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Here to disrupt systems of inequity through healing-based music education, creative career pathways, and multigenerational community engagement.

YMF is currently searching for a short term violin YMF is currently searching for a short term violin teaching artist for the month of March, with potential for more opportunities throughout the year. 

If you are violinist, comfortable teaching 4th-5th grade in an afterschool setting, apply using the link in our bio or on our website!
Earlier this year, our 5-8th students at Sacred He Earlier this year, our 5-8th students at Sacred Heart Elementary took to the stage to show off what they have learned so far!

We are so proud of these classes, and thankful for our amazing team of teaching artists, Marcus Buser, Mario Felix, Shaharoh Chism, and Nigel Deane! 👏🏼

We have been providing music at Sacred Heart Elementary for the past 7 years, and are grateful for their partnership and dedication to their students’ music education! 

Are you looking for a music program for your school? YMF offers flexible in-school and after-school music classes! Check out our website to learn more about how to partner and share the power of music with your school community! 🎶✨
During last week’s creative drop hours we hosted a During last week’s creative drop hours we hosted a vision board party where we set goals for the year and inspired each other with our dreams and creativity. While some were crafting, others explored DJ equipment, took photos, or rehearsed. 

That is what makes Creative Drop-In special. Everyone has the freedom to create in their own way.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and spent time with us 💛

If you missed it, do not worry. Creative Drop-In happens every Tuesday from 3 to 6 PM.

It is a great space to explore different types of media, experiment, and connect 🎧
We’re celebrating this Black History Month by coll We’re celebrating this Black History Month by collaborating with Black Bass Collective, a Black & Afro-latino South Central-based DJ collective, to offer a free DJ Workshop (supported by Houses Of Luv) for our 18-24 year old students on Sat. Feb 28th, 5pm-8pm, which will include:

🎧Brief history of House/Bounce/Ghetto Tech
🎧Music Demonstrations & Mini-Production lessons
🎧Beat-matching & Networking Mixer

Bring your friends 🫂

RSVP via link in bio 🔗 Spots are limited. Early registration is heavily encouraged.

Rideshare, carpool, public transit or street parking suggested.

Hope to see you there!!
Have you heard about our Creative Drop-In Hours at Have you heard about our Creative Drop-In Hours at YMF?

This deep dive into the program by our Story Telling Intern Lalou Ratsimihah explores the impact of this program, and why it’s important to YMF participants and community!

These open format hours are free every Tuesday from 3-6pm for students aged 16-24! For more info on how to join us, check the link in bio.

¿Has oído hablar de nuestras horas creativas en YMF?

Este profundo análisis  en el programa por parte de nuestra interna de narración de historias, Lalou Ratsimihah, explora el impacto de este programa y por qué es importante para los participantes y la comunidad de YMF.

Este  horario abierto es gratis todos los martes de 3 a 6 de la tarde para estudiantes de entre 16 y 24 años. Para obtener más información sobre cómo participar, consulta el enlace en la biografía.
You asked, and we listened 🎧 We are offering our You asked, and we listened 🎧

We are offering our Intro to DJing Class every Wednesday 6pm-7pm for registration for our 18-24 year old students

Space is limited, we strongly encourage you to register asap via link in bio or head to our website: 
www.ymf.org 

This is designed for beginners with no prior experience that are interested in gaining hands-on experience using DJ equipment & software (Serato), beatmatching, mixing, building a library and song transitions 💿

flyer by @alyssamarlenev ✨
What’s a world with no music? Well we wouldn’t kno What’s a world with no music? Well we wouldn’t know BUT YMF Winter 2026 🎶Music Instrumentals Classes are back in session! 

¿Qué sería del mundo sin música? No lo sabemos, ¡pero las clases de instrumentos musicales de YMF Winter 2026 🎶regresaron!
So grateful to the West Coast IT team at Apollo Gl So grateful to the West Coast IT team at Apollo Global Management for so generously giving their time and expertise in service of keeping our internet and WIFI infrastructure optimized. Then surprising us with a donation 23 Lenovo laptops! These will be deeply appreciated by students here at the YMF Center for Music and Creative Technologies, and the participants of our Mike Stoller Music Heals program, created in partnership with the @homeboy_art_academy 

Special thanks to Young Musicians Foundation board chair Jamey Lamana for facilitating this amazing partnership!
Setting our New Years Intentions at our YMF Vision Setting our New Years Intentions at our YMF Vision Board Party 🎆 Tuesday, Jan. 27th at 5pm-6pm ( during our Creative Drop-in Hours) for 16-24 yr old students 💫

