MusicianCorps Impacts
Student Success
- 7 out of 10 high school students say they “want to come to school more because of MusicianCorps” (n=52)
- 94% of site partners agree that the youth who participated in MusicianCorps "became more creative" (n=17)
- 80% of site partners say that youth were “better able to express themselves” after MusicianCorps (n=21)
- 74% of youth agreed "I work better with other people because of MusicianCorps" (n=191)
- 94% of site partners report that “MusicianCorps is a high-quality program” and describe it as a “service that isn’t available elsewhere” (n=17)
Veteran's Health
- Nearly two-thirds of health care providers claim that patients were "more relaxed," "less depressed" and in "less pain" following MusicianCorps' intervention (n=42)
- 98% of health care providers claim that MusicianCorps’ intervention “is beneficial to healing”(n=42)
- 93% of health care providers claim that MusicianCorps’ intervention “helps patients connect and create community”(n=42)
- 280 veterans served with ongoing music therapy and engagement in Community Days
Care for Children
- 100% of primary guardians agreed that MusicianCorps "has helped my child express him/herself," and "has taught my child important coping skills" (n=17)
- 92% of primary guardians agreed that because of MusicianCorps, "my child has become empowered in the hospital setting" (n=17)
- 100% of primary guardians agreed that in the hospital setting, MusicianCorps is critical because, "music is beneficial to healing" (n=17)
- 700 hospitalized children served with ongoing music therapy and engagement in Community Days
Community Impact
- Nearly two-thirds (64%) of youth said that because of MusicianCorps, they are "more interested in helping out in their community" (n=185)
- 266 Community Days hosted, including 2 large-scale Days of Song & Service
- 1,538 volunteers engaged
- Over 100 corporate volunteers engaged from 9 businesses
- 100+ partnerships with community-based organizations, schools, and hospitals
Impact Reports
To read more about MusicianCorps' impacts, please see the evaluation summaries below.
MusicianCorps 2011-12 Impact Report
MusicianCorps 2010-11 Impact Summary
MusicianCorps 2009-10 National Pilot Impact Summary