Music has a place in our history and our lives. Every day you hear it, in the office, in the car, at home, in the waiting room. Have you ever given any thought to the people who make the music? I don’t mean the rock stars or popular entertainers, but the ones who play the music, or write the music. Where did they get their start? From a school band, or parents that were musically gifted? But not everyone who is musically gifted has a chance to let their love of music grow. A lot of times, money gets in the way. The instruments that students learn on are very expensive; usually, the larger they are, the more they cost. But there are ways to help aspiring artists, as today’s site shows.

The name of the site is called The Piano Santa Foundation. Its mission statement is “Enriching Life Through Music.” With that goal in mind, it is a community resource that maintains a fleet (its words, not mine) of thirty pianos. It is a registered, not for profit organization with 501 (c) 3 tax status recognition, and it was created in 1994 to give motivated youth in the Portland, Oregon metro area access to music and piano. (Keeping with my favorite theme of thinking globally and acting locally).

It offers three levels of scholarship for prospective students. All applicants must have previously demonstrated a strong desire to play piano and motivation to learn music to a non-biased person (typically a non-family member such as a school teacher, choir director, person with musical background, etc.)…

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