Crafting Supplies & refreshments will be provided 
Please feel free to bring any additional materials you’d like to create your vision board
Huge thank you to all the musicians who donated th Huge thank you to all the musicians who donated their time, @saushaus and @sidthecatauditorium, and @rocklottery for putting this all together, and everyone who came through for such an amazing night.✨

Because of your support, YMF can keep bringing free music and media arts classes, instruments, and creative opportunities to youth and families across LA. 🎶🎤🎥💙

Your support provides music programming in underserved schools, creates career pathways for youth ages 18–24, and YMF Music Heals classes to the youth and adults at Homeboy Industries’ Art Academy.🎶🎸

Thank you for helping make music accessible to our communities!✨

Translation:

Un enorme agradecimiento a todos los músicos que donaron su tiempo, a @saushaus y @sidthecatauditorium , a @rocklottery por hacer posible todo esto, y a todas las personas que se sumaron para vivir una noche increíble. ✨

Gracias a su apoyo, YMF puede seguir ofreciendo clases gratuitas de música y artes mediáticas, instrumentos y oportunidades creativas para jóvenes y familias en toda la ciudad de Los Ángeles. 🎶🎤🎥💙

Su apoyo permite llevar programas de música a escuelas con menos recursos, crear oportunidades profesionales para jóvenes de 18 a 24 años y ofrecer clases de Music Heals de YMF a jóvenes y adultos en la Art Academy de Homeboy Industries. 🎶🎸

¡Gracias por ayudar a que la música sea accesible para nuestras comunidades! ✨
📣Calling all creative Young Adults, YMF Media Arts 📣Calling all creative Young Adults, YMF Media Arts Classes for our 18-24 year old students are starting next week! 

We have everything from:
• Creative Drop-in Hours 
• Music Production 
• Voice 
• Songwriting 

If you’re interested please register ASAP, our seats are filling up! For more info visit our link in our bio 🔗 

flyer by @alyssamarlenev
The feeling when you have access to free, high-qua The feeling when you have access to free, high-quality music and media arts classes in a community space where you can thrive. 

This is what YMF does and we are so grateful to @sidthecatauditorium , @saushaus , all of the performers, and everyone who purchased a ticket for @rocklottery. Your support brings music and creative technologies to kids who wouldn’t otherwise have access, yet need it the most.

La sensación que se siente cuando se tiene acceso a clases gratuitas y de alta calidad de música y artes multimedia en un espacio comunitario donde se puede prosperar.

Esto es lo que hace YMF y estamos muy agradecidos a Sid the Cat Auditorium, Saus Haus, a todos los artistas y a todos los que compraron una entrada para Rock Lottery. Nuestro apoyo lleva la música y las tecnologías creativas a niños que, de otro modo, no tendrían acceso a ellas, pero que son los que más las necesitan.
Closing another wonderful year ⭐️with our Winter C Closing another wonderful year ⭐️with our Winter Concert 2025! We are so incredibly proud of all of our students and staff who performed with us last Saturday.

The special performances from our flagship ensemble, Los South Central Players, YMF  Media Arts Students, and YMF Teaching Artists blew us away!! We are so lucky to have a special moment to recognize our alumni with awards to honor their dedication. 

Thank you to all the parents, guardians, and volunteers for making this event possible, and to all our supporters, community members, and staff who helped bring this to life. See you next year!

Translation:

¡Cerramos otro año maravilloso con nuestro Concierto de Invierno 2025! Estamos muy orgullosos de todos nuestros estudiantes y personal que tocaron con nosotros el sábado pasado.

¡Las presentaciones especiales de nuestro conjunto principal, Los South Central Players, Los Estudiantes de Artes Multimedia de YMF y Los Maestros de YMF nos dejaron impresionados! 

También tuvimos el honor de reconocer a nuestros exalumnos con premios para honrar su dedicación. Gracias a todos los padres, tutores y voluntarios por hacer posible este evento, y a todos nuestros patrocinadores, miembros de la communidad y personal que ayudaron a hacerlo realidad. ¡Nos vemos el año que viene!
Messi or Ronaldo? Students at @newla_es try to set Messi or Ronaldo? Students at @newla_es try to settle this debate with our amazing TA Alec Kwo (@kwoseph) 

Messi o Ronaldo? Los estudiantes de New Los Angeles Elementary School intentan resolver este debate con nuestro increible maestro Alec Kwo
Registration for winter classes is now open! Visit Registration for winter classes is now open! Visit ymf.org/registration for class details. All classes are tuition free and take place after school and on Saturdays.

