Asheville Music School strengthens communities through music education and outreach, while sustaining teachers and musicians in a vibrant music culture.

Music benefits us emotionally, physically, mentally, and socially, and the importance of music education cannot be overstated. In children, music education can have major positive impacts on growth and development, from enhanced language capabilities and mental processing to boosting self-esteem. It helps kids improve in other areas of study too, such as math, and can make the difference between a failing student and one who thrives in school. Studying music also helps the adult brain by improving memory and delaying cognitive decline. Music is a vital piece of our humanity, and through our Play it Forward capital campaign, your support will help AMS serve a much larger community as we move into a permanent home in West Asheville!

We will be upfitting our new space and launching exciting programming that will broaden the school’s ability to impact the lives of more students. We will be developing a music production education studio, the AMS Sound Lab, in which students will learn about the technology, equipment, and techniques to create, engineer, and produce sound, beat-making, and recordings. We also aim to build a new multi-use studio for our students to learn and practice music in a group setting, furthering skills and benefits associated with teamwork.

With your financial support, this new facility will enable us to expand our reach, and to bring music education into the modern era.

Text AVLMusic to this number (202) 858-1233 to donate via text message.

DONOR OPPORTUNITIES

$10,000 AMS Sound Lab Benefactor (naming rights -- one available)

The brand new AMS Sound Lab will enable us to bring music education into the modern age with a professional space for students to learn about the technology, equipment, and techniques to create, engineer, and produce sound, beat-making, and recordings. Offering opportunities to learn digital composition will allow us to better serve our students by connecting the education to the contemporary music in their lives. We’ll also be able to help students shine who may not be inclined to learn a traditional instrument. We are seeking the most generous sponsor who will help us build out this new studio and outfit it with the proper gear.