An international musical exchange for children aged 7-13.
For the third year, Make Music, Make Friends connected school children aged 7-13 around the world for Make Music Day, sharing videos of their musical performances with each other.
Teachers in each country had kids create a musical greeting video, share it with schools from different countries, and had their students watch these musical messages on the week of Make Music Day. Some schools chose a traditional song from their country, while others played a new composition, or simply a song that they liked to sing.
Through this virtual exchange, Make Music, Make Friends exposed children to different regions and cultures, while providing an authentic audience for their own performances.
This year’s program included 38 schools from ten countries, listed below.
Special thanks to Rosalee Sparks for helping to coordinate this project.
Make Music Make Friends: 2025 Participating Schools
Australia
Bicton Primary (Bicton, WA)
Caboolture State High School (Caboolture, QLD)
Carlingford West Public School (Carlingford, NSW)
Cecil Hills Public School (Cecil Hills, NSW)
Charles Weston School (Coombs, ACT)
Cranbourne West Primary School (Cranbourne West, VIC)
Denham Court Public School (Denham Court, NSW)
Emerald Primary School (Emerald, VIC)
E-Talent Musikademy (Wagga Wagga, NSW)
Gunnedah Conservatorium (Gunnedah, NSW)
Phoenix P-12 Community College (Sebastopol, VIC)
Toongabbie Public School (Toongabbie, NSW)
Trinity Anglican School (Cairns, QLD)
Burnside Public School (Burnside, NSW)
Germany
Musikschule der Landeshauptstadt Hannover (Hannover, Lower Saxony)
Italy
Scuola Primaria Gasparo Narvesa (Venice, Veneto)
Mexico
Art Rock (Mexico City, CDMX)
Baja Music & Art Studio (La Paz, Baja California Sur)
Escala Educación Musical (Villahermosa, Tabasco)
FES Aragón UNAM (Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico)
Music maker’s (Naucalpan, State of Mexico)
Musikart (Saltillo, Coahuila)
Rootland School (Mexico City, CDMX)
Talent Haus MX (Mexicali, Baja California)
Northern Ireland (UK)
St. Malachy’s High School (Castlewellan, County Down)
St Joseph’s Boys’ High School (Newry, County Down)
Pakistan
Beaconhouse Educational Complex (Lahore, Punjab)
South Africa
Epworth Prep School (Scottsville, KwaZulu-Natal)
Thailand
St. Andrews International School S107 (Bangkok)
Türkiye
Eğe Sanayi İlkokulu (Bornova, Izmir)
Fehmi Ekşioğlu Secondary School (Ümraniye, Istanbul)
İzmir/Narlıdere Arkas Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi (Narlıdere, Izmir)
Rahmiye Malcıoğlu İlkokulu (Pendik, Istanbul)
USA
James Guinn Elementary School (Anaheim, CA)
John Marshall Elementary School (Anaheim, CA)
Orange Grove Elementary School (Anaheim, CA)
Paul Revere Elementary School (Anaheim, CA)
Stoddard Elementary (Anaheim, CA)