¡Ya está abierta la inscripción para las clases de invierno! Visite ymf.org/registration para obtener más información sobre las clases. Todas las clases son gratuitas y se imparten después del horario escolar y los sábados.
This Saturday, 12/13, join us for our Winter Conce This Saturday, 12/13, join us for our Winter Concert. 

Students from our CMCT classes will be performing and presenting what they learned this quarter, and then we will end the night with food and celebration. 

Hope to see you there! 
-

Este sábado, 12/13, acompáñenos en nuestro Concierto de Invierno.

Los estudiantes de nuestras clases de CMCT presentarán lo que han aprendido este trimestre. Terminaremos la noche con comida y celebración.

¡Esperamos verlos allí!
Congratulations to @fabiandebora and the @homeboy_ Congratulations to @fabiandebora and the @homeboy_art_academy for a tremendous dedication event last week! 

We have so much gratitude for legendary composer Mike Stoller, who created the Music Heals Program, and his legendary harpist, pianist wife Corky Hale Stoller for their visionary philanthropy. The Mike and Corky Stoller Center at the Homeboy Art Academy will be a beacon of hope, healing and transformation through the healing power of art and music for many years to come. 

Equally grateful for the remarkable dedication, talent, and passion of YMF's Music Heals team - Program Director Martin Flores @martyjpercdrums, and teaching artists Joe Calderon @calderonius, and Kenzie Jones.
OUT NOW: Type Beats vol. 1 by Art Gang No. 2 out OUT NOW: Type Beats vol. 1 by Art Gang 
No. 2 out of 6 original, West Coast Inspired beats made in-house by our youth artists and teaching producers at @homeboy_art_academy featuring 808s, Spanish, Guitars, Scratches, Claves and more

This beat tape was created in our studio classroom where the Art Gang learns music production, recording, licensing, and ownership. 

This is the sound of the Academy
Made possible through YMF’s Mike Stoller Music Heals Program in partnership with Homeboy Art Academy.
BTS from our Intro to Video Podcasting Workshop S BTS from our Intro to Video Podcasting Workshop

Special thank you and deep gratitude to @inthecutla LA’s Executive Director @videodelmar Joseph Fuentes and @maxjfishman co-facilitator YMF Teaching Artist Max Fishman for creating such an engaging workshop experience that allowed our students the opportunity to learn new skills, create their own podcast and develop their portfolios with help from industry professionals.

We aim to continue to provide opportunities for our young adults who wish to diversify their creative skills here in South Central. 

Episodes are live on our YouTube, at the link in bio!

Detrás de escenas de nuestro taller de introducción al podcasting en vídeo

Queremos expresar nuestro agradecimiento y profunda gratitud al director ejecutivo de @inthecutla Joseph Fuentes, y al cofacilitador y maestro de YMF, Max Fishman, por crear una experiencia tan interesante que ha permitido que nuestros alumnos aprendan nuevas habilidades, crear su propio podcast y desarrollar sus portafolios con la ayuda de profesionales del sector.

Nuestro objetivo es seguir ofreciendo oportunidades a los jóvenes adultos que desean diversificar sus habilidades creativas en South Central. 

Los episodios están disponibles en YouTube. ¡Encuentra el enlace en la biografía!
In August YMF hosted our first Open Mic Night, fea In August YMF hosted our first Open Mic Night, featuring local artists, our own students, poets, and DJs! It was such a special night where everyone came together and shared their art!

One such local act was Miguel Medrano and Jose Ochoa, also known as @losalkies . Our very own story telling intern, Lalou Ratsimihah sat down with Los Alkies and spoke about their music, and YMF is such an important space for our community! 

The full story can be found on our website at the link in bio 

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En agosto, YMF organizó nuestra primera Noche de Micrófono Abierto, con artistas locales, nuestros propios estudiantes, poetas y DJs. Fue una noche muy especial en la que todos se reunieron y compartieron su arte.

Unos de los artistas locales fueron Miguel Medrano y José Ochoa, también conocidos como @losalkies . Nuestra pasante de periodismo, Lalou Ratsimihah, paso un rato con Los Alkies y habló sobre su música, ¡y sobre lo importante que es YMF para nuestra comunidad!

Leé la historia completa en nuestra página web, por el enlace de la biografía.
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