Music to Life – Revolutionizing the Role that Musicians Play in Social Change

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

Meet the Artist Changemakers

We work with talented, socially conscious musicians across genres, styles and generations.

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Changemaker Training

Our Accelerator programs - the national Academy and local Workshops - help musicians become more effective change agents in their communities.

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Join the Amplifier Movement

Your monthly donation helps Music to Life build music-driven change across the country.

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Through the support of our programs

Musicians and their allies across the country are developing projects like these:

Recovery Advocacy

Expressive healing exercises that mobilize parents of addicted children to overcome their grief and speak out

Environmental Justice

A hip hop environmental curriculum for elementary school kids

Human Dignity

Trust building & self-esteem circles for vets, homeless, and incarcerated women

Civil Rights

A community rediscovers its soul through a civil rights soundtrack & documentary film with multi-genre artists

Learn about the work of our Artist Changemakers

Thank you to our Allies & Supporters!!

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

Music to Life co-founder, Noel Paul Stookey

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.

From the News Feed

Music to Life celebrates 5 years as an official nonprofit!

Meet the Artist Changemakers

Meet the Artist Changemakers

Changemaker Training

Changemaker Training

Join the Amplifier Movement

Join the Amplifier Movement

Musicians and their allies across the country are developing projects like these:

Recovery Advocacy

Environmental Justice

Human Dignity

Civil Rights

Thank you to our Allies & Supporters!!

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

Accelerator Workshop Video!

Stories, Events, Updates & More

Brave Troubadours: June 7, 2023

We are celebrating 5 years since becoming an official nonprofit!

Brave Troubadours: March 23, 2023

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