ComMUSICation

-Alvina

At ComMUSICation, music isn't just the singing or the instruments. It's a special language that builds confidence, community, and capacity for change for the youth we serve.

It takes $527,000 a year to provide our newly expanded programming, and we’re serving more young people than ever. Your support makes it possible for us to provide these programs at no cost to families. Whether you give $5, $500, or $5,000, your gift matters here. Our growth, our initiatives, and, most importantly, the difference we make in the lives of our youth are possible due to the unwavering support of community members like you.

ComMUSICation (CMC) is a music youth development organization in St. Paul focused on providing accessible, high-quality music education. Our mission is to amplify young voices and cultivate skills for success through equitable access to music, collaboration, and opportunity. The youth who participate in our programs learn life and leadership skills, build community across schools and cultures, and have the opportunity to perform frequently in amazing spaces.

ComMUSICation was founded ten years ago to fill a need in Saint Paul - to  make high quality afterschool music programs accessible to young people.  In our 10th anniversary season, we look back and see that the language of music matters: more than 1,000 young people have developed life and leadership skills, connected within community, and used their voices for the change they want to see in the world. 

We hope we can count on your donation this year. Now more than ever, as music programs are cut from school budgets and young people increasingly report feelings of isolation, programs like these are absolutely essential. Every chord and every note carries a story of growth, determination, and leadership for the young people who participate.

“Music has changed my life. I don’t have to feel weird singing out loud anymore.”

-Leiah