Author: Levi McConnell

/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}   KEY TAKEAWAYS: Mental Health Crisis: Rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide are rising, especially among adolescents and marginalized groups. Music’s Role: Music is a universal, accessible tool that can support mental well-being through emotional expression, social bonding, and stress relief. Scientific Backing: Neuroscience confirms that music activates brain regions linked to pleasure, motivation, and emotional regulation. Therapeutic Benefits: Music therapy...

Mental Health Advocate, Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels (from Run-DMC), to headline and amplify WAAM’s mission to improve lives and strengthen communities through the power of music.   The We Are All Music Foundation (WAAM), in collaboration with Wells Fargo Advisors and with support from Amazon Music, Peter & Jillian Muller and other sponsors, proudly announces the inaugural "Power Of Music" Benefit Concert on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at The...

By: WAAM’s Music Impact Research Team In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we looked to WAAM’s Music Impact Research Center, our trusted repository of leading, timely, and actionable research on how music touches our lives and has the power to combat many of the challenges we face in today’s world, to highlight some of the ways that music can support mental health. Through our research, we found...

WAAM's Kiosk Initiative Hits the Streets! We Are All Music Foundation (WAAM) is turning up the volume with our newest initiative that's hitting kiosks across the country. For years WAAM has been a thought leader in music philanthropy; investing in research and data-driven programs that advance music's positive impact on mental & physical health, social-emotional learning, and socio-economic success. With our latest kiosk initiative, we are more...

Research on the impact of music interventions on quality of life shows significant improvements in mental health and smaller improvements in physical health. The article summarizes intervention techniques from music therapy and specifically focuses on the benefits of listening to music, learning or playing an instrument, and singing (with the last one having the added benefit of improving lung function)....

Discover what music has the power to do through the eyes of these talented young musicians from Jazz House Kids!  WAAM is proud to support Jazz House Kids. JHK empowers children in under-resourced school districts by providing equal access to jazz education, performance and mentorship programs. JHK creates thriving communities by helping students build careers and develop essential social and emotional skills (SEL). • 85% of students report...

The We Are All Music Nashville event featured ten singer-songwriters from Nashville and beyond who came together to perform and spread awareness around WAAM’s mission. The event took place this past July at Sonny’s Clubhouse and featured songwriters Joybeth Taylor, Johnny Clawson, and Kyle Sturrock who are signed with Sony Music, SMACK Songs, and Universal Music Group respectively. The evening included a speech about WAAM from Advisory...

WAAM stands in solidarity with Ukraine. We applaud these musicians for showing #thepowerofmusic in a time of crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQSIeD-x6dQ (via ViolinistsSupportUkraine on Youtube) ...