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Pass the Mic is rescheduled!

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Music to Life connects socially conscious musicians with the mentors, resources and training needed to realize their bold visions for community change.

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“Music opens the heart so the mind can learn.”

Music to Life co-founder, Noel Paul Stookey

Accelerator Workshop Video!

November 2022: Tulsa’s first Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop: a full-day incubator for musicians across generations and genres with ideas for building positive, music-driven community programs.  Training involved connections with local community advocates and industry changemakers, free passes for learning and networking at the Tulsa MusicCities Convention and ongoing technical assistance from Music to Life and Tulsa’s local SCORE chapter. Special thanks to our partners, Red Dirt Relief Fund, the Arvest Foundation, and ahha Tulsa.

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Music to Life Impact Sheet, 2023
2023 Impact Summary
Thank you to the Amplifiers, artists and allies who have helped fuel our extraordinary growth in 2023, enabling us to connect with over 100 musicians as changemakers in their communities!...
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Pass the Mic: Stories of Music & Social Justice Across Generations
Join Music to Life for our first ever annual celebration, Pass the Mic! DATE: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 TIME: 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET WATCH: Event will be LIVE streamed on...
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Pass the Mic, Postponed announcement
Pass the Mic: POSTPONED
Bidding will remain open on the auction site through the rescheduled event date. Please stand by for more information about the rescheduling and reach out to team@musictolife.org with an...
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Driving to work, getting a coffee, lifting some weights - life needs a soundtrack. Our 25 social justice playlists are specially curated for all of the issues you’re passionate about and updated regularly with songs that will inspire you, from artists that inspire us.