Free Music
We're working to make sure every child has the chance to see themselves in the music they play - from the very beginning.
Free Music for your School
Transformative change can only occur when the lack of diverse representation is addressed. We’re helping educators and composers to create classrooms that look, feel, and sound like the students they teach!
The United Sound Composer Project is giving away over $20,000 of free music by minoritized composers to teachers who are unable to acquire this music for their bands and orchestras.
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Six Note Symphony; Lisa Galvin
Antz; Carol Brittin Chambers
Arise; Amy Riebs Mills
Farm and Seek; Darryl Johnson II
Rider of the Mountain; D.I.D. Choi
Africata; Quincy Hilliard
All Will Be Well; Heather Hoefle
Rock Music; Alex Shapiro
Deck the Hall; Lauren Taylor
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Praise Waltz; Vanessa Fanning
To Catch a Pickpocket ; Chandra Lind
Bolerito; Edna Alejandra Longoria
Rubber Chicken Soup; Lauren Bernofsky
Dragon’s Flight; Liam Ramsey-White
Winter Aire; Morgan Denney
Heart of Gold; Nicolás Repetto
L’ete; Ruth Elaine Schram
Rise of the Phoenix; Carlos Lalonde
**Only one application per school program will be accepted during each round. Band and orchestra teachers from the same school may both apply separately. There are multiple copies of each piece and ongoing grant cycles with new pieces for each giveaway!
Application deadline: February 1, 2025
All teachers are eligible to apply (even if you won in a previous round).
Please note that any tie-breakers will be decided by the earlier application date.
Do you know a piece you’d like us to review? We’re excited to learn about new band and orchestra music, Grade 0.5-2.5.
If you’re a band or orchestra teacher with students performing 0.5-2.5 grade level music, we need your help. Join our Reviewer Team!
Winners will be announced February 2025!
Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this project possible!
Ready to research on your own? Check out the Composer Diversity Database! Choose Wind Band or Orchestra database and then refine by a variety of criteria!