Education / artist empowerment / music culture

Music belongs
to everyone.

Music is Human is a digital-first nonprofit dedicated to advancing human-made music through education, technology, and creative opportunity.

Musician playing guitar in a recording studio
Photography credits

Our mission.

Music is Human advances human-made music through education, technology, and creative opportunity. We expand access to music education, empower musicians with resources and platforms, and preserve the culture of music for future generations.

Our vision.

A world where everyone has the opportunity to make music, human creativity remains at the heart of musical expression, and musicians have the knowledge, tools, and independence to share their work.

How we work.

We publish free, evergreen resources; collaborate with educators, musicians, and community organizations; use digital tools to keep overhead manageable; and launch new programs only when funding and operational capacity allow.

What starts now.

Our first public offering is a free Human-Made Music Starter Guide. The website will grow into a free resource library and publication. Partnerships, grants, equipment assistance, live programming, and other direct services are future possibilities that require separate approval and operating plans.

Photography.

Website photography uses real free-to-use photographs, with source pages and photographer credits listed in the photo credits file. Images are not presented as Music is Human events or participants.

The Manrope typeface is used under the SIL Open Font License. The approved logo is the custom Music is Human wordmark with a guitar pick above the i.

Our home on the web.

musicishuman.org

Read the mission Get the free guide