanity is creativity; our humanness lies in our ability to imagine and create.  Teaching music to anyone, young or old, connects that person to a deep lineage of human expression, stretching back hundreds of thousands of years.

Thank you HEART Music and Brian Smith for working with Clarke Central guitar students this entire past school year. I would not have known what to do without Brian’s expertise, teaching the advanced kids. Thank you for all your incredible support of music in our schools!

-Dr. Eunice Kang

Orchestra Director, Clarke Central High School