MusicAlliance is a non-profit 501c3 music education & performing arts organization founded in 2004 and based in Mentor, Ohio which provides school band programs for 27 schools throughout the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area with a staff of 12 teachers and also operates several honor band programs which include both non-public and public school students.

We believe that studying a musical instrument has many far reaching benefits which play an essential role in the creative, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children.   Participation in band helps to cultivate a greater love, appreciation, and understanding of music - one of humanity's oldest art forms and means of expression. Learning to make music in a school band program fosters a sense of belonging and accomplishment while also promoting self-esteem, self-confidence, self-expression, self-discipline, teamwork, and organizational skills.  Scientific research into the effects of studying music continue to produce new data about music's relationship to brainpower and academic success.  University research studies have shown that students who participate in instrumental music score significantly higher than their non-band peers in standardized tests (such as the S.A.T.).  Furthermore, significant correlations have been found between the number of years of instrumental music instruction and academic achievement in math, science, and language arts.¹  When you consider the positive force that music education can be in the lives of both children and adults, we think you will agree that Music is Instrumental to a Sound Education!

MusicAlliance Inc   P.O. Box 1749   Mentor, Ohio 44061    (440) 205-0114