Every child deserves music.
Hammer & Strings Academy brings free and affordable music education to underserved communities across the East Valley.
Music changes everything.
Hammer & Strings Academy is dedicated to providing high-quality music education and performance opportunities for students in need. Through community outreach and charitable programs, the Academy inspires creativity, builds confidence, and develops character — empowering students with the skills and discipline that lead to lifelong success.
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Programs that transform.
Group Classes
Free and reduced-cost group instruction for youth across Mesa, Gilbert, and Chandler.
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School Outreach
Partnerships with Title One schools and Child Crisis Arizona bringing music education to underserved students.
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Scholarship Pipeline
Exceptional students earn scholarships to continue training at Hammer & Strings Conservatory.
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Through the Arizona Qualifying Charitable Organization (QCO) tax credit, your donation to Hammer & Strings Academy comes back to you dollar-for-dollar at tax time. Your net cost is zero. The student's gain is everything.
How the Tax Credit Works"This program gave my daughter a reason to believe in herself. For the first time, she comes home excited to practice."— Parent of Academy Student, Gilbert AZ
Where scholarship students become world-class musicians.
The Conservatory offers the highest level of private music instruction in the East Valley. Academy scholarship students earn the opportunity to study under faculty with Masters degrees and above — the ultimate destination for serious young musicians.
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