National Partners

Cheswatyr Foundation

The Cheswatyr Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to the development of creative contemporary music. Their support has made this year’s Circle Singing program possible. In 2024, Cheswatyr supported a wide range of musicians joining #Pulsations, an eclectic program uniting artists in 24 countries around the Paris 2024 Games.

Elixir Strings

You might not know that Gore, the company behind waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX fabrics, has been equally innovative in the area of guitar strings. In 1997, using a new coating technology, the company’s research team developed Elixir Strings, known for their extended life and consistent tone.

For the second year, Elixir Strings is joining as a Make Music Day partner, providing free guitar strings for the String Together initiative, taking place in over 100 music stores across the US and in Europe.

Harman

Harman has been a crucial supporter of Make Music Day for the last ten years, part of their unwavering commitment to music and music education.

In 2025, Harman is sponsoring “Let the Music Move You,” using their immersive 19-speaker AKG Dolby Atmos sound system inside a Cadillac Electric SUV to deliver the world’s most incredible karaoke experience on Make Music Day, complete with live backup singers in the backseat.

Levitt Foundation

Through grantmaking and research, the Levitt Foundation leverages the power of free, live music to strengthen the social fabric of communities, creating places people love while amplifying local pride, injecting joy into underused public spaces and fostering more equitable, healthy and thriving communities one city, and one concert, at a time.

MakeMusic Inc

This year, MakeMusic Inc is supporting Make Music Day’s nationwide band initiative, Brian Balmages’s Critical Impact.

Along with taking the lead in commissioning the piece, MakeMusic Inc is providing free access to Critical Impact in MakeMusic Cloud, with practice tools and rich accompaniment to make preparation for the event more fun and meaningful.

Makey Makey

Makey Makey joins Make Music Day for the fourth time in 2025! Using this circuit board, plugged into a computer, people around the country will turn everyday objects into large “Walking Pianos” and use them to make music.

Music Performance Trust Fund

The nonprofit Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) provides admission-free, live, quality music, performed by professional musicians, to people of all ages and backgrounds across North America.

For the eleventh year for Make Music Day, the MPTF is generously supporting innovative programs across the country in 2025. Each program gives established professionals the chance to mentor amateur and up-and-coming musicians, while providing a high-quality concert for the public.

NAMM Foundation

Founded in 2006, The NAMM Foundation is a partner organization of NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) that represents the generosity and philanthropy of the music products industry. In 2025, the NAMM Foundation is the presenting sponsor of Make Music Day in the U.S.

In addition to research projects that study and report on the impact of making music at every age, The NAMM Foundation also supports innovative music-making programs and advocacy efforts, as well as provides scholarships and training materials that keep music education strong in communities everywhere.

NYSCA

The New York State Council on the Arts advances arts and culture across all regions of New York State. In FY2025, it will distribute $162 million in grants and provide resources to support artists and organizations statewide. Make Music Alliance’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Rhythm Band Instruments

Rhythm Band Instruments, makers of the pitched hollow plastic tubes called Boomwhackers®, are donating instrument kits around the country for participatory projects on Make Music Day and for Make Music Winter!

Thank you to Rhythm Band Instruments for supporting Make Music Day since 2016!

Sweetwater

Sweetwater Sound is renowned among musicians not only for great deals on music gear, but for being remarkably hands-on and personable in our increasingly anonymous digital era. Sweetwater knows the value of music in building a community.

That’s why Sweetwater has decided to play a major role in spreading Make Music across the country. Over the last ten years they have spread the word to hundreds of thousands of customers, while starting up local Make Music events locally in Fort Wayne IN. The Make Music Alliance thanks Sweetwater for supporting Make Music Day!

Vic Firth

The Vic Firth Company, setting the standard for percussion since its inception in 1963, is supporting two major Make Music events this year.

For the fifth year, percussionists who attend Flowerpot Music events across the country will be provided with Vic Firth’s Balter mallets, and invited to make music together. Anyone can join the events and make a great sound on a flowerpot – no experience required!

And Vic Firth is also providing drumsticks for dozens of bucket drumming events in plazas and parks around the country, open to kids and adults, professionals and amateurs, well-heeled and homeless. The goal is to spread the message that to make music, all you need is a beat in your heart… and a pair of sticks.