Noteworthy Music Club and Festival

Noteworthy Music Club and Festival

Years in Existence: 14
Project Theme: Elementary Music Education
Target Audience and Location: Patrick Henry High School Community and Roanoke County Public School students in Roanoke, Virginia.
Mission: To connect students and teachers who are passionate about music and music education to raise money to sponsor music education and buy new instruments for elementary school students in our community.

Project Description: Founded in 2011 by Scholars Locher Grove and educator Nicole Doherty, The Noteworthy Music Festival celebrates the community’s passion for music while enhancing access to instruments and music education for local elementary school students. Each year, Noteworthy works to fundraise to support one of 17 of Roanoke’s elementary schools’ music programs. Led by this year’s student co-leaders, Mary Clarke and Blair Moon, the team is sponsoring Morning Side Elementary, a Title 1 school serving 237 students in the southeast neighborhood of Roanoke. The project team has hosted multiple fundraising events and has already raised over $3,000 for student instruments. The team looks forward to hosting their annual music festival this May and doubling their fundraising efforts.