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WAAM is growing! We are seeking candidates to join the Board of Trustees and support our mission to improve lives and strengthen communities by leveraging the profound impact of music. We are interested in engaging with diverse individuals with skills spanning across a variety of areas, including:- Experts in Education- Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals- Legal or Governance Expertise- Donor Development and Relationship Management Visit this link to...

Did you know? Music can trigger strong memories from the past as well as prove strong emotion from those earlier experiences.  Music reduces the stress hormone cortisol and increases the secretion of oxytocin, thereby positively impacting  childbirth, as well as infant-parental bonding, trust and romantic attachment. Playing music or singing along impacts procedural memory, which is the unconscious ability to remember a behavior without explicitly thinking about it.   Find more...

WAAM is proud to fund and support music programs making a tangible difference in children’s lives. Here are a few of the notable achievements from our grantees! - 85% of students report enhanced self-confidence, teamwork, creativity, and leadership skills (Jazz House Kids)- 70% improvement in self-expression (Music Will)- 76% of students report improvement in key areas of Social Emotional Learning (Rock to the Future) ...

Did you know that, according to a Johns Hopkins University study, learning to play guitar has been clinically proven to lessen motor symptoms in Parkinson’s patients, improving their cognitive ability and emotional well-being? Learn more by checking out the MIRC! ...

WAAM recently partnered with Bryan Kohl at MindWise Innovations to better understand how music interacts with depression and can be used in suicide prevention. “From dopamine responses, to addressing depressive states, to being a vehicle for messages of hope and resilience, it’s clear music plays a role.” You can read the complete abstract on our MIRC (Music Impact Research Center). Make sure to tune into our live Power of...

"What if by better understanding why and how music benefits mental health, we could help minimize depression, ultimately reducing thoughts and attempts at suicide." On this Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting WAAM's Music Empowering Mental Health campaign to promote and sponsor impactful research around the transformative power of music, including this important work on Music and Suicide Prevention. Join us in our mission to elevate music’s singular and...

WAAM is thrilled to have the talented Bob Clearmountain as part of our WAAMily, supporting music’s transformative role in education and mental health. Clearmountain is a legendary recording engineer, mixer and record producer. His credits include Foo Fighters, The Rolling Stones, Toto, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, and Bruce Springsteen. ...