Music Story Sharing from Notes for Notes!

How has music changed your life? 3 stories from one of the Notes for Notes studio.

Beats, Rhymes and Relief

We recently heard about Beats, Rhymes & Relief, a non-profit utilizing the arts to raise awareness and support for worldwide humanitarian relief efforts. Beats, Rhymes & Relief harnesses the power of cultural diplomacy to raise the profile of global issues through high-profile public music concerts. Their first concert in 2013 raised funds to support the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Learn more on their website and follow them on Facebook!

Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician — and what he learned in this inspiring TED Talk.

Love Live Forgive: Insights from Artists

Check out the inspiring project Love Live Forgive from the Fetzer Institute, with over 100 exclusive interviews with a diverse range of artists reveal and explore the transformative power of love, forgiveness, and the creative spirit!

Watch the Book Trailer on YouTube.

1BlueString

1BlueString is a campaign that asks guitarists to replace 1 of their 6 strings with a blue string to symbolize the 1 in 6 men who have survived childhood sexual abuse. Learn more about the campaign here and follow the campaign on Facebook.

Second Chances

Give a Beat was founded on the belief that everyone deserves a second chance - love and forgiveness. This is why our initiatives are geared towards helping individuals and communities impacted by incarceration. In Baltimore, entrepreneur Chris Wilson is trying to make a difference by helping former inmates get jobs. His story is the perfect example of the need for - as well as the possibilities behind - second chances. Read his story.

And That's A Wrap!

Our online auction Music for Music closed last night. Thank you so much to all of the generous donors American Music & Sound, Audio-Technica, C.A.Y.A Smokehouse Grill, Crew Love, Cyberoptix TieLab, Electric Forest, Golf Clap, Ibiza Love Child, Jenn Xerri, Mi Casa Holiday, NDATL Muzik, Paxahau, React Presents, Roland, Sampled Detroit, Sennheiser, Sonos, SoundCloud, SubPac, Unfuck the World, Wantickets, Whet Travel, participants and promoters that made the auction a success! Through your support we were able to raise close to $5,000, a portion of which will go towards the  construction of a Notes for Notes’ after-school music studio at a Detroit Boys & Girls Club location! Stay tuned for more updates.

Another Reminder of the Power of Music

Just beautiful